Countries: Algeria, Burkina Faso, East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

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Countries: Kuwait
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1

"The 2013 anti-trafficking law criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties of up to 15 years’ imprisonment for offenses involving an adult male victim and up to life imprisonment for those involving an adult female or child victim...In April 2019, the Constitutional Court annulled an article from the 2013 anti-trafficking law that required judges to issue a verdict in trafficking cases, arguing the stipulation undermined judicial independence and precluded judges from exercising discretion. As a result, judges retained broad discretion to defer and delay issuance of verdicts in trafficking cases, as they did in other cases. The Public Prosecutor’s Office (PPO) and the Ministry of Interior (MOI) continued...more

Countries: Kuwait
Variables: DV-DATA-1

"The study was designed to estimate the prevalence of different types of DV among women attending primary healthcare (PHC) centres in Kuwait. We conducted a multicentre crosssectional study among married or previously married women aged 18 to 65 years, attending the selected PHC centres over 29 months (February 2017 to June 2019). The inclusion criteria were married or previously married women aged 18-65 years, while certain groups such as never-married females, severely ill individuals, and those refusing to participate were excluded... 337 women (56.1%) out of 601 were exposed to one or more types of DV" (para 1). Although this lifetime experience was only among married women, given what we...more

Countries: Kuwait
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Kuwait ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).

Countries: Bulgaria, Kuwait, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland
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: Kuwait
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 Kuwait was 7 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Kuwait
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Kuwait is 81 years for women and 77 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Countries: Kuwait
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"Thus, the space of work and politics tends to be male-dominated, while the domestic space of the home, and especially the kitchen, tends to be female-dominated. Even the spaces in the home that are male-spaces are still very social and public in nature" (9). "[B]oth boys and girls believe their mother does the most work, stays home more, and takes care of the kitchen. In contrast, both boys and girls agree that their father makes the most money, is the leader, goes out more, and is the one they are most afraid of punishing them. Results were mixed regarding who takes care of them, who protects them, who is the...more

Countries: Kuwait
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1

"Gender inequality in the nationality laws is also creating statelessness. According to a 2019 report released by the UNHCR, Kuwait is one of only seven countries around the world that have nationality laws that create the greatest risk of statelessness due to gender inequality. According to a 2019 report released by the Ministry of Justice of Kuwait, 127 Kuwaiti women married stateless persons in 2018. Thus, the common issues faced by the children of Kuwaiti mothers are the temporary residency issue, difficulties in getting a job, as well as the challenge in inheriting the house after their Kuwaiti mother passes away" (para 7).

Countries: Kuwait
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1

"Inheritance is governed by the Personal Status Act (1984). In cases of family inheritance, a male receives twice a female’s share (art. 327). Sons and daughters do not receive equal inheritance shares (arts. 299 and 300). Sons are entitled to receive double his sister's share (Human Rights Council, 2017: 7; Freedom House, 2005). Under the same laws, surviving female spouses do not enjoy equal inheritance rights as male ones. Sunni Muslim women usually inherit a physical property whereas Shiite Muslim women generally inherit only the value of the property (UN Women, 2015; Europarl, 2014: 131). Sunni women must share their deceased husband’s property with his male relatives (art. 299) (CEDAW,...more

Countries: Kuwait
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1

"Several women have complained about the long process of divorce in Kuwait. Divorce cases have risen in recent years, according to the Central Statistical Bureau. It revealed the period from 2017 to 2021 witnessed the highest increase, with 8,041 cases only in the last year. Lawyer Ahmed Al-Turki said the numbers remain variable and some cases take more than a year, explaining the woman is the only victim in such cases, and she bears great responsibility in many cases for her marriage without her rights being guaranteed. 'Even her rights as a citizen are not allowed to her compared to what is allowed to male citizens. There are some divorced...more

Countries: Kuwait
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"The law does not provide women the same legal status, rights, and inheritance provisions as men. Women experienced discrimination in most aspects of family law, including divorce and child custody, as well as in the basic rights of citizenship, the workplace, and in certain circumstances, the value of their testimony in court. Sharia (Islamic law) courts have jurisdiction over personal status and family law cases for Sunni and Shia Muslims. As implemented in the country, sharia discriminates against women in judicial proceedings, marriage, child custody, and inheritance. There were no reported cases of official or private sector discrimination in accessing credit, owning or managing a business, or securing housing, but...more

Countries: Kuwait
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"There were no reported cases of official or private sector discrimination in accessing credit, owning or managing a business, or securing housing, but no official government system exists to track this" (32).