Indicator 6: The definition of VAWG in the legislation is in line of the UN resolutions on women rights

There is no specific definition of VAWG in the Algerian legislation. Some forms of VAWG are defined under the penal code and the family law.

There is no specific definition of VAWG in the Egyptian legislation. Some forms of VAWG are defined under the penal code.

There is no specific definition of VAWG in the Jordanian legislation. Also, there is no comprehensive definition of VAWG, whereas article 2 of the law on protection from domestic violence of 2017 defines domestic violence as “crimes committed by members of the family against any of its other members”. Some forms of VAWG are defined under the penal code and the protection from domestic violence law.

There is no specific definition of VAWG in the Lebanese legislation. Some forms of VAWG are defined under the penal code and the domestic violence law.

The law on combating violence against women of 2018 defines violence against women as “any act based on gender discrimination that entails physical, psychological, sexual, or economic harm to a woman.” The law does not provide a definition of domestic violence and marital rape is not included in the definition of sexual violence.

There is no specific definition of VAWG in the Palestinian legislation. However, some forms of VAWG are defined under the Jordanian penal code.

The specific law on eliminating violence against women of 2017 defines the violence against women as “every physical, moral, sexual, or economic harm inflicted on women based on gender discrimination that causes physical, psychological, sexual, or economic harm, pain, or damage to women, and also includes the threat to bring about such harm, pressure, or denial of rights and freedoms, whether in public or private life.” It also includes the threat of attack, pressure or deprivation of rights and freedoms, whether in public or private life. Marital rape is not included in the definition of sexual violence.