Measures against trafficking in women and children 14/15

108. Australia reported that it had funded a range of domestic, regional and international anti-trafficking measures pursuant to its 2003 strategy to combat human trafficking and slavery. Key measures included the establishment of specialist teams within the Australian Federal Police to investigate human trafficking and slavery matters, an Australian Policing Strategy to Combat Trafficking in Persons,...

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Victim protection, support and assistance 13/15

97. In addition to the information on the legal and policy framework for measures to protect, support and assist victims, several States made reference to good practices in this regard. Some States had established toll-free telephone helplines offering counselling and advice on violence against women (Belgium, Chile, Germany and Saudi Arabia). 98. The Angolan police provided counselling and psychological...

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Public information and awareness-raising measures 12/15

94. In Belgium, 70,000 copies of a brochure in seventeen languages was distributed to inform victims of the possibilities of support and advice. Further measures included annual awareness campaigns, particularly on the international day against violence against women, a play to address in an innovative way the issue of violence between partners, a national website on partner violence and a television commercial...

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Prevention and other operational measures 11/15

92. Most States reported that their police had a specific role in crime prevention efforts. This role included situational prevention, such as patrols, supervising and monitoring in areas where national action plans were applied, as well as involvement in social prevention. Some States noted that the police had specialized expertise on prevention, assistance and protection women victims of violence, or...

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Mechanisms to learn from past experience 10/15

88. Canada provided examples of relevant federal-provincial-territorial working group reports as well as coroner’s inquests and domestic violence death review committee reports that examined issues related to the investigation and prosecution of gender-related killing of women and girls. 89. The national commission on the status of women of Pakistan had the power to gather information and maintain...

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Inter-agency coordination and cooperation with other relevant actors 9/15

83. Canada reported on a policy of the RCMP, which directed units to participate in multi-agency community-based initiatives or programmes to reduce the incidence of violence in relationships, improve public awareness, and develop protocols for responding to violence in relationships. A number of police projects on unresolved homicides and missing persons were developing good practices relating to information-sharing,...

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Training of criminal justice officials in charge of investigation and prosecution 8/15

74. The Angolan police (General Command of the National Police) carried out a range of awareness-raising campaigns targeting cross-province police units, including lectures, seminars and training to provide the police with the knowledge and skills required in situations of domestic violence, including gender-based violence. 75. In Canada, the RCMP was provided with training through a domestic violence...

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Special units or specialized expertise within the police, prosecution and courts 7/15

61. Some States reported on the creation of special units with specialized expertise within the police, e.g. on domestic violence (Bosnia and Herzegovina), hate crime (Canada), violence and victim protection (Italy), or violence against women and children (Japan and State of Palestine). Several States also referred to specialized expertise available within the prosecution service (Sweden), or even in the...

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Investigation and prosecution 6/15

56. Most of the States indicated that investigations and prosecutions were carried out under the responsibility of the ministry of the interior, the police or the ministry of justice. 57. Sweden reported that the National Board of Health and Welfare had been charged with collecting information from relevant authorities concerned with the investigation of lethal violence and providing feedback to...

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Statistical data 5/15

41. Several States provided statistical data on a variety of issues related to  gender-related killing or violence against women,8 including information from the criminal justice system or from population-based surveys on female victimization in relation to murder or other forms of violence. However, not all States recorded criminal justice data disaggregated by sex and the motivation of crimes was...

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Policy frameworks 4/15

26. Fourteen States6 reported that they had adopted specific policies, strategies or action plans at the national level. Some States referred to policies, strategies or action plans focusing on specific issues like trafficking in persons or specific groups like migrants or aboriginal women. For example, Belgium had adopted a new National Action Plan against trafficking and trafficking in human beings....

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Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka of South Africa - Executive Director of UN Women (second term)

UN Women Executive Director Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka The United Nations Secretary-General  has appointed Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for a second term as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women (UN Women) for a period of four years.  “This renewed term is our opportunity to reflect...

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Other relevant legal measures to address violence against women 3/15

14. Several States referred to other domestic legal provisions, including on victim compensation, assistance and protection. In some States, such provisions were part of more comprehensive laws to address forms of violence against women. 15. Under the Austrian code of criminal procedure, victims were entitled to claim compensation for any damage caused by a criminal act or reimbursement for the infringement...

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Legal frameworks 2/15

4. Most replies included information in relation to the respective domestic legal framework, including the definitions of relevant criminal offences and other legal provisions concerning the elimination of gender-related killing and other forms of violence against women.  A. Relevant offences 5. Most States reported on their national criminal legislation and on how it related to punishing...

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National measures taken to prevent, investigate, prosecute and punish gender-related killings of women and girls 1/15

Introduction 1. In its resolution 68/191, entitled “Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls”, the General Assembly invited Member States to provide the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with information related to best practices and other relevant information related to the investigation and prosecution of gender-related killing of women and girls, in accordance with...

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