Article III RIGHT TO DIGNITY 1. 2. 3. 4. Every woman shall have the right to dignity inherent in a human being and to the recognition and protection of her human and legal rights. Every woman shall have the right to respect as a person and to the free development of her personality. States Parties shall adopt and implement appropriate measures to prohibit any exploitation or degradation of women. States Parties shall adopt and implement appropriatemeasures to ensure the protection of every woman’s right to respect for her dignity and protection of women from all forms of violence, particularly sexual and verbal violence. Article IV THE RIGHTS TO LIFE, INTEGRITY AND SECURITY OF THE PERSON 8 1. Every woman shall be entitled to respect for her life and the integrity and security of her person. All forms of exploitation, cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment and treatment shall be prohibited. 2. States Parties shall take appropriate and effective measures to: a) Enact and enforce laws to prohibit all forms of violence against women including unwanted or forced sex whether the violence takes place in private or public; b) Adopt such other legislative, administrative, social and economic measures as may be necessary to ensure the prevention, punishment and eradication of all forms of violence against women; c) Identify the causes and consequences of violence against women and take appropriate measures to prevent and eliminate such violence; d) Actively promote peace education through curricula and social communication in order to eradicate elements in traditional and cultural beliefs, practices and stereotypes which legitimise and exacerbate the persistence and tolerance of violence against women; Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa