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Aug. 5, 2026, 3:44 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: GEW-LAW-1

"Article 268-B Crimes Against Humanity (summary): criminalizes acts committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack against a civilian population, punishable by 15 to 30 years' imprisonment. The listed acts include homicide, extermination, enslavement, torture, persecution, enforced disappearance, and apartheid, among others. On deportation, the code defines it as the unlawful displacement of one or more persons to another State or location through their expulsion or other coercive act. On sexual violence, it covers rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization, or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity — though notably, the article does not use the term "trafficking" anywhere in its text" (Cape...more
Aug. 5, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1

"For the timeframe 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no published evidence on the use or acceptance of rape, kidnapping, trafficking, or forced labor as weapons of war in Cape Verde. The country was not involved in an armed conflict, and no rebel armies or other subnational armed groups were found. No evidence was found that Cape Verdean government forces used these practices or that the government needed special programs for women victimized by soldiers or rebels" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 5, 2026, 3:26 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: GEW-DATA-1

"For the timeframe 2020 to present, Cape Verde appears to have had little to no potential for crimes against women and girls during war because the country was not involved in an armed conflict. No published evidence was found of government forces or subnational armed groups using rape, kidnapping, trafficking, or forced labor against women and girls as weapons of war. No cases of sexual exploitation by Cape Verdean peacekeepers were found" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 5, 2026, 2:24 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3

"For the timeframe 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no published data on practices that encourage or discourage rape or assault within Cape Verde’s military, or practices that affect whether victims report abuse. In one 2021 case involving a male service member as the victim, the abuse became public only after videos circulated on social media, resulting in the military investigating the case, removing the offenders, providing psychological support to the victims, and announcing awareness and prevention measures. However, no clear confidential reporting system, protection from retaliation, or special military program for reporting sexual assault was found" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 5, 2026, 2:15 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-3

"For the timeframe 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no published data on how often rape or assault within Cape Verde’s military is prosecuted or dismissed. In the only case which was led to prosecution, the victim was a male service member and the accused soldiers were disciplined and removed from the military. The case was sent to civilian prosecutors. However, no similar prosecuted/dismissed cases were found in which the victim was a female service member" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 5, 2026, 2:15 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-2

"For the timeframe 2020 to present, there appears to be little to no published data on how common rape or assault is within Cape Verde’s military, including report rates or estimates of unreported cases. One 2021 case involved soldiers sexually assaulting a male service member, but no cases involving female service members were found" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
Aug. 5, 2026, 1:59 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: EWCMS-LAW-5

"Articles 141–143 of Cape Verde’s Penal Code define sexual assault as a sexual act committed through violence, threats, force, fraud, or by taking advantage of someone who is unconscious or unable to resist. Sexual assault is punishable by two to eight years in prison, while sexual assault involving penetration is punishable by four to ten years. These laws use general language and can apply when one soldier sexually assaults or rapes another soldier. Cape Verde’s military law does not specifically mention rape, sexual assault, or harassment between service members. However, it generally requires military members to respect others, avoid abusing their authority, and report crimes or other violations" (MR-CODER COMMENT).more
July 28, 2026, 7:37 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: SUICIDE-DATA-1

"According to the downloadable spreadsheets available on the World Health Organization website, the 2021 suicide rate for the male population in Cape Verde was approximately 25.27 deaths per 100,000 males. In comparison, the suicide rate for the female population was approximately 4.15 deaths per 100,000 females. The data shows that the male suicide rate was more than six times higher than the female suicide rate in Cape Verde in 2021" (MR-CODER COMMENT).
July 28, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: SUICIDE-DATA-1

"Results indicate that the proportion of PSB [past suicidal behavior] (attempt 0.6%, plan 1.5% and ideation 3.3%) was 3.7% (2.4% men/5.0% women). In adjusted logistic regression analysis, younger age, female sex, unemployed, widowed or divorced, alcohol family problem, heart attack, angina or stroke, current smokeless tobacco use and low fruit/vegetable intake were associated with PSB" (para 3).
June 10, 2026, 11:04 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: LRW-LAW-4

Given the following documentation, there is no exoneration in the law allowing an individual accused of rape to have their criminal charges dismissed or overturned by subsequently marrying the victim. However, it should be noted that this only accounts for the legal framework and now what societal pressures may be in practice (ERD - CODER COMMENT).more
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Cote D'Ivoire, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DV-SCALE-1

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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Armenia, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: LO-SCALE-3

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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-2

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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-1

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Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1

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Dec. 10, 2025, 12:51 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to Annex 10, "National prevalence estimates of lifetime and past-12-months physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence against women aged 15-49 years, 2023" the average lifetime point estimate % for Cape Verde in 2023 was 17.3%.
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Cabo Verde's laws permit abortion on request, with a 12 week gestational limit.
Oct. 29, 2025, 10:12 a.m.
Countries: Benin, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"[A]llow abortions on request with few restrictions" (Para 25).
Sept. 4, 2025, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: AFE-SCALE-1

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Aug. 20, 2025, 1:54 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: IM-DATA-1

"The reduction of maternal and infant mortality was estimated in 2011 as being 26 and 15 per 100,000 babies born alive respectively" (Page 3).
Aug. 20, 2025, 1:54 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: ABO-DATA-1

"[I]t is estimated that 60% of abortions that take place in the country, occur outside of the official health system" (Page 3).
Aug. 20, 2025, 1:54 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"The law permits the abortion up to the twelfth gestational week. The consent of the family is needed in the case of girls under the age of 18" (Page 2-3).
Aug. 20, 2025, 1:54 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"The fall in the fertility rate from 2.9 children per woman in 2005 to 2.3 in 2015 suggests an expansion in this practice" (Page 2).
Aug. 20, 2025, 1:54 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1

"Data for 2010 showed that 26.2% of young people between the ages of 15 to 19 and 0.5% that were under the age of 15, had previously become pregnant at some point in their lives" (Page 2).
Aug. 20, 2025, 1:54 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: DACH-DATA-2

"According to the Demographic Inquiry into Reproductive Health in 201512, the prevalence in the use of contraceptives was 43.9% amongst women as a whole" (Page 2).
Aug. 20, 2025, 1:54 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: ISTD-DATA-2, ISTD-DATA-3

"The prevalence rate of HIV/AIDs in Cape Verde is 0.8% in the general population, 7.9% amongst sex workers, 3.9% amongst drug users and 15% amongst homosexual men" (Page 3).
June 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: AFE-DATA-1

The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is 1.11. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2021, the gross enrollment rate for females is 91% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 82%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 15, 2025, 9:59 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1

"[Benin's] is one of the most liberal laws in Africa… In Africa, only São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Zambia and Guinea-Bissau have similarly liberal abortion laws" (para 9).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde, Czech Republic
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1

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Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde, Jamaica, Latvia, Malta, Mongolia, Slovenia
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

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