GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEBURKINA FASOMEASURESNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR CYBERSECURITY / STRATéGIE NATIONALE DE CYBERSéCURITé
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National strategy for cybersecurity / Stratégie nationale de cybersécurité
Type of Measure
Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy
Form of Violence
Technology-facilitated violence against women and girls
Year
2020
Brief Description

Several measures have been taken to combat gender-based violence through technology. The adoption of the National Cybersecurity Strategy led to the establishment of the Central Cybercrime Brigade (BCLCC). It is a sovereign institution for the suppression of computer-related offenses and those facilitated by information and communication technologies.

Original language:

Plusieurs mesures ont été prises pour lutter contre la violence fondée sur le genre au moyen de technologies. L'adoption de la Stratégie nationale de cybersécurité a permis la mise en place de la Brigade Centrale de Lutte Contre La Cybercriminalité (BCLCC). Elle est une institution régalienne de répression des infractions en matière informatique et celles facilitées par les Technologies de l'information et de la communication.

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