Arrested or detained women shall not suffer discrimination and shall be protected from all forms of violence
or exploitation
Women detainees shall be supervised and searched by
female officers and staff
Women shall be detained separately from male
detainees
Pregnant women and nursing mothers shall be provided
with special facilities in detention
Law enforcement agencies shall not discriminate
against women in recruitment, hiring, training, assignment, promotion, salary, or other career and administrative matters
Law enforcement agencies shall recruit sufficient numbers of women to ensure fair community representation
and the protection of the rights of female suspects,
arrestees and detainees
Human Rights Practice
All police officials
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Treat domestic violence crimes as legally equivalent
to other assaults
Respond promptly to domestic violence and sexual
violence calls; inform victims of available medical,
social, psychological and material support; and provide transportation to a safe place
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