Country Suriname
Year 2014 - 2017
Type of Measure Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Brief Description


A policy plan ‘National Policy Plan Structural Approach Domestic Violence 2014-2017’ has been drafted in which the following areas are included: structures (organizational structure to implement and monitor the policy plan), legislation, awareness and training, research and data collection, assistance (counseling), centers for reporting domestic violence, and monitoring and evaluation.

Source of Information

Suriname's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.11 and p.15