CONTENTS
1. Introduction....................................................................................................................................................01
2. National Laws and Regulations on Reproductive Rights and Gender Based Violence....................................05
A. General Sources of Law.................................................................................................................05
B. Application of Existing Laws..........................................................................................................06
I. Substantive Law............................................................................................................................06
(i) Fatal injuries.........................................................................................................................06
(ii) Non-Fatal Physical Injuries....................................................................................................07
(iii) GBV and Financial Transactions............................................................................................11
(iv) Gender Based Sexual Violence.............................................................................................13
(v) Homosexuality......................................................................................................................23
(vi) Gender Based Sexual Violence and Pregnancy....................................................................24
II. Procedural Law.............................................................................................................................26
III. The Constitution (1978)................................................................................................................35
IV. International Norms and Standards..............................................................................................40
V. Mechanisms for Human Rights Protection...................................................................................43
3. Summary of Gaps and Recommendations.....................................................................................................47
4. Annex with References...................................................................................................................................58
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