Algeria to launch domestic violence hotline

2010-11-26

Algeria will set up a domestic violence hotline in 2011, ANSA reported on Thursday (November 25th). According to Family Affairs Minister Hadjira Ait Mahdi, the "1526" hotline will be operational 24/7 to "help female victims of physical violence to express themselves and report the matter, as well as to directly contact centers for counseling, aid and information''. The line will provide access to psychologists, sociologists, legal experts and doctors.

In related news, the success of Libya's new domestic violence hotline was discussed Thursday at the Tripoli Police Academy during a workshop held to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Calls to Libya's "1515" domestic violence, launched last March by Wa'atassimou charity head Aisha Kadhafi, have led to 833 legal and penal cases. Some 2,900 women have used the line and received help.

Source: Magharebia.com.
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2010/11/26/newsbrief-02.