Criminalising adultery is a waste of time and resources

It is also important to recall the statement by the UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and practice (see UN OHCHR, October 18, 2012) which expressed deep concern at the criminalisation and penalisation of adultery whose enforcement leads to discrimination and violence against women.
The State Minister for Constitutional and Legal affairs, Evode Uwizeyimana (R), defends the draft Penal Code before MPs last month. / File
The State Minister for Constitutional and Legal affairs, Evode Uwizeyimana (R), defends the draft Penal Code before MPs last month. / File
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