Country Yemen
Year 2011
Type of Measure Education > Formal education
Form of Violence Violence against women and girls

Brief Description


A component on women's human rights and legal issues that includes the issue of violence against women is currently being incorporated into the curricula of the Higher Judicial Institute, religious seminaries and the Police Academy. Those institutions offer post-secondary degrees. The material covers violence against women and gender issues.

Source of Information

Response of the Government of Yemen to the questionnaire on violence against women 2011