Country China
Year 2014 - 2018
Type of Measure Social services > Psycho-social counselling
Form of Violence Violence against women and girls

Brief Description


At present, there are more than 3,200 legal assistance agencies at the provincial, city and county levels, benefiting 1.8 million women from 2014 to 2018 and effectively protecting women’s legitimate rights and interests. The Women’s Federation promoted the operation of “12388” hotline for women’s rights protection service in more than 2,800 districts (counties) across the country; established 250 thousand rights protection agencies including women’s rights protection stations and domestic violence complaint stations; and smoothed women’s rights protection channels. In 2015, within the Women’s Federation system, 2009 institutions provided assistance to women and children who are the victims of violence, and nearly 9,200 women and children were helped and sheltered.

Source of Information

China's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.28.