2016

In 2016, the Cabinet adopted the National Framework for Family Protection against Violence, which is a scientific and practical reference for the protection of the family from violence. It lays down the basis for:
- providing prevention and protection services;
- eliminating loopholes in existing practices;
- defining the roles and responsibilities of all national institutions in accordance with their actual and legal roles;
- providing services that meet the needs of the persons concerned with high efficiency and quality;
- using a participatory approach that respects the rights and wishes of victims, as well as confidentiality, privacy, protection and non-discrimination.

The second edition of the Framework was adopted as a national reference to protect the family from violence and make it an obligation for all stakeholders to work according to its content, each within its terms of reference. The framework was distributed to the institutions in charge of implementing it. It outlines the main lines of the process of prevention/protection against domestic violence; establishes the basis for coordination among all partners (all social, health, educational, policing, judicial and administrative sectors) to provide integrated and comprehensive services and ensure the coherence of their programmes and activities, within a systematic process of supervision and follow-up, and technical support, to provide quality services to victims of domestic violence, according to victim-centered case management by the partners.