There are no regulations or laws that require teachers and lecturers to refer VAWG victims.
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There are no gender sensitive manuals for teachers.
There are no regulations to prevent the sexual exploitation of minors. Generally, the penal code prohibits procuring or enticing a person into prostitution. These offences are punishable by a fine and imprisonment for two to five years. Punishment may increase from five to ten years when the offence is committed against a minor under the age of 18 or when the offense is accompanied by threats, duress, violence, assault, abuse of authority, or fraud.
There are no regulations and procedures that specifically address VAWG in the youth centres, clubs, and stadiums.
There is no directorate unit affiliated to the police specifically dedicated to deal with domestic violence.
Specialized services are provided to women victims of VAWG in 2 government-run shelters operated by the Ministry of National Solidarity, Family and Women’s Affairs. The ministry also operates reception centres for adolescent girls under the age of 18 and centres for elderly that receive women who are older than 60 years.
The psychological support and care are provided for women victims of VAWG by the national shelters operated under the Ministry of National Solidarity, Family, and Women’s Affairs. Hotline for women’s complaints is operated under the supervision of the same ministry.
Legal counselling and assistance for women victims of VAWG are provided by the national shelters operated under the Ministry of National Solidarity, Family, and Women’s Affairs. Each shelter has legal consultants to provide legal assistance.
There are no specialized public services to women of marginalized groups victims of VAWG.
The government dedicates funds to 2 State-run shelters for women victims of VAWG. There is a third shelter under establishment, but it has not been launched yet. There is no governmental fund allocated for shelters run by CSOs.
There are no regular and recent public statistics to measure the rate of all forms of VAWG, including the rate of unreported violence. The National Bureau for Statistics and the police departments provide statistics on VAWG, but they do not cover all forms and rates of VAWG.
There are partial statistics in terms of type, not in terms of severity and frequency.