Latest items for GP-DATA-5
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: GP-DATA-5
“[V]ictims of various forms of gender-based violence other than domestic violence [are recognized] as beneficiaries of free legal aid under the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence, but not under the Law on Free Legal Aid, [which] may lead to a denial of access to free legal aid" (4). These victims are usually female (MV-coder comment). "[A]ll women who are victims of gender-based violence, including those belonging to the most disadvantaged groups, [do not] have unimpeded access to effective protection from violence, including by ensuring the provision of free legal aid by experienced professionals from the State, academia and non-governmental organizations" (8).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
“[V]ictims of various forms of gender-based violence other than domestic violence [are recognized] as beneficiaries of free legal aid under the Law on the Prevention of Domestic Violence, but not under the Law on Free Legal Aid, [which] may lead to a denial of access to free legal aid" (4). These victims are usually female (MV-coder comment). "[A]ll women who are victims of gender-based violence, including those belonging to the most disadvantaged groups, [do not] have unimpeded access to effective protection from violence, including by ensuring the provision of free legal aid by experienced professionals from the State, academia and non-governmental organizations" (8).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[T]he legal aid reform of 2019 provides for primary legal assistance (except in proceedings before courts) for all persons in vulnerable situations, including women" (4). "[T]he Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson [does not] facilitate access to justice for all women at the regional and local levels" (5). "[T]he Seimas Ombudsman ’s Office [has a limited mandate] to consider complaints brought by women, in particular concerning gender-based violence, including in the private sphere... [T]he Seimas Ombudsman ’s Office [is underfunded]" (5).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[T]he legal aid reform of 2019 provides for primary legal assistance (except in proceedings before courts) for all persons in vulnerable situations, including women" (4). "[T]he Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson [does not] facilitate access to justice for all women at the regional and local levels" (5). "[T]he Seimas Ombudsman ’s Office [has a limited mandate] to consider complaints brought by women, in particular concerning gender-based violence, including in the private sphere... [T]he Seimas Ombudsman ’s Office [is underfunded]" (5).
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Gabon has a legal framework for legal aid. This aid, which has an annual budget allocation, is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice through the Directorate General for Civil Affairs and not through the courts, as indicated in the law. The budget referred to is not intended specifically for vulnerable women" (5). "Although limited legal aid exists, it is not specific to women" (10).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Gabon has a legal framework for legal aid. This aid, which has an annual budget allocation, is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice through the Directorate General for Civil Affairs and not through the courts, as indicated in the law. The budget referred to is not intended specifically for vulnerable women" (5). "Although limited legal aid exists, it is not specific to women" (10).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[A]dequate protection [is not provided] from reprisals for victims and witnesses who seek access to justice or cooperate with the judiciary[.] Acts of witness tampering are [not] effectively persecuted" (4). "[M]obile courts [are not organized] to better reach the most remote areas" (5). Women in remote areas do not always have access to judicial services (MV-coder comment). "[S]pecial units to combat sexual violence have been established in public prosecutors’ offices by the Attorney General" (8).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[A]dequate protection [is not provided] from reprisals for victims and witnesses who seek access to justice or cooperate with the judiciary[.] Acts of witness tampering are [not] effectively persecuted" (4). "[M]obile courts [are not organized] to better reach the most remote areas" (5). Women in remote areas do not always have access to judicial services (MV-coder comment). "[S]pecial units to combat sexual violence have been established in public prosecutors’ offices by the Attorney General" (8).
Feb. 20, 2024, 3:23 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Women continue to face complex barriers to access to justice and remedies, such as the absence of courts, the limited number of judges in some provinces, the inability of the criminal justice system to locate perpetrators or collect evidence, the lack of sufficient financial resources among victims to pay the high costs of legal proceedings and the insecurity in conflict areas that limits travelling to distant judicial actors" (5).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Women continue to face complex barriers to access to justice and remedies, such as the absence of courts, the limited number of judges in some provinces, the inability of the criminal justice system to locate perpetrators or collect evidence, the lack of sufficient financial resources among victims to pay the high costs of legal proceedings and the insecurity in conflict areas that limits travelling to distant judicial actors" (5).
Feb. 20, 2024, 3:23 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[The National Human Rights] Commission lacks adequate funding to carry out its mandate effectively, including in relation to women’s rights and gender equality... [W]hile the Commission has offices at the provincial level, it does not have enough representation in territories and cities, which hinders access for women and girls to the Commission... [W]omen and girls can[not] effectively lodge complaints regarding violations of their rights" (6-7).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[The National Human Rights] Commission lacks adequate funding to carry out its mandate effectively, including in relation to women’s rights and gender equality... [W]hile the Commission has offices at the provincial level, it does not have enough representation in territories and cities, which hinders access for women and girls to the Commission... [W]omen and girls can[not] effectively lodge complaints regarding violations of their rights" (6-7).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[F]ree legal aid [is provided] facilitating access to justice for women, in 2016" (2). "[L]egal aid centres in all administrative units of the State party [are not established] and adequate human, technical and financial resources, including access to means of communication and information, are [not] allocated for the provision of free legal aid to women and girls in both criminal and civil proceedings" (4). "[the Human Rights Ombudsman has] insufficient human, technical and financial resources [to] effectively carrying out its mandate to promote and protect women’s rights" (6).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[F]ree legal aid [is provided] facilitating access to justice for women, in 2016" (2). "[L]egal aid centres in all administrative units of the State party [are not established] and adequate human, technical and financial resources, including access to means of communication and information, are [not] allocated for the provision of free legal aid to women and girls in both criminal and civil proceedings" (4). "[the Human Rights Ombudsman has] insufficient human, technical and financial resources [to] effectively carrying out its mandate to promote and protect women’s rights" (6).
Jan. 29, 2024, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[W]omen who are victims or survivors of gender-based violence, including those belonging to disadvantaged groups, [are not provided] with adequate support and assistance, including free legal aid, access to accessible shelters, medical treatment and psychosocial counselling… [F]inancial support to civil society organizations that give assistance to such victims and survivors [are not provided by the state]" (8). "[A]ppropriate human, technical and financial resources are [not] allocated for the provision of free legal aid to women and girls belonging to disadvantaged groups, including migrant women, throughout the State party to enable them to have access to birth registration" (10).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[W]omen who are victims or survivors of gender-based violence, including those belonging to disadvantaged groups, [are not provided] with adequate support and assistance, including free legal aid, access to accessible shelters, medical treatment and psychosocial counselling… [F]inancial support to civil society organizations that give assistance to such victims and survivors [are not provided by the state]" (8). "[A]ppropriate human, technical and financial resources are [not] allocated for the provision of free legal aid to women and girls belonging to disadvantaged groups, including migrant women, throughout the State party to enable them to have access to birth registration" (10).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The Ministry of Humanitarian Action and National Reconciliation is responsible for formulating and implementing policies, programmes and projects related to humanitarian support for displaced persons and refugees, including women and children" (11). "[J]udicial services [are not available] in order to provide the entire population, especially women and girls, with protection, safety and access to justice in certain prefectures" (22). Judicial services are not easily accessible to all women and girls in the Central African Republic (MV-coder comment). "Care for victims of gender-based violence is organized through legal clinics established by the Association des femmes juristes de Centrafrique, the American Bar Association and Avocats sans frontières" (29).more
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The Ministry of Humanitarian Action and National Reconciliation is responsible for formulating and implementing policies, programmes and projects related to humanitarian support for displaced persons and refugees, including women and children" (11). "[J]udicial services [are not available] in order to provide the entire population, especially women and girls, with protection, safety and access to justice in certain prefectures" (22). Judicial services are not easily accessible to all women and girls in the Central African Republic (MV-coder comment). "Care for victims of gender-based violence is organized through legal clinics established by the Association des femmes juristes de Centrafrique, the American Bar Association and Avocats sans frontières" (29).more
Jan. 18, 2024, 2:13 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Through Act No. 15.003 of 3 March 2015, the Central African Republic established a special criminal court with an ambitious mandate to prosecute and convict the main perpetrators (troop leaders) of crimes and violence against girls and/or women" (28).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Through Act No. 15.003 of 3 March 2015, the Central African Republic established a special criminal court with an ambitious mandate to prosecute and convict the main perpetrators (troop leaders) of crimes and violence against girls and/or women" (28).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"To facilitate effective implementation and strengthen monitoring, learning and evaluation, the National Gender Commission was established in September, 2016" (5). "The Legal Aid Programme has been established to deal with issues of access to justice and Legal Aid Act was passed in 2013. This will greatly enhance access to justice by women" (8). “The National Gender Machinery and its stakeholders which include among others the NGO Gender Sector continue to provide public education and focused group discussions on international instruments which include the CEDAW, policies and the laws that promote gender equality in Botswana. Some of the strategies used include national consultations (Dipitso), district/regional/national workshops, seminars and awareness building campaigns...more
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"To facilitate effective implementation and strengthen monitoring, learning and evaluation, the National Gender Commission was established in September, 2016" (5). "The Legal Aid Programme has been established to deal with issues of access to justice and Legal Aid Act was passed in 2013. This will greatly enhance access to justice by women" (8). “The National Gender Machinery and its stakeholders which include among others the NGO Gender Sector continue to provide public education and focused group discussions on international instruments which include the CEDAW, policies and the laws that promote gender equality in Botswana. Some of the strategies used include national consultations (Dipitso), district/regional/national workshops, seminars and awareness building campaigns...more
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Older women who have neither savings nor immediate kin to rely on can tap on a range of financial support schemes such as Comcare... They can also approach any Social Service Office, Senior Cluster Network, or Family Service Centre for assistance" (34). "The Family Court can also order individuals affected by violence (victims, perpetrators and/or other family members) to undergo compulsory counselling under the Mandatory Counselling Programme" (35). "[I]f the respondent has been convicted of a specified hurt offence under the Penal Code; or a POHA offence, the requirement to show that the respondent has contravened POHA will be deemed satisfied and the victim will not have to prove his/her...more
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"Older women who have neither savings nor immediate kin to rely on can tap on a range of financial support schemes such as Comcare... They can also approach any Social Service Office, Senior Cluster Network, or Family Service Centre for assistance" (34). "The Family Court can also order individuals affected by violence (victims, perpetrators and/or other family members) to undergo compulsory counselling under the Mandatory Counselling Programme" (35). "[I]f the respondent has been convicted of a specified hurt offence under the Penal Code; or a POHA offence, the requirement to show that the respondent has contravened POHA will be deemed satisfied and the victim will not have to prove his/her...more
Jan. 4, 2024, 9:27 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The Law Society of Singapore has published a Best Practices Toolkit, which outlines recommendations for legal practitioners in the conduct of cross-examinations of vulnerable witnesses, including women and girls who are complainants of sexual offences… The Law Society Pro Bono Services also organises Criminal Legal Aid Scheme training programmes, of which some modules relate to sexual offences and vulnerable witnesses and clients" (38). "For divorcees who face difficulty obtaining maintenance from their ex-spouse, Singapore will also be putting in place additional measures to provide a more efficient and effective means to enforce maintenance orders and minimise the need for repeat enforcement. These measures will be effected through the proposed Family...more
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The Law Society of Singapore has published a Best Practices Toolkit, which outlines recommendations for legal practitioners in the conduct of cross-examinations of vulnerable witnesses, including women and girls who are complainants of sexual offences… The Law Society Pro Bono Services also organises Criminal Legal Aid Scheme training programmes, of which some modules relate to sexual offences and vulnerable witnesses and clients" (38). "For divorcees who face difficulty obtaining maintenance from their ex-spouse, Singapore will also be putting in place additional measures to provide a more efficient and effective means to enforce maintenance orders and minimise the need for repeat enforcement. These measures will be effected through the proposed Family...more
Jan. 4, 2024, 9:27 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The amendments [to the Protection from Harassment Act] also introduced a specialist Protection from Harassment Court, which, among other things, adopts simplified procedures to provide expedient relief to victims" (3). "A tribunal will also be created to hear discrimination cases, including those involving discrimination against women" (4). This tribunal is not currently in effect (MV-coder comment). "TAFEP offers advice to the affected employee on lodging of police reports, possible civil remedies, as well as referrals for emotional support at organisations such as the Family Service Centres and Samaritans of Singapore (SOS)" (29). Most victims of workplace harassment are women (MV-coder comment).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The amendments [to the Protection from Harassment Act] also introduced a specialist Protection from Harassment Court, which, among other things, adopts simplified procedures to provide expedient relief to victims" (3). "A tribunal will also be created to hear discrimination cases, including those involving discrimination against women" (4). This tribunal is not currently in effect (MV-coder comment). "TAFEP offers advice to the affected employee on lodging of police reports, possible civil remedies, as well as referrals for emotional support at organisations such as the Family Service Centres and Samaritans of Singapore (SOS)" (29). Most victims of workplace harassment are women (MV-coder comment).
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"In 2015, judicial organs and legal aid institutions at all levels were explicitly required to conscientiously implement the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women and the Regulations on Legal Aid... By the end of 2017, more than 2,900 legal aid workstations had been set up nationwide through women’s federations" (8). "The Circular is intended to provide support and assistance for women who have experienced employment discrimination in filing lawsuits, as well as personalized career guidance and services" (22). "[N]early 600,000 mediation organizations had been established at the village level, ensuring that rural women have access to justice in defending their rights" (26).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"In 2015, judicial organs and legal aid institutions at all levels were explicitly required to conscientiously implement the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women and the Regulations on Legal Aid... By the end of 2017, more than 2,900 legal aid workstations had been set up nationwide through women’s federations" (8). "The Circular is intended to provide support and assistance for women who have experienced employment discrimination in filing lawsuits, as well as personalized career guidance and services" (22). "[N]early 600,000 mediation organizations had been established at the village level, ensuring that rural women have access to justice in defending their rights" (26).
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GP-DATA-5
“The ministry currently accounts for just 0.2% of the government's budget but women say it has made a concrete difference to their lives. Since it was established more than 20 years ago it has supported the victims of hidden spy-cams and women who have been fired after getting pregnant, and secured more generous child support payments for single mothers” (para 20). “Ana hasn't been able to sleep properly since she heard about the ministry's abolition. She credits it with saving her life. From a safe house, she recounts - in a voice so quiet it is almost inaudible - how she was failed by everyone in her life she trusted...more
Variables: GP-DATA-5
“The ministry currently accounts for just 0.2% of the government's budget but women say it has made a concrete difference to their lives. Since it was established more than 20 years ago it has supported the victims of hidden spy-cams and women who have been fired after getting pregnant, and secured more generous child support payments for single mothers” (para 20). “Ana hasn't been able to sleep properly since she heard about the ministry's abolition. She credits it with saving her life. From a safe house, she recounts - in a voice so quiet it is almost inaudible - how she was failed by everyone in her life she trusted...more
Nov. 1, 2023, 5:51 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[O]utstanding lawyers and college student volunteers [are encouraged] to provide women and other recipient groups in poor rural areas with accessible and high-quality legal aid services. Since 2014, the number of Chinese legal aid institutions and the number of women receiving aid have increased annually. Some 1.439 million women have received legal aid" (8).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[O]utstanding lawyers and college student volunteers [are encouraged] to provide women and other recipient groups in poor rural areas with accessible and high-quality legal aid services. Since 2014, the number of Chinese legal aid institutions and the number of women receiving aid have increased annually. Some 1.439 million women have received legal aid" (8).
Oct. 15, 2023, 2:22 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"From the National Audit Office today comes yet another report on the CMS’s abysmal performance. The audit office gets more complaints on this 'than any other single issue'. Hardly surprising, when only a third of mothers receive full maintenance and just 56% have any maintenance arrangements in place at all" (para 4). There is a government office designated to helping women access child maintenance for their children, but this office is not effective (ET - CODER COMMENT). "Vast arrears from absent parents grow. The audit office notes, with some dryness, that the Department for Work and Pensions 'has reduced the legacy of debt relating to old Child Support Agency arrangements...more
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"From the National Audit Office today comes yet another report on the CMS’s abysmal performance. The audit office gets more complaints on this 'than any other single issue'. Hardly surprising, when only a third of mothers receive full maintenance and just 56% have any maintenance arrangements in place at all" (para 4). There is a government office designated to helping women access child maintenance for their children, but this office is not effective (ET - CODER COMMENT). "Vast arrears from absent parents grow. The audit office notes, with some dryness, that the Department for Work and Pensions 'has reduced the legacy of debt relating to old Child Support Agency arrangements...more
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[W]omen do not often seek the services of the [Ombudsman] Office owing to gaps in its mandate with regard to gender equality" (5). This indicates that the services of the ombudsman is available to women but they do not quite use it (MV-coder comment).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[W]omen do not often seek the services of the [Ombudsman] Office owing to gaps in its mandate with regard to gender equality" (5). This indicates that the services of the ombudsman is available to women but they do not quite use it (MV-coder comment).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The Georgetown Legal Aid Clinic, with government and private support, provided advice to persons who could not afford a lawyer, particularly victims of domestic violence and violence against women" (4).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The Georgetown Legal Aid Clinic, with government and private support, provided advice to persons who could not afford a lawyer, particularly victims of domestic violence and violence against women" (4).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights maintained a program with the Angolan Bar Association to give free legal assistance to abused women and established counseling centers to help families cope with domestic abuse" (18).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights maintained a program with the Angolan Bar Association to give free legal assistance to abused women and established counseling centers to help families cope with domestic abuse" (18).
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[S]helters and other immediate measures to protect victims and survivors of gender-based violence [are absent], with only one shelter in the island of Fogo and one in Praia having been established recently... [T]he free emergency helpline for victims of gender-based violence (8001818), whose functions have been absorbed into the free police emergency helpline (132), which limits calls to two minutes [has been discontinued]" (6).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[S]helters and other immediate measures to protect victims and survivors of gender-based violence [are absent], with only one shelter in the island of Fogo and one in Praia having been established recently... [T]he free emergency helpline for victims of gender-based violence (8001818), whose functions have been absorbed into the free police emergency helpline (132), which limits calls to two minutes [has been discontinued]" (6).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[V]olunteer legal aides were available only for serious felonies being tried in the Supreme Court" (4). "The government provided legal representation only for serious felonies being tried in the Supreme Court" (6).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[V]olunteer legal aides were available only for serious felonies being tried in the Supreme Court" (4). "The government provided legal representation only for serious felonies being tried in the Supreme Court" (6).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[W]omen and girls in the State party, in particular those facing intersecting forms of discrimination, have limited access to justice owing to pervasive corruption, social stigma, the inaccessibility of the judicial system, gender bias among law enforcement officers, including the police, the priority given to mediation and reconciliation procedures in cases involving gender-based violence against women, women’s limited awareness of their rights and limited knowledge among judges and law enforcement officials" (3). There are no institutions in place to assist females in Bulgaria (MV-coder comment). "[There has not been] access to free legal aid in proceedings related to gender-based violence against women" (7).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[W]omen and girls in the State party, in particular those facing intersecting forms of discrimination, have limited access to justice owing to pervasive corruption, social stigma, the inaccessibility of the judicial system, gender bias among law enforcement officers, including the police, the priority given to mediation and reconciliation procedures in cases involving gender-based violence against women, women’s limited awareness of their rights and limited knowledge among judges and law enforcement officials" (3). There are no institutions in place to assist females in Bulgaria (MV-coder comment). "[There has not been] access to free legal aid in proceedings related to gender-based violence against women" (7).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"To ensure that these rights and freedoms are fulfilled and to strengthen their guarantees, the following laws have been adopted:...Decree No. 2017-313 of 15 February 2017 on the establishment of gender units in the general secretariats of ministries." (3). "The budget for legal aid to help those who do not have sufficient means to legally defend their rights was increased from 350 million to 500 million CFA francs in 2017, leading to a significant increase in the number of defendants receiving partial or total coverage of legal fees and costs (lawyers, bailiffs, witnesses, experts, etc.). Despite the efforts made by the State in this area, difficulties in access to the...more
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"To ensure that these rights and freedoms are fulfilled and to strengthen their guarantees, the following laws have been adopted:...Decree No. 2017-313 of 15 February 2017 on the establishment of gender units in the general secretariats of ministries." (3). "The budget for legal aid to help those who do not have sufficient means to legally defend their rights was increased from 350 million to 500 million CFA francs in 2017, leading to a significant increase in the number of defendants receiving partial or total coverage of legal fees and costs (lawyers, bailiffs, witnesses, experts, etc.). Despite the efforts made by the State in this area, difficulties in access to the...more
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[T]he national budget allocated for legal aid [has increased] and establish[ed] a special team of volunteer lawyers to assist women in situations of poverty to gain access to legal aid" (3).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"[T]he national budget allocated for legal aid [has increased] and establish[ed] a special team of volunteer lawyers to assist women in situations of poverty to gain access to legal aid" (3).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"In 2018, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population has implemented the project of Creating the Assistance Center for Children Victims of Domestic Violence… 180 women and children subjected to domestic violence have received following services in 2018: Legal services related to the cancellation of wedlock, the claims to increase alimony amounts, define guardianship over a child, right to use an apartment, collect the documents for shelter entry, restore lost documents, obtain a protection order etc.; To arrange the psychological counseling services, evaluate the psychological status, address the trauma and extend the psychological rehabilitation service to revert to a normal lifestyle; Organize medical services for check-up of women...more
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"In 2018, the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population has implemented the project of Creating the Assistance Center for Children Victims of Domestic Violence… 180 women and children subjected to domestic violence have received following services in 2018: Legal services related to the cancellation of wedlock, the claims to increase alimony amounts, define guardianship over a child, right to use an apartment, collect the documents for shelter entry, restore lost documents, obtain a protection order etc.; To arrange the psychological counseling services, evaluate the psychological status, address the trauma and extend the psychological rehabilitation service to revert to a normal lifestyle; Organize medical services for check-up of women...more
July 21, 2023, 9 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"During long years, 102 Emergency Call Line, email service and Hot Line systems are maintained by the Ministry to timely prevent and undertake operative measures against crimes, including domestic violence cases in relation to women and children" (15).
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"During long years, 102 Emergency Call Line, email service and Hot Line systems are maintained by the Ministry to timely prevent and undertake operative measures against crimes, including domestic violence cases in relation to women and children" (15).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"In addition, the FPA is seeking to establish a Legal Aid Pool..." (15). "Access to justice under the DVPA is improving, but too slowly. Magistrates in the Islands are applying the DVPA largely in cases of physical violence only, although the approaches indicate that in many instances, the Magistrates try first to reconcile the couple. The DVPA provides for the victim to apply for Protection Orders which will be implemented by the Maldives Police Service. The number of DVPA case presented to Magistrates remains low in comparison to the number of cases reported by FPA overall. This could in part, be due to the DV survivor’s lack of willingness to...more
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"In addition, the FPA is seeking to establish a Legal Aid Pool..." (15). "Access to justice under the DVPA is improving, but too slowly. Magistrates in the Islands are applying the DVPA largely in cases of physical violence only, although the approaches indicate that in many instances, the Magistrates try first to reconcile the couple. The DVPA provides for the victim to apply for Protection Orders which will be implemented by the Maldives Police Service. The number of DVPA case presented to Magistrates remains low in comparison to the number of cases reported by FPA overall. This could in part, be due to the DV survivor’s lack of willingness to...more
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The Directorate of the Special Police Unit for Women, Children and Adolescents has a legal department that tracks advances in, derogations from and the entry into force of new laws and recent amendments to existing laws, thereby keeping the Nicaraguan criminal process and the legal and judicial framework governing police action up to date. In 2015, the Special Police Unit for Women, Children and Adolescents merged with the Legal Cooperation Directorate; as a result, it has been possible to capitalize on experience, good practices, specialized personnel and technical resources and offer a better service and greater proximity to communities. The comprehensive service model provides comprehensive support to victims of domestic...more
Variables: GP-DATA-5
"The Directorate of the Special Police Unit for Women, Children and Adolescents has a legal department that tracks advances in, derogations from and the entry into force of new laws and recent amendments to existing laws, thereby keeping the Nicaraguan criminal process and the legal and judicial framework governing police action up to date. In 2015, the Special Police Unit for Women, Children and Adolescents merged with the Legal Cooperation Directorate; as a result, it has been possible to capitalize on experience, good practices, specialized personnel and technical resources and offer a better service and greater proximity to communities. The comprehensive service model provides comprehensive support to victims of domestic...more