Women and children harassment is one of the awkward phenomenons, which is boosting around the world day by day. Different countries have implemented specific strategies to fight against this social dissonance. Over the past years, this cursed phenomenon spread in education environment, health center, work places and in public due to increasing of population and several decades of war , which it has affected women and children mentally and caused decreasing of women contribution to the society.

In order to eradicate women and children harassment in the society the Ministry of Justice has provided Prohibiting Women and Children Harassment regulation and it is already indorsed by the Ministers” Council and issued by gazette # 1185 in 2015.

In addition, Prohibiting Women and Children Harassment draft bill issued by gazette # 989 indicated as far as this regulation does not have guarantee for implementation, therefore it is needed the poison penalty is exchange in to another punishment until the women and children immunity is increasing in the society, and raise awareness of public about this felony.

Regarding to wide concerns, a number of MPs proposed legislative draft for Prohibiting Women and Children Harassment. The MPs proposal received requirement votes of plenary session and for processing it referred to the house commissions for further monitoring. The house commissions had many joined meetings with the Ministry of Justice and at the result Prohibiting Women and Children Harassment draft bill has provided in 3 chapters and 29 articles.

The objective of Prohibiting Women and Children Harassment draft law:

1. Prohibiting Women and Children Harassment.

2. Patronage the victims of harassment

3. Providing proper work place, immune education environment and access to health service without harassment.

4. Public awareness through mass media about prohibiting women and children harassment.

The draft bill endeavored to decrease prison penalty in exchange and the joined delegation of the National Assemblies’ houses submitted the draft bill to the Government for the indorsing.

The higher committee of prohibition harassment under chairman of Lobar and Social Affairs Minister including deputies Ministries of Interior, Women Affairs, Higher Education, Haji Pilgrimage, Public Health, Education, Information and Culture, representatives of Attorney General, Supreme Court and Independent Human Rights and Head of the Independent Advocacy Committee was predicated.

Therefore, Independent Human Rights and Civil Society and the house commission on women is intent to hold a session for codifying and implanting the draft bill with the present of above administrations and international agencies and civil societies activist.

Translation by Sadaat: July 3, 2018