Loi MOUEBARA No 19-2022 portant lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes en République du Congo
This law was published in the Official Journal on 10 May 2022. It provides measures to fight violence against women.
The law provides rights and protective measures for indigenous populations.
This act has the aim to consolidate and reform the laws relating to the protection and welfare of children and to provide for incidental matters. The Act covers aspects such as the rights of a child and the responsibilities of its parents; the child in need of care and protection; the offences to health and welfare of children; the conditions to take a child into care and for adoption; trafficking of children; child rehabilitation and conflict with criminal law; police powers and duties regarding children and legislation regarding minor’s criminal law.