Latest items for Niger
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Cote D'Ivoire, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Niger, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Syria, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
13.0
July 3, 2024, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Prostitution is illegal but remains prevalent in big cities and near major mining and military sites. UNAIDS estimates there are 46,630 sex workers in the country. Some sources say poverty, forced marriages, rising insecurity, and climate change continue to push many girls into prostitution, sometimes with the complicity of their families and marabouts (witchdoctors)" (para 24).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Prostitution is illegal but remains prevalent in big cities and near major mining and military sites. UNAIDS estimates there are 46,630 sex workers in the country. Some sources say poverty, forced marriages, rising insecurity, and climate change continue to push many girls into prostitution, sometimes with the complicity of their families and marabouts (witchdoctors)" (para 24).
June 6, 2024, 3:38 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but soliciting in a public place is illegal. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, aiding and assisting the 'prostitution' of another is illegal, as is living on the earnings/living with a person in 'prostitution', acting as an intermediary, hiring, training or maintaining a person involved in 'prostitution'. Brothel-keeping and knowingly allowing sex workers to solicit inside any premises (e.g. hotel, bar etc.) also criminalised.
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but soliciting in a public place is illegal. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, aiding and assisting the 'prostitution' of another is illegal, as is living on the earnings/living with a person in 'prostitution', acting as an intermediary, hiring, training or maintaining a person involved in 'prostitution'. Brothel-keeping and knowingly allowing sex workers to solicit inside any premises (e.g. hotel, bar etc.) also criminalised.
May 23, 2024, 10:24 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"Order No. 2010-86 on Combating Trafficking in Persons, enacted in 2010, criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking. The law prescribed penalties of five to 10 years’ imprisonment for trafficking offenses involving an adult victim, and 10 to 30 years’ imprisonment for those involving a child victim. These penalties were sufficiently stringent. Penalties for sex trafficking of children were commensurate with those prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape, although the penalties for sex trafficking of adults were not. Article 270 of the penal code also criminalized slavery and prescribed penalties of 10 to 30 years’ imprisonment and a fine. The government drafted a bill criminalizing the practice of wahaya,...more
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-1
"Order No. 2010-86 on Combating Trafficking in Persons, enacted in 2010, criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking. The law prescribed penalties of five to 10 years’ imprisonment for trafficking offenses involving an adult victim, and 10 to 30 years’ imprisonment for those involving a child victim. These penalties were sufficiently stringent. Penalties for sex trafficking of children were commensurate with those prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape, although the penalties for sex trafficking of adults were not. Article 270 of the penal code also criminalized slavery and prescribed penalties of 10 to 30 years’ imprisonment and a fine. The government drafted a bill criminalizing the practice of wahaya,...more
May 9, 2024, 12:31 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: IRP-LAW-2
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but soliciting in a public place is illegal. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, aiding and assisting the 'prostitution' of another is illegal, as is living on the earnings/living with a person in 'prostitution', acting as an intermediary, hiring, training or maintaining a person involved in 'prostitution'. Brothel-keeping and knowingly allowing sex workers to solicit inside any premises (e.g. hotel, bar etc.) also criminalised.
Variables: IRP-LAW-2
Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but soliciting in a public place is illegal. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, aiding and assisting the 'prostitution' of another is illegal, as is living on the earnings/living with a person in 'prostitution', acting as an intermediary, hiring, training or maintaining a person involved in 'prostitution'. Brothel-keeping and knowingly allowing sex workers to solicit inside any premises (e.g. hotel, bar etc.) also criminalised.
April 28, 2024, 10:40 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: DV-DATA-1
This 2022 study collected data from a representative sample of 1010 married adolescent girls (aged 13–19 years) and their husbands in 48 rural villages of the Dosso region of Niger. 8% of women in this sample reported IPV. The study states that Niger has the highest rate of early marriage in the world, with the average age at first marriage for women being 15.7 years old and the majority of girls (75%) married by the age of 18. This means that although this lifetime experience sample size is limited to one region, given what we know about the prevalence of child marriage in Niger, we can assume this percentage is...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
This 2022 study collected data from a representative sample of 1010 married adolescent girls (aged 13–19 years) and their husbands in 48 rural villages of the Dosso region of Niger. 8% of women in this sample reported IPV. The study states that Niger has the highest rate of early marriage in the world, with the average age at first marriage for women being 15.7 years old and the majority of girls (75%) married by the age of 18. This means that although this lifetime experience sample size is limited to one region, given what we know about the prevalence of child marriage in Niger, we can assume this percentage is...more
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
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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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Niger ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Niger ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
4
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
4
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
441
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
441
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Denmark, Estonia, Gambia, Guinea, Iceland, India, Liberia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Togo
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
2
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
2
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
2
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
2
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Niger
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 Niger was 441 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
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 Niger was 441 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Niger
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 Niger is 62.5% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
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 Niger is 62.5% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Niger is 63 years for women and 60 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Niger is 63 years for women and 60 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Niger is 62.1 years for men and 64.6 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Niger is 62.1 years for men and 64.6 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep, Chad, D R Congo, Mali, Niger, Somalia
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
4
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
4
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"44.7 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"44.7 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 8, 2023, 5:17 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"The husband alone administers the community property. He can sell, alienate and mortgage them without the wife's help" (97). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2005) relating to marital property administration are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"The husband alone administers the community property. He can sell, alienate and mortgage them without the wife's help" (97). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2005) relating to marital property administration are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Sept. 8, 2023, 5:06 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"A married woman has full legal capacity. The exercise of this capacity is limited only by the marriage contract and by law" (14). "Pursuant to the preceding article, the wife may, on her sole signature, have a special current account opened by representation of her husband to deposit or withdraw the funds he leaves in her hands" (14). "When the woman has the administration and enjoyment of these personal assets, or reserved assets that she acquires through the exercise of a separate professional activity, she can have a current account opened in her own name, under the conditions provided for in article 1538. The same applies if the husband has...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"A married woman has full legal capacity. The exercise of this capacity is limited only by the marriage contract and by law" (14). "Pursuant to the preceding article, the wife may, on her sole signature, have a special current account opened by representation of her husband to deposit or withdraw the funds he leaves in her hands" (14). "When the woman has the administration and enjoyment of these personal assets, or reserved assets that she acquires through the exercise of a separate professional activity, she can have a current account opened in her own name, under the conditions provided for in article 1538. The same applies if the husband has...more
June 22, 2023, 7:42 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Article 161. In direct line marriage is prohibited between all legitimate or natural ascendants and descendants and allies of the same line. Article 162. In collateral line, marriage is prohibited between the brother and the legitimate or natural sister. It is between allies in the same degree when the marriage which produced the covenant has been dissolved by divorce."
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Article 161. In direct line marriage is prohibited between all legitimate or natural ascendants and descendants and allies of the same line. Article 162. In collateral line, marriage is prohibited between the brother and the legitimate or natural sister. It is between allies in the same degree when the marriage which produced the covenant has been dissolved by divorce."
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Central African Rep, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
4.0
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
4.0
June 1, 2023, 1:48 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
The major ethnic groups of Niger are Hausa, Zarma/Songhai, Tuareg, Fulani, Kanuri, Gurma, and Arab. The Hausa ethnic group is the largest in Niger, comprising around 53.1% of the population. The Zarma/Songhai is the second-largest ethnic group in Niger, accounting for 21.2% of the population. The Tuareg ethnic group is the third largest in Niger, accounting for 11% of the population. The Fulani ethnic group makes up 6.5% of the population. The Kanuri ethnic group accounts for 5.9% of the population. The Gurma ethnic group is the smallest among the major ethnic groups in Niger, accounting for 0.8% of the population. The major ethnic groups in Niger that practice Islam...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
The major ethnic groups of Niger are Hausa, Zarma/Songhai, Tuareg, Fulani, Kanuri, Gurma, and Arab. The Hausa ethnic group is the largest in Niger, comprising around 53.1% of the population. The Zarma/Songhai is the second-largest ethnic group in Niger, accounting for 21.2% of the population. The Tuareg ethnic group is the third largest in Niger, accounting for 11% of the population. The Fulani ethnic group makes up 6.5% of the population. The Kanuri ethnic group accounts for 5.9% of the population. The Gurma ethnic group is the smallest among the major ethnic groups in Niger, accounting for 0.8% of the population. The major ethnic groups in Niger that practice Islam...more
March 27, 2023, 5:30 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"Consequently during consultations, farmers and mostly women emphasized the high interest rates and lack of collateral. For both the formal banking system and microfinance, the interest rate remains high. This makes it difficult for women to access finance for their farming and business activities... The highest interest rate is observed in Niger with a rate between 20 and 25%. In addition, women generally lack collateral due to the fact that men mainly own land, and women do not have land titles that they can use as bank guarantees to apply for loans" (7).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"Consequently during consultations, farmers and mostly women emphasized the high interest rates and lack of collateral. For both the formal banking system and microfinance, the interest rate remains high. This makes it difficult for women to access finance for their farming and business activities... The highest interest rate is observed in Niger with a rate between 20 and 25%. In addition, women generally lack collateral due to the fact that men mainly own land, and women do not have land titles that they can use as bank guarantees to apply for loans" (7).
March 14, 2023, 2:48 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Does the law prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender? No. No applicable provisions could be located. Can a woman sign a contract in the same way as a man? Yes. Code Civil, Art. 216. Can a woman register a business in the same way as a man? Yes. No restrictions could be located. Can a woman open a bank account in the same way as a man? No. Code Civil, Arts. 221, 222 et 1538" (2). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2005) relating to property ownership are still current as of July 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Does the law prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender? No. No applicable provisions could be located. Can a woman sign a contract in the same way as a man? Yes. Code Civil, Art. 216. Can a woman register a business in the same way as a man? Yes. No restrictions could be located. Can a woman open a bank account in the same way as a man? No. Code Civil, Arts. 221, 222 et 1538" (2). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2005) relating to property ownership are still current as of July 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by...more
March 14, 2023, 2:48 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"Do female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets? No. Loi No. 2018-37 du 1er juin 2018, Art. 72" (2).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"Do female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets? No. Loi No. 2018-37 du 1er juin 2018, Art. 72" (2).
March 14, 2023, 2:48 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents? No. Loi No. 2018-37 du 1er juin 2018, Art. 72" (2).
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"Do sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents? No. Loi No. 2018-37 du 1er juin 2018, Art. 72" (2).
March 4, 2023, 3:37 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Regarding asset to land assets, the law mandates women’s same rights as men to own, use, make decisions and use land as collateral (Constitution, Art. 17; Rural Code, Art. 4)" (5). "Regarding access to non-land assets, married women have the right to acquire and manage their own assets and goods (Civil Code, Art. 224). However, the law stipulates that husbands have the right to manage and administer the family’s belongings without asking their wives (Civil Code, Art. 1421)" (5). "Furthermore, the law mandates that the father administer property belonging to his underage sons and daughters (Civil Code, Art. 389 and 545)" (5-6). "Unmarried women who have reached the age of...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Regarding asset to land assets, the law mandates women’s same rights as men to own, use, make decisions and use land as collateral (Constitution, Art. 17; Rural Code, Art. 4)" (5). "Regarding access to non-land assets, married women have the right to acquire and manage their own assets and goods (Civil Code, Art. 224). However, the law stipulates that husbands have the right to manage and administer the family’s belongings without asking their wives (Civil Code, Art. 1421)" (5). "Furthermore, the law mandates that the father administer property belonging to his underage sons and daughters (Civil Code, Art. 389 and 545)" (5-6). "Unmarried women who have reached the age of...more
March 4, 2023, 3:33 p.m.
Countries: Niger
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Widows are often victims of 'property grabbing' by her deceased husband’s male relatives" (3).
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Widows are often victims of 'property grabbing' by her deceased husband’s male relatives" (3).