… by someone in their own family. This needs to change. The international human rights framework obliges States to follow … are hidden in plain sight. However, their experiences with law enforcement and the justice sector are often painful. … not to mention the press. I knew it was the press. Any case of this type is made known, it is the same everywhere … …
… To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital … with affected communities, such as healthcare, education, law enforcement and child protection, asylum and migration. …
… by doctors in the patient file are standardised using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) system of the … view on the phenomenon. FGM as a penal offence There is no law specifically on violence against women, all forms of … 409 Penal Code). The law can be applied even in the case of an excision performed abroad if the perpetrators …
… of intimate partner violence (IPV) or not, pursuant to the Law on Protection from Domestic Violence (misdemeanour) and … 2013 – 2017. The strategic approach is also based on the international agreements, such as the UN Convention on the … judicial rulings information about recidivism in the case of the perpetrator. The ministry in charge of domestic …
… bodies (public entities from the most relevant ministries, international organisations and NGOs) and coordinated by the … fits under Article 144 of the Portuguese Penal Code. Law no. 83/2015 (5 August), in compliance with the Istanbul …