Law on the development and protection of women

• Gender
• SDG5 Gender Equality

The Law on the Development and Protection of Women is issued to guarantee and promote the roles of women, to define the fundamental contents of, and measures for developing and protecting, the legitimate rights and interests of women, and to define the responsibility of the State, society and family towards women with the [following] aims[:] promoting the knowledge, capability and revolutionary ethic of women, [and] gender equality[;] eliminating all forms of discrimination against women[; and] preventing and combating trafficking in women and children and domestic violence against women and children, in order to [create conducive onditions for] women to participate and to be a force in national defence and development.

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Document type	Law
Status	Adopted, validated, in effect
Adoption date/Promulgation date/Signing date	22 Oct 2004
Copyright	Yes
License	Creative Commons Attribution
Language	English, Lao
Date modified	10 Dec 2019