Iraq: Judicial security reforms take aim at gender-based violence Feb 2011 Baghdad – As it fights to improve security in the country as a whole, the Government of Iraq is also advancing a series of gender-related rule-of-law programmes to enhance protections for women in particular, with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Women in Iraq have not been afforded equal access to justice or protection by law enforcement agencies, so have stayed more … [Read more...]
Iraq: Judicial Security Reforms-gender-related
February 14, 2011 by admin
Filed Under: MIDDLE EAST, WOMEN GENDER EQUITY ISSUES, WORLD ISSUES Tagged With: A Celebration of Women, a UNDP Iraq advisor, abuse, agencies, Baghdad, Crisis Prevention and Recovery, equal access to justice, gender-based violence, Government of Iraq, Helen Olafsdottir, Iraq, Iraqi Government, Judicial Security Reforms, law enforcement, protection, social stigmatization, UNDP, United Nations Development Programme, vulnerable, Women in Iraq
