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Sector on Measures against Domestic Violence
Type of Measure
Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
2008
Brief Description
The Sector on Measures against Domestic Violence was created as the main structure for the prevention and fight against domestic violence in January 2008, as part of the Directorate of Equal Chances Policies (DEOP). It has the following objectives:
- to draft legal acts, necessary for the prevention and reduction of domestic violence;
- to prepare social, promotional and preventive programs for the reduction of faily violence.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of Albania to the questionnaire on Beijing +15, 2009
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