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County Government Policy on Sexual and Gender Based Violence

Kenya, Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender

The fundamental objective of this policy is to prevent and eradicate sexual and gender-based violence via the adoption of a preventive, protective, supportive, and transformative environment. Therefore, this policy highlights the laws, policies, and programmes for response and prevention of sexual and gender-based violence.

Kenya 2017 Gender and Human Rights

National Gender and Equality Commission: Strategic Plan 2019- 2024

Kenya, Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender

The vision of this strategic plan is for a society free from gender inequality and all forms of discrimination. The plan highlights the legal and institutional framework for attaining gender equality in Kenya.

Kenya 2019 Gender and Human Rights

The National Gender and Equality Commission Act, 2011

Kenya, Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender

This is an Act for the establishment of the National Gender and Equality Commission. The Act specifies the power, functions, membership, and management of the commission as well as other related matters.

Kenya 2011 Gender and Human Rights

Advocates Act

Kenya, National Commission on Human Rights

An Act of parliament to amend and consolidate the law relating to advocates. Part ii concerns provisions relating to the right to practise as an advocate.

Kenya 2017 Gender and Human Rights

Consumer Protection Act 2012

Kenya, National Commission on Human Rights

An Act of parliament to provide for the protection of the consumer prevent unfair trade practices in consumer transactions and to provide for matters connected. This document details the consumer rights , unfair practices, price regulation.

Kenya 2012 Gender and Human Rights

Defamation Act 1972

Kenya, National Commission on Human Rights

This parliamentary Act consolidates and amends the statute law relating to libel, other than criminal libel, slander and other malicious falsehoods. It emphasizes that In any action for slander in respect of words calculated to disparage the plaintiff in any office, profession, calling trade or business held or carried on by him at the time of the publication, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove special damage, whether or not the words are spoken of the plaintiff in the way of his office, profession, calling, trade or business.

Kenya 2012 Gender and Human Rights

Kenya National Commission for UNESCO Act Revised Edition 2014 [2013]

Kenya, National Commission on Human Rights

An Act of parliament to establish the Kenya national commission for unesco and for connected purposes. This document establishes a commission to be known as the kenya national commission for UNESCO to ensure permanent presence of UNESCO in Kenya and provide expert advisory service to the government in education, science, culture, and communication and information.

Kenya 2013 Gender and Human Rights

The Child Rights Act (Enforcement Procedure Rules 2015)

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria

These rules apply to child rights proceedings within the Family Court in the Federal Capital Territory.

Nigeria 2015 Gender and Human Rights

Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2015

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria

An Act for an Act to repeal the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2003 as amended and to enact the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act to provide measures against trafficking.

Nigeria 2015 Gender and Human Rights

Protection Against Domestic Violence Law

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria

A law to provide protection against domestic violance and for connected purposes

Nigeria 2007 Gender and Human Rights

National Human Rights Commission (Amendment) Act 2010

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria

An Act to amend the National Human Rights Commission Act Cap. N46 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, to provide for among other othings, the independence in the conduct of the affairs of the Commission.

Nigeria 2010 Gender and Human Rights

Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act, 2003

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria

An Act to establish the National Agency for the prohibition of traffic in persons and other related matters and to vest it with the responsibility to enforce laws against traffic in persons, investigate and prosecute persons suspected to be engaged in traffic in persons and to take charge and co-ordinate the rehabilitation and counselling of trafficked persons; and for related matters.

Nigeria 2003 Gender and Human Rights

Consumer Protection Framework Guidelines On Disclosure And Transparency

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria

The objective of the Guidelines is to protect consumers against the provision of inadequate, misleading or failure to disclose material and relevant information and generally guard against lack of transparency by Financial Institutions in their dealings with consumers.

Nigeria 2019 Gender and Human Rights

Mapping of Laws Policies and Services on Gender Based Violence and its Intersections with HIV in Nigeria

Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Nigeria

This report documents the outcome of a mapping exercise aimed at identifying the laws, policies, services and other mechanisms available in the country for GBV and HIV intersections. It was also designed to assess the gaps in response and the opportunities available for engaging men in addressing the problem of GBV and its intersection with HIV as well as issues of women living with disabilities

Nigeria Gender and Human Rights

National Action Plan for the Promotion & Protection of Human Rights in Nigeria

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria

The National Action Plan for the Promotion and Protection of Human rights (NAP) is the response of the government of Nigeria to the recommendation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted at the World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna Austria in 1993. It is an integrated and systematic national strategy to help realise the advancement of human rights in Nigeria.

Nigeria 2006 Gender and Human Rights

National Gender Policy Federal Republic of Nigeria (Situation Analysis/Framework)

Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Nigeria

The gender policy addresses the systematic inequalities between women and men in our society without ignoring the fundamental differences between them. More importantly, the gender policy prioritises the empowerment of women as an entry point to achieving gender equality, and seeks balance of power relations between men and women for the optimum benefit of both parties.

Nigeria 2006 Gender and Human Rights

National Action Plan on Gender and Climate Change for Nigeria 2020

Ministry of Environment, Nigeria

The overall goal of this action plan is to ensure that national climate change processes in Nigeria mainstream gender considerations to guarantee inclusivity of all demographics in the formulation and implementation of climate change initiatives, programs and policies.

Nigeria 2020 Gender and Human Rights

Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Bill, 2018

Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria

This Act is to ensure the inclusion and integration of persons with disabilities into the society and for the establishment of a National Commission to for the protection of thier education, care, social, economic and civil rights.

Nigeria 2018 Gender and Human Rights