GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGOMEASURES
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region: Africa / Population: 105,790M / Female Population: 53,306M
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Start Year End Year Measure Title Type of Measure Form of Violence
2018 1325 National Action Plan Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
Activités "Data and Mapping" Services > Mapping of all services Violence against women and girls
2019 Agency for the Prevention and Elimination of Trafficking in Persons Institutional mechanisms Trafficking
2006 Amendment to Penal Code (FGM) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Female genital mutilation
2011 Article 14 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2011 Article 15 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2011 Article 16 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2011 Article 41 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2016 Articles 352 and 357 of the Family Code Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Child early and forced marriage
2013 2014 Demographic and Health Survey 2013-2014 Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
2011 2015 Document Strategique de Croissance et de Reduction de la Pauvrete Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2007 Enquête Démographique et de Santé République Démocratique du Congo Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
Increased Capacities for the Health Care of Victims of Sexual Violence Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Sexual violence
2009 L'Agence Nationale de Lutte Contre les Violences Faites à la Femme, à la Jeune et Petite Fille (AVIFEM) Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2009 La Politique Nationale Genre Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2009 La Stratégie Nationale de lutte contre les Violences basées sur le Genre (SNVBG) Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
2006 Lois n°06/18 et 06/19 du 20 juillet 2006 sur les Violences Sexuelles Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Sexual violence
2016 2021 National Action Plan against Child Marriage Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Child early and forced marriage
National AIDS Programme Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2015 2018 National Campaign to End Early Marriage Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Child early and forced marriage
National System for Collecting Data on Sexual and Gender-based Violence Research and statistical data > Administrative data Violence against women and girls; Sexual violence
2018 Prevention of Gender-based Violence through and in Schools Prevention > Education > Formal education Violence against women and girls
Prise en Charge Psychosociale des Victimes de Violences Sexuelles Services > Social services > Psycho-social counselling Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
2020 2025 Revised National Strategy to End Sexual and Gender-based Violence Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women Violence against women and girls; Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual violence
2012 Sensibilisation de la Jeunesse sur l'égalité des Genres et la Prévention de la Violence Sexuelle Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
Series of Prevention Actions against Violence against Women, Sexual Violence and Early Marriage Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls; Sexual violence; Child early and forced marriage
2014 Specialized Prosecution Cells for the Repression of Sexual Violence Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines Sexual violence
2015 System for Monitoring and Collecting Data and Providing Early Warnings of Cases of GBV in Schools Administrative data > Social services Violence against women and girls
2014 The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) Action Plan to End GBV Prevention > Work with public private sectors > Military Sexual violence
2021 Zero Tolerance for Impunity for Sexual Violence / Campagne « Tolérance zéro contre l’impunité des Violences sexuelles » Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2010 Reform within the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the Congolese National Police integrating the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). / Réforme au sein des FARDC et de la Police Nationale Congolaise intégrant la lutte contre les VBG Services > Police > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2017 2022 Education Quality Improvement Project (PAQUE) / Projet d’Amélioration de la Qualité de l’Education (PAQUE) Prevention > Education > Formal education Violence against women and girls
2022 National Fund for Reparations for Sexual Violence Victims (FONAREV) / Fonds National de Réparation des Victimes de Violences Sexuelles (FONAREV) Institutional mechanisms Sexual violence
Technical Unit for Positive Masculinity / Cellule Technique de la Masculinité Positive Prevention > Working with men and boys Violence against women and girls
Complaints Management Mechanism (CMM) on School-Based Gender-Based Violence (SBGBV) / Mécanisme de gestion des plaintes (MGP) sur les violences basées sur le genre en milieu scolaire Services > Social services > Hotline Helpline Violence against women and girls
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