Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: PW-LAW-1

"Polygyny legal for up to four wives, but increasingly rare. Before marrying first wife, husband must get her permission to marry more wives in the future" (para 18).

Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but soliciting in a public place is criminalised. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, organising and managing is criminalised. Aiding/assisting 'prostitution'; living on earnings; acting as intermediary; hiring/maintaining a 'prostitute', are all criminalised" (para 1-3).

Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"The United States welcomes the first verdict issued by the Special Criminal Court (SCC) on October 31 against Issa Sallet Adoum, Yaouba Ousmane, and Mahamat Tahir, all members of the rebel group known as 3R. In the judgment, the accused were convicted of crimes against humanity and war crimes for severe violence committed in a massacre of at least 46 civilians in May 2019" (para 1). "We are proud to stand alongside the Central African authorities and people in their quest for justice. The people of CAR deserve to see the perpetrators of international crimes held to account, and ending impunity is a necessary foundation for peace, prosperity, and rule...more

Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3

"The verdict, which is subject to appeal, comes on the heels of other successes for the SCC and Central African authorities, including the arrest of two former Central African Armed Forces members and one ex-Séléka militia general on charges of crimes against humanity. The achievements of the hybrid court model should signal that atrocities will not be tolerated" (para 2). "In convicting one perpetrator based on his responsibility for rapes committed by his subordinates, the Court concluded that the rapes in this case constituted crimes against humanity and war crimes. This holding brings vital recognition to the women who suffered these horrendous crimes, some of whom were minors at the...more

Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, GEW-LAW-1

"In convicting one perpetrator based on his responsibility for rapes committed by his subordinates, the Court concluded that the rapes in this case constituted crimes against humanity and war crimes. This holding brings vital recognition to the women who suffered these horrendous crimes, some of whom were minors at the time, and to survivors of gender-based violence in the conflict more broadly" (para 3).

Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2022 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, the proportion of ever-partnered women and girls (aged 15-49) in the Central African Republic who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 29 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: MMR-DATA-1

According to a 2023 report on global trends in maternal mortality from 2000-2020 published by the WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, World Bank Group, and UNDESA/Population Division, in 2020 the maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) in the Central African Republic was 835 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: LRW-DATA-1

"According to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, only 22 per cent of rape survivors in the Central African Republic seek medical, legal or psychosocial assistance" (23). "[T]here were 8,321 cases of gender-based violence in the Central African Republic following the crisis. Rape accounted for 13 per cent of cases and sexual assault for 3 per cent" (25).

Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2

"A protocol for the prevention of rape and sexual violence, including female genital mutilation, and for the provision of integrated care to victims, was adopted" (14). "Decree No. 15.007 of 8 January 2015 established the joint rapid response unit to combat sexual violence against women and girls, whose mandate is to prevent and punish all forms of sexual violence committed against women and children regardless of the social context and the social or marital status of the person, including widows and orphans" (11, 12, 17). "Rape evidence kits and reproductive health kits for crisis situations were provided by the United Nations Population Fund as part of its response to gender-based...more

Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: MARR-LAW-2

"Marriage is the union between a man and a woman in the bonds stipulated by law" (11).

Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: MURDER-LAW-1

"[U]nder the Penal Code of 2010, perpetrators of [private justice against witchcraft] are punished with prison sentences and/or fines in accordance with the gravity of the offence, that is, whether it constitutes a crime or a misdemeanour" (33). Women have been attacked or killed from allegations of witchcraft (MV-coder comment).

Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1

"The Association de Femmes Juristes Centrafricaines (Association of Central African Women Lawyers), works to protect women’s rights" (11). "Non-governmental organizations deal with sexual and reproductive health across the country. They provide care for women who are victims of rape during the conflict and offer access to medical and psychosocial services" (36).