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Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Ecuador, Fiji, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, North Korea, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

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May 23, 2024, 9:58 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1

"The Combating Trafficking of Persons Act of 2005 criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of three years to life imprisonment." (3). " The Sexual Offences Act criminalized sexual contact with a child younger than 16 years old." (17).
May 9, 2024, 11:37 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

Is selling sex criminalised? Loitering and importuning for 'purposes of prostitution.' Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? "Pimping" is criminalised in public places, living on the earnings, procuring and brothel-keeping criminalised. There is a law against allowing 'prostitutes' to meet together in indoor premises.
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guyana, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Guyana ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). The report states that while the government meets the minimum standards, it neither increased investigations and prosecutions nor formally approved the NAP. The government also did not adequately oversee recruitment agencies or adequately screen for trafficking victims in the interior of the country. TRAFF-PRACTICE data reveals that the government fails to enforce labor laws, thus suggesting that trafficking and forced labor remain signficant issues in Guyana (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
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 Guyana who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 31 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 25, 2024, 6:10 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Married Persons (Property) Act, as amended by Act 20 of 1990, Art. 15(9) (2).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
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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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
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 Guyana was 112 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Guyana is 39.6% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Guyana is 69 years for women and 62 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Guyana us 62.5 years for men and 69.4 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Guyana, Mongolia
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"19.5 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: PRN-PRACTICE-1

"Laws related to pornography and pornographic performances do not prohibit the use, procuring, and offering of a child for each of these purposes. The law also regulates selling, publishing, or exhibiting obscene material, defined as anything that could deprave or corrupt those open to immoral influences. The country is not a destination for child sex tourism" (9).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: LRW-LAW-2

"The law provides stringent penalties for rape, with life imprisonment as the maximum penalty" (8). "Acts of sexual harassment involving physical assault are prosecuted under relevant criminal statutes" (8-9).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"The law prohibits [torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment]. There were allegations, nonetheless, that prison officials mistreated inmates as well as claims that police raped displaced migrants from Venezuela" (2). "The law criminalizes rape of men or women, including spousal rape and domestic violence... There were reports of successful prosecution of cases of rape" (8). "[R]eports of sexual harassment were common" (9).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-4

"Consensual same-sex sexual activity among adult men is illegal under the law and is punishable by up to two years in prison… These laws were not enforced during the year" (11).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"A number of domestic human rights groups generally operated without government restriction, investigating and publishing their findings on human rights cases. These groups at times complained government officials were uncooperative and unresponsive to their requests and stated that when officials responded, it was generally to criticize the groups rather than to investigate allegations" (8).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2

"Country experts reported that forced and compulsory labor occurred in the goldmining, agriculture, and forestry sectors, as well as domestic servitude. Children were particularly vulnerable to forced labor and sex trafficking" (13).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"NGOs also reported displaced Venezuelans received a lower standard of health and social care" (6). "The government cooperated with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other humanitarian organizations in providing protection and assistance to displaced persons" (6).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: VOTE-PRACTICE-1

"The law provides citizens the ability to choose their government in free and fair periodic elections… No laws limit participation of women or members of minorities in the political process, and they did participate" (7).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1

"The law prohibits all forms of forced or compulsory labor, but the government in general did not effectively enforce the law despite an increase in awareness and inspection programs" (13).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1

"Penalties for forced labor under trafficking-in-persons laws include forfeiture of property gained as a result of the forced labor, restitution to the victim, and imprisonment. Administrative labor law penalties are small monetary fines, deemed insufficient to deter violations and rarely enforced" (13).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2

"The law prohibits domestic violence and allows victims to seek prompt protection, occupation, or tenancy orders from a magistrate" (8).
Sept. 25, 2023, 8:02 a.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1

"The law prohibits [torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment]. There were allegations, nonetheless, that prison officials mistreated inmates as well as claims that police raped displaced migrants from Venezuela" (2).