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 Institutional mechanisms 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
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