Indicator 41: Existence of institutional trainings for policemen and policewomen, and court staff, who deal directly with victims of VAWG

Lessons learned from working with VAWG show that integrating VAWG programming in governance and security sector can build a State capacity to recognise, respond and tackle VAWG. When the authorities responsible for enforcing laws and for addressing VAWG have a precise knowledge of these laws, they provide preventive and protective measures, they can ensure a unified and efficient implementation. For this reason, the institutionalization of specific training programs for all professionals involved in the implementation of these laws, whether security forces, prosecutors, or judges, can effectively support the State efforts to combat VAWG.

In Egypt, where a Department of Combating Violence against Women has been set up, a special effort has been made to recruit an important number of women in the police forces. One thousand judges have been trained by virtue of a protocol between the Ministry of Justice and the NCW.

In Jordan, a special guide has been set up for judges to respond to violence against women cases and the judicial council appointed a group of judges to address domestic violence cases through the country.

In Lebanon, the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defence carry out these trainings with support of international organizations.

In Palestine, the executive plan for the National Referral System designated the Ministry of Women Affairs to identify the training needs and to ensure delivering the trainings.

In Morocco, the Ministry of Interior conducts these trainings jointly with the Ministry of Justice.

In Tunisia, trainings have been set for police forces in cooperation between the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Women, Family, Childhood, and Elderly. The law on VAWG requires specialized training for judges and police

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Countries

Algeria

There are no trainings provided by government for policemen and court staff who deal directly with victims of VAWG.

Egypt

There are some trainings provided by the government. In 2013, the Ministry of Interior established the department of combating violence against women to raise awareness, encourage women to report crimes of violence to the police, inform women of their rights, and refer women to support, including the NCW and the Office of the Public Prosecutor. The ministry has increased the number of women

police officers throughout Egypt. The ministry of justice has established a department of combating violence against women to provide training for judges to deal with such violence. A protocol of cooperation was adopted in collaboration with the NCW, under which some 1,000 judges were trained.

Jordan

There are some limited trainings provided by the government, funded by international organizations. The judicial council appointed 107 judges to consider domestic violence cases across the country in a specialized manner. The judicial council adopted a guide for judges on responding to cases of violence against women and judges trained to deal with VAWG. There are training programs for police officers, judges and court employees organized by the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Justice, as well as by the National Centre for Human Rights.

Lebanon

The Human Rights Department of the Ministry of Interior and the International Human Rights Law Department of the Ministry of Defence, in cooperation with international organizations and experts, provide these trainings.

Police stations and judicial units receive regular training to provide counselling services to victims of VAWG.

Morocco

There are institutionalized trainings for the policemen and court staff provided by the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Justice.

Palestine

There are some trainings provided by the Ministry of Women Affairs. The executive plan for the National Transfer System designated the Ministry of Women Affairs to identify the training needs for service providers who deal with women victims of VAWG, to prepare a training guide, and measure the impact of trainings.

Tunisia

Special training of police officers has been organized by the CREDIF (Centre de Recherches, d’Etudes, de Documentation, et d’Information sur la Femme), and the Ministry of Women, Family, Childhood and Elderly, on the implementation of the law on combating VAWG.

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