554. The Togolese Criminal Code does not have specific provisions relating to
domestic violence. However, these cases are handled with reference to the provisions
of Articles 198 to 216 and 225 to 247 of the Code, for the management of issues of
violence against women and children.
555. Awareness-raising campaigns are often carried out with regard to target
audiences on the rights of domestic workers and the penalties incurred in case of nonrespect of these rights, both by the government and civil society organizations, for
instance CACIT, WILDAF-Togo and GF2D as well as management, placement and
monitoring structures for domestic employees in Togo such as Welcome and WAOAfrique.
556. Moreover, on 16 June 2011, Togo signed the ILO Convention 189 on Domestic
Work to better understand the phenomenon through its implementation.
3.2.6 - Support to victims of violence including medical services and
psychological counseling (Article 5 (c))
557. Within the framework of handling of cases of violence, the Government has,
apart from legal measures providing legal assistance:
set up an early warning system via an open telephone line "ALLO 1011" to
denounce violence against children;
set up centres for listening, counseling and care for victims of gender-based
violence as well as psychological care centres.
558. Furthermore:
a coalition against violence against women and girls has been set up. This
coalition aims to pool the actions of the government and those of civil society
organizations to better address the challenges that exceed the capacities of the
structures or organizations taken separately;
a legal unit is being set up to serve victims in matters of legal aid and access to
justice procedure;
women's centres are being constructed (2 are already functional) for a
comprehensive handling of gender issues.
559. In order to make the provision of support services to victims of violence more
efficient and dynamic, efforts have been within the framework of:
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