Ahmed Ouyahia – Prime Minister of Algeria
Ask Algeria To Protect Women Against Domestic Abuse!
by Gabrielle Spence on 19-September-18, 04:58 PM
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It is the duty of police as well as the entire judicial system to
ensrue the safety of women that no longer want to be with their partners after
experiencing an abusive relationship. Unfortunately, the authorities in Algeria
have done little to address this extremely important issue and have yet to
confer the necessary protection to the victims of domestic violence.
In 2016 alone over 8, 000 complaints were reported by women all
across Algeria – and that is the number that was officialy reported. The number
of victims is much higher, possibly expanding to hundreds of thousands.
According to a survey conducted by the State Ministry for the Family and Status
of Women, 10 per cent of Algerian women have encountered physical abuse in
their relationship.
Ahmed Benchemsi, a spokesperson of the Human Rights Watch advocacy
group, points out that there are major hurdles for Algerian women who want to
separate from their abusive husbands, and Salwa’s case is the most relevant in
this matter.
Salwa had been abused for years; when she decided she could not be
silent anymore, police initially refused to interrogate her husband; the man
was eventually handed out a symbolic fine and suspended jail term. When Salwa
tried to file for divorce, her application was rejected because she needed to
provide more proof that her husband had harmed her.
The government did nothing
to help me, but only ordered me to go back to him –
Salwa reckons.
It is obvious that more needs to be done to help the victims of
domestic abuse in Algeria. We, the undersigned, urge officials to adopt a
meaningful reform to ensure that all women that want to leave an abusive
relationship can actually do so – the abusers need to be strictly punished for
their actions and restraining orders must start being issued (police protection
included, if necessary). We are confident that if these measures (recommended
by the Human Rights Watch) are implemented, it would lead to a huge improvement
in the lives of the thousands of women who are suffering as a result of
domestic abuse in Algeria.
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