Egypt

There are no regulations or laws that require teachers and lecturers to refer VAWG victims.

There are no gender sensitive manuals for teachers.

There are no regulations to prevent the sexual exploitation of minors. Nonetheless, the penal code stipulates that the penalty for rape is death, when committed against a girl, or a minor under the age of 18. This also applies if the perpetrator is related to the victim, or a legal guardian and is responsible for the victim’s upbringing or care.

There are no regulations and procedures that specifically address VAWG in the youth centres, clubs, and stadiums.

There is the Combating Violence Crimes against Women Unit affiliated to the Ministry of Interior. The unit is set up to receive and deal with complaints from women victims of VAWG and coordinate with different institutions

Specialized services are provided to women victims of VAWG in 9 government-run Safe Houses in different governorates of Egypt, under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Solidarity.

The psychosocial counselling is provided by the government-run Safe Houses of the Ministry of Social Solidarity. Also, the NCW established an Ombudsperson’s Office in 2001 to assist women with counselling and legal aid, and to provide legal awareness on their rights. Also, hotline for women’s complaints is established by NCW

Legal counselling and assistance for women victims of VAWG are provided by the government-run safe Houses.

There are no specialized public services to women of marginalized groups victims of VAWG.

The government dedicates funds to 9 State-run shelters and centres for women victims of VAWG. 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 government’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics provides data to officials and concerned authorities at the national level in collaboration with the NCW and the UNFPA. However, these statistics do not cover all forms and rates of VAWG.

There are partial statistics in terms of type, not in terms of severity and frequency.