Curbing of Violence Against Women (2008-2012) and the draft proposal on an
Integrated Assistance Mechanism for Victims of Gender-based Violence. The
draft proposal is currently being discussed.
271.Specific activities have been undertaken in various sectors, including the police,
health and social welfare as part of the campaign for the prevention and curbing
of domestic violence. These activities include:
Sensitization, training and workshops within communities and at schools;
Establishment of Offices and Departments to assist women and children who
are victims of domestic violence. In partnership with civil society
organizations, these Offices and Departments have been counseling and
addressing the needs of victims of domestic violence. The following Offices
have been established: 2 at provincial headquarters of the Police, 21 model
Offices, 45 Offices at various Police stations; 119 at district Police
headquarters; 41 at Police Units; and 8 at Police Units seconded to hospitals,
bringing to 236 the total number of Offices and Departments Assisting
Victims of Domestic Violence throughout the country.
Drafting of manuals for health professionals and students enrolled at Health
Science Institutes and Training Centres, focusing on an Integrated Assistance
to Victims of Violence mechanism. The manuals are designed to assist
professional staff on how to effectively assist victims of domestic violence at
health services.
Drafting of information, education and communication materials for
professionals and members of the public as part of an awareness campaign
about the various forms of domestic violence against women and children, and
the existing mechanisms for the treatment of victims at no cost, and reporting
cases of domestic violence.
Drafting of a module on Violence and Human Rights to be included in the
curricula of training institutions;
Assistance to associations of women in charge of households in every
province of the country with a view to developing income-generating
activities. These associations have been provided with farm inputs, sewing and
tailoring vocational training, and project management;
Counseling sessions for victims of domestic violence;
Nationwide workshops designed to disseminate national and international
human rights instruments related to women;
Seminars on the National Plan for Preventing and Curbing Violence against
Women;
Training of journalists, police agents and community leaders in matters related
to Violence and Human Rights;
Establishment of an intersectoral group involving clinical, psychological and
forensic services with a view to coordinating the organization of services,
establishing an assistance program and a data collection system, and creating
conditions for victims of domestic violence to benefit from an integrated
assistance program. Some of the assistance regulations have been published in
the government official gazette, B.R. № 2, II Series, 12 January 2011;
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