Tunisian Ministry of Women, Family, and Children to engage in national dialogue against violence
Tunisian Ministry of Women, Family, and Children decided to engage in a national dialogue to end the increasing violence against women in the country. Minister of Women, Family and Children Iman Zahouani Hoymel noted that they will work at high pressure until August 13, National Women's Day in Tunisia, and that they will do their best to minimize the violence against women that has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tunisia - Tunisian Ministry of Women, Family, and Children decided to engage in national dialogue to end the increasing violence against women in the country.
According to the statement released by the Minister of Women, Family and Children Iman Zahouani Hoymel, the ministry will work with NGOs, women’s organizations, and government representatives. She drew attention to the importance of collective work and described the violence against women as a “bleeding wound” of the country.
National Women's Day on August 13
The ministry expects to eliminate and end violence against women by August 13, National Women’s Day in Tunisia.
National Women's Day is celebrated in Tunisia every year on August 13. It commemorates the day of adoption of the Code of Personal Status in Tunisia. The code enacted laws for the family that contain fundamental changes, the most important of which is the prohibition of polygamy, the withdrawal of guardianship from men, and the making of divorce by the court instead of men.