Suriname
Description
Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Capital: Paramaribo
Population in 2007 (projected 000): 458
United Nations membership date: 4 December 1975
- Legal
framework
- Policies,
strategies and programmes
- Institutional
mechanisms
- Services
for victims/survivors
- Preventive
measures and training
- Research
and statistical data
- Other
Legal framework
· Law on Domestic Violence (2009)
Suriname | 2009
Type of measure: Legislation | Level
of government: National
Form of violence: Domestic violence |
Associated keywords:
Suriname | 2009
Type of measure: Legislation | Level
of government: National
Form of violence: Marital rape | Sexual violence |
Associated keywords:
· Korps Politie Suriname official instruction dated January 06, 2006
Suriname | 2006
Type of measure:
Regulations/protocols/guidelines | Level of government:
National
Form of violence: Domestic violence |
Associated keywords: police |
· Law on Trafficking in Persons
Suriname | 2003
Type of measure: Legislation | Level
of government: National
Form of violence: Trafficking |
Associated keywords:
Policies,
strategies and programmes
Suriname | 2008
Type of measure: Other
plan/strategy/programme | Level of government: National
Form of violence: Domestic violence |
Associated keywords:
· Ministry of Home Affairs Integral Gender Action Plan 2006 – 2010
Suriname | 2006
Type of measure: Other
plan/strategy/programme | Level of government: National
Form of violence: Domestic violence | Sexual violence |
Associated keywords:
Suriname | 2006
Type of measure: Other
plan/strategy/programme | Level of government: National
Form of violence: Domestic violence | Violence against women
in general |
Associated keywords: girl-child | police |
Institutional
mechanisms
· Steering Committee on Domestic Violence
Suriname | 2008
Type of measure: Committee/Task
force/Working group | Level of government: National
Form of violence: Domestic violence |
Associated keywords:
· Unit on trafficking in persons within the Ministry of Justice and Police
Suriname | 2004
Type of measure: Committee/Task
force/Working group | Level of government: National
Form of violence: Trafficking |
Associated keywords: police |
· Police policy coordinator on domestic violence
Suriname | 1997
Type of measure: Other
institutional mechanism | Level of government: National
Form of violence: Domestic violence |
Associated keywords: police |
Services for
victims/survivors
· Special rooms within police stations for victims of domestic violence
Suriname | 1997
Type of measure: Other service for
victims/survivors | Level of government: National
Form of violence: Domestic violence |
Associated keywords: police |
· Stichting (Foundation) Ilse Henar Hewitt
Suriname | 1997
Type of measure: Other service for
victims/survivors | Level of government: NGO Initiative
Form of violence: Violence against women in general |
Associated keywords: free legal aid or assistance |
· Foundation Tehuis voor Vrouwen in Crisissituaties
Suriname | 1981
Type of measure: Shelter or integrated
service centre | Level of government: NGO Initiative
Form of violence: Domestic violence |
Associated keywords: shelter |
Preventive measures
and training
· Radio and television programs 2008
Suriname | 2008
Type of measure: Awareness-raising
initiative | Level of government: National
Form of violence: Domestic violence |
Associated keywords:
· Training of the Steering Committee on Domestic Violence
Suriname | 2008
Type of measure: Training | Level
of government: National
Form of violence: Domestic violence |
Associated keywords: government officials |
· International Women's Day 2007 "End impunity for violence against women and children"
Suriname | 2007
Type of measure: Leadership
initiative | Level of government: National
Form of violence: Violence against women in general |
Associated keywords:
· Training of the Korps Politie Suriname on domestic violence
Suriname | 1997
Type of measure: Training | Level
of government: National
Form of violence: Domestic violence |
Associated keywords: collaboration with NGOs/CSOs |
multi/bi-lateral funding received | police |
Research and
statistical data
· Quarterly report on the number of reports of domestic violence to police
Suriname | 2008
Type of measure: Administrative
data | Level of government: National
Form of violence: Domestic violence |
Associated keywords: justice system data | police |
· Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2006
Suriname | 2006
Type of measure: Violence against
women module in survey | Level of government: National
Form of violence: Domestic violence |
Associated keywords: collaboration with international/regional
organisations |
Other
No information available
