Palestine

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

There are no gender sensitive manuals for teachers. However, the Manual for Teachers on Gender-Sensitive Education (2020) is planned to be used in 2021.

There are no regulations to prevent the sexual exploitation of minors. Generally, the penal code criminalizes the sexual exploitation of minors according to the article 42 in the new child law.

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

There is the Family and Juvenile Protection Unit affiliated to the Palestinian Police. The unit is set up to receive and deal with complaints of domestic violence and coordinate with different institutions.

Specialized services are provided to women victims of VAWG. There are 2 government-run shelters in the West Bank under the supervision of the Ministry of Social Development.

The psychosocial counselling is provided by government shelters under the Ministry of Social Development. The hotline is provided by the police, but it is for reporting criminal cases and not specialized for VAWG cases.

Legal counselling and assistance for women victims of VAWG are provided by the government through the shelters and the Ministry of Social Development.

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

The government dedicates funds to 2 state-run shelters. 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 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics conducts a survey specialized in violence in Palestinian society, especially against women. Moreover, 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.