81 Results Found
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
The National Gender and Equality Commission (Complaints Handling Practice and Procedure) Regulations
Kenya, Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender
The purpose of this regulation is to ensure fairness in the procedure for lodging commission. The regulations outline the procedure for lodging complaints, admission and response to complaints, investigating complaints, hearing and resolving the complaint, and other general provisions.
Kenya • 2020 • Gender and Human Rights
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
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
Lagos State Protection Against Domestic Violence Law
Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nigeria
A law to provide protection against domestic violence and for connected purposes.
Nigeria • 2007 • 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
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
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