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Law No. 2005/7 of 27 July 2005 on the Criminal Procedure Code which states the
principle of equality within the framework of criminal procedures and has provisions
favourable to pregnant women and nursing mothers;
- Law No. 2011/24 of 14 December 2011 relating to the fight against trafficking in
persons and slavery allows for the protection of women and children against acts such
as sexual and economic exploitation;
- Law No. 92/7 of 14 April 1992 on the labour Code, which contains provisions that aim
at preserving employment of women during delivery and maternity leave and protect
women from certain jobs considered dangerous for them;
- Law No 2009/4 of 14 April 2009 on the organization of legal aid which grants legal
assistance to an unemployed woman without resources and abandoned by her spouse
in order that she may legally obtain alimony for herself and for the minor children left
under her care;
- Law No. 2012/1 of 19 April 2012 relating to the Electoral Code which promotes the
inclusion of women in politics, by demanding the mainstreaming of gender in
compiling electoral lists during municipal, legislative and senatorial elections;
700- With regard to regulatory framework, the following can be listed:
- Decree No. 94/199 of 7 October 1994 regulating the general status of the Public
Service, which gives all citizens access to the public service of Cameroon without
distinction as to sex;
- Decree No. 95/48 of 8 March 1995 relating to the Rules and Regulations governing
the Judicial and Legal Services as amended;
- Decree No. 2012/539 of 19 November 2012 relating to the special rules and
regulations governing the National security Corps; and
- Decree No. 2011/20 of 4 February 2011 on the special Rules and Regulations of the
Corps of Court Registrar.
701- Regarding the guide to public policy, the GESP acts as the compass for government
action as indicated above. It contains guidelines for the inclusion of women in diverse sectors
and set the threshold of female representation at 30% minimum in the distribution of posts of
responsibility within the administration. Furthermore, this strategy paper makes the
improvement of the status of women a factor for development and economic growth.
702- The GESP is broken down into sector strategies aimed at implementing public policies
in the sectors concerned. As regards women empowerment and protection, in 2014,
Government adopted a National Gender Policy (NGP) document replacing the Policy
Statement and the National Plan for the Integration of Women in Development adopted in
1999.
703- The NGP is a tool to plan, guide and organise Government intervention and other actions
to achieve gender equality and equity in all sectors of national development. It is based on a
Vision to promote values such as equality, equity, social justice and good governance. The
document is drafted under 6 strategic thrusts which represent the main areas of action to be
carried out with the view to improve the status of women. They are:
- promoting equal access to education, training and information for girls and
boys, women and men;
- improving access to health services, especially reproductive health for women;
- promoting equal chances and opportunities for women and men in the
economic and employment sectors;
- promoting the right to a healthy socio-economic environment for the respect of
women’s rights;
- strengthening participation and representation of women in public life and
decision making; and
- strengthening the institutional framework for gender promotion.
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