Foreign and Commonwealth Office written question – answered at on 25 April 2017.
Joan Ryan
Labour, Enfield North
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Palestinian Authority on Article 99 of Penal Law No.16 of 1960.
Tobias Ellwood
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
While we have not had any discussions with the Palestinian Authority on this specific issue the Foreign and Commonwealth Office works closely with other government departments, including the Department for International Development (DFID), and with the Palestinian Authority to enhance gender equality in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. DFID has supported interventions to tackle violence against women and girls by working with the Palestinian security and justice sectors. This has included the development of Police Family Protection and Juvenile Units, the specialization of public prosecutors to work on cases of violence against women and the development of a gender strategy for the Palestinian Civil Police.
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