GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGOMEASURESSPECIALIZED PROSECUTION CELLS FOR THE REPRESSION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
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Specialized Prosecution Cells for the Repression of Sexual Violence
Type of Measure
Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence
Sexual violence
Year
2014
Brief Description
The United Nations Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) supported the deployment of 18 female magistrates and the strengthening of 7 specialized cells for the repression of sexual violence within the civil prosecutor's offices in eastern DRC , according to circular No 375/D.008/30/IM/PGR/SEC/2014 of the General Prosecutor of the Republic (PGR), relating to the installation within the high courts of the special cells for the repression of offenses of sexual and gender-based violence, from February 6, 2014. Thus, from January 1 to October 31, 2017, there were a total of 1,726 cases of sexual violence recorded in the seven special cells; 643 judgments rendered, including 460 convictions.
Source of Information

Democratic Republic of the Congo' submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.41.

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