TOSSIN : Loi violences faites

Law No. 2011-26 on the prevention and repression of violence against women

The purpose of this law is to combat all forms of violence against women and girls in the Republic of Benin.

Through its criminal, civil and social components, it aims to provide a multidisciplinary response to violence against women and girls.

Violence against women is defined in this Act as all acts of violence directed against the female sex and causing or likely to cause physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to the woman, including the threat of such acts, the compulsion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether in public life or in private life.

The infringements concern:

- Physical or moral, sexual and psychological violence within the family, such as beatings, marital rape, sexual assault and sexual assault, female genital mutilation as provided for by law 2003-03 of 03 March 2003 on the suppression of the practice of female genital mutilation in the Republic of Benin, forced or arranged marriages, "honor crimes" and other traditional practices prejudicial to women.

- Physical or moral, sexual and psychological violence in the community, including rape, sexual assault and sexual assault, sexual harassment as provided for by law 2006-

19 of 05 September 2006 on repression of sexual harassment and protection of victims in the Republic of Benin and bullying at work, in educational institutions and other places, procuring, trafficking, forced prostitution.

For the purposes of this Act, the fact that a paramedical medical officer does not provide a woman with a delivery during the delivery of a child's due diligence refrain from fulfilling one's professional duty.

This law is for the attention

- the National Institute for the Advancement of Women

- oppressed women

- the Ministry of Justice

- Ministry of Family, Social Protection and Family (MFPSS)

- civil society

- the European Union (resident mission)

- populations of Benin

- non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the field of human rights

- international organizations

- Members

- magistrates

- lawyers

- Law students

- embassies

- etc.