L4W Director States in an Interview: "The Iraqi Penal Code is strict with GBV perpetrators"

On February 17, 2022, our Director, Ms. Amani Mohamed, was a guest on BBC Extra program. The episode was dedicated to discuss all aspects of assaults on women and gender-based violence (GBV) in the Arab world.

As a legal expert and a women rights activist, Ms. Amani was invited to the program to address the legal and protection aspects of GBV cases.

The program hosts asked Ms. Amani many questions related to the legal and protection aspects of women victim of GBV, for example, why do GBV victim refrain from reporting abuse? and what are the legal actions that the GBV victim can take to seek justice and protect herself against the perpetrator?

Watch Ms. Amani Mohamed's answers to the above questions and other questions in the following video: