Country | Republic of Korea |
Year | 2008 |
Type of Measure | Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan/strategy |
Form of Violence | Violence against women and girls |
According to Article 7 of the「Framework Act on Women's Development」, the Korean government drafts the ‘Basic Plan for Women's Policies' every five years and among the five policy agendas prescribed in the Plan, the issue of violence against women is included in the second policy agenda titled the ‘Section on the Protection of Women's Rights' under the sub-title ‘Prevention of Crimes and the Protection of its Victims'.