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CEDAW and the Law:
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the perpetrator of ill-treatment will be prosecuted for murder, intentionally inflicting injury or
forcing suicide (that is, Articles 104, 93 and 100 of the Penal Code).
Rape and other forms of sexual assault
Articles 111-116 of the Penal Code punish rape, rape against children, forcible sexual intercourse,
forcible sexual intercourse with children, having sexual intercourse with children, and
obscenity against children. See Indicators 24 and 25.
Spreading HIV to other persons
Article 117 of the Penal Code states that those who know that they are infected with HIV and
intentionally spread the disease to other persons will be sentenced from one to three years
imprisonment.
Intentionally spreading HIV to other persons
Article 118 of the Penal Code penalizes those who intentionally spread the disease to others
in cases other than those under Article 117.
Trafficking in women and exploitation of prostitution
See Part V.4.3.
Humiliating other persons
Article 121 of the Penal Code states that those who seriously infringe upon the dignity or honour
of other persons will be subject to warning, non-custodial reform for up to two years, or a
prison term of between three months and two years.
Slander
Article 122 of the Penal Code states that those who trump up or spread stories knowing them
to be fabricated to infringe the honour or damage the legitimate rights and interests of other
persons, or make up a story that other persons commit crimes and denounce them before the
competent agencies, will be penalized. The imposable penalty is increased when particular circumstances
are present, such as when committed against a grandfather, grandmother, father
or mother.
Organizing underage marriage, entering into underage marriage
Article 148 of the Penal Code states that those who commit the following acts, or have already
administratively sanctioned or such acts but repeat their violation, will be subject to warning,
non-custodial reform for up to two years, or a prison term of between three months and two
years: (a) organizing marriage of under age persons; and (b) deliberately maintaining the illegal
conjugal relationship with underage persons (though the court has already decided the termination
of such relationship).
Forcible marriage, prevention of voluntary and progressive marriage
Article 146 of the Penal Code states that those who force other persons into marriage against
their will, or prevent other persons from entering into marriage or maintaining voluntary and
progressive marriage, through persecution, ill-treatment, metal intimidation, property claim or
other means, or who have already been administratively sanctioned for such acts but repeat
their violation, will be subject to warning, non-custodial reform for up to three years, or a prison
term of between three months and three years.
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