GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILESENEGALCOUNTRY SNAPSHOT
Senegal
Region: Africa / Population: 16,877M / Female Population: 8,580M
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Gender Inequality Index Rank
Global Gender Gap Index Rank
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence
Country Snapshot Measures CEDAW
Country Snapshots were developed by UN Women on the basis of information contained in the database, completed with other relevant sources
Laws & Policies
Constitutional Provisions on Violence against Women and Girls (VAW/G)
NO
Stand-alone EVAW/G Law
YES

Loi 2020-05 du 10 Janvier 2020

National Action Plan on VAW/G (latest one that is currently into force)
YES

National Action Plan for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation 2022-2026

National Strategy on VAW/G (latest one that is currently into force)
YES

National Strategy for the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation 2022-2030

Law against Sexual Harassment
NO
Provision against Marital Rape
NO
Equality in Marriage and Divorce
NO

Women can obtain a judgment of divorce in the same way as a man but women do not have the same rights to remarry as a man

Minimum Age of Male Marriage
18
Minimum Age of Female Marriage
18
Law Prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
YES

Article 299 bis of Penal Code (1999)

Assessment of Services for Women and Girls Survivors of Violence
Governance and Coordination
Existence of a governance structure or coordination mechanism
YES

National Committee to End Violence against Women and Girls (under the Ministry of Women)

Justice
Availability of administrative data on justice
YES

Data collected by the Ministry of Justice and a Civil Society organization: Senegalese Women Lawyers Association (AJS- Association des Juristes Senegalaises)

Number of VAW/G specialized courts
1
Number of women accessing justice services (latest year)
Over 300 in 2022
Number of legal aid service organizations for VAW/G survivors
15

Boutiques de Droit, Maison de Justice, Centre de Prise en Charge

Police
Availability of administrative data on police
YES
Number of police stations or units specialized in EVAW/G
7 in 2022
Number of law enforcement professionals trained to respond to incidents of VAW/G in accordance with a standardized curriculum
Over 200 in 2021-2022
Number of women accessing police services (latest year)
Social Services
Availability of administrative data on social services
YES

Data collected by health centers, civil society (Centre Kulimarro), and CENAF (National Centre for Assistance and Training of Women)

Number of social services (i.e. shelters, helplines, centres offering psycho-social counselling support)
11

Number of social services (health, psychology assistance, access to legal aid, and social/economic reintegration) in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Women, and Civil Society (AJS: Senegalese Women Lawyers Association)

Number of women accessing social services (latest year)
Over 500 in 2022
Health
Availability of administrative data on health
YES

Data collected by a Civil Society Organization: AJS, the Senegalese Women Lawyers Association

Number of health units that have documented and adopted a protocol for the clinical management of VAW/G survivors
6

health district centers: Yeumbeul, Guediawaye, Keur Massar, Kolda, Velingara and Medina Gounass

Number of women accessing health services (latest year)
Over 300 in 2021-2022
Experiencing Violence?
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