Algeria-27th Session May 2017-Domestic violence

Para 41) Jubilee Campaign (Jubilee) mentioned the limitations of the Algerian legislation on domestic violence, which only applies to incidents of domestic violence between spouses and ex-spouses, excluding other male relatives. Moreover, Article 266 of the Penal Code permits perpetrators to receive commuted sentences should the victims pardon them; as such, many family members pressure the victims to pardon the attacker for the sake of saving face.