Latest items for Palestine
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:54 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Prior to October 7, around 30 organisations were providing gender-based violence (GBV) support and prevention services in Gaza, including counselling, legal aid, and ‘safe spaces’ for women in emergency cases. However, as a result of the war, less than half of these organisations are now operational. 'All have reported a total collapse of their ability to provide direct and comprehensive support to survivors of GBV,' said the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)" (para 4-5). "Following an outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas militants in 2021, the emergency helpline for the women’s group SAWA reported a 135 per cent increase in its caseload. After the conflict, the charity received 23,000...more
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Prior to October 7, around 30 organisations were providing gender-based violence (GBV) support and prevention services in Gaza, including counselling, legal aid, and ‘safe spaces’ for women in emergency cases. However, as a result of the war, less than half of these organisations are now operational. 'All have reported a total collapse of their ability to provide direct and comprehensive support to survivors of GBV,' said the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF)" (para 4-5). "Following an outbreak of violence between Israel and Hamas militants in 2021, the emergency helpline for the women’s group SAWA reported a 135 per cent increase in its caseload. After the conflict, the charity received 23,000...more
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:54 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Women and girls are also vulnerable to sexual harassment and violence 'while travelling to and lining up for hours to use wash facilities including water points, water distribution sites, and sanitation facilities that are limited in number, and located far from where they are seeking shelter,' the spokesperson added" (para 3).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2
"Women and girls are also vulnerable to sexual harassment and violence 'while travelling to and lining up for hours to use wash facilities including water points, water distribution sites, and sanitation facilities that are limited in number, and located far from where they are seeking shelter,' the spokesperson added" (para 3).
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:54 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, GEW-DATA-1
"Meanwhile, Israel is continuing to contend with the fallout of the sexual-based attacks committed by Hamas terrorists on October 7; evidence suggests women and girls were subjected to systematic rape and mutilation during the massacre. Investigations into these alleged crimes are ongoing. Israel’s top police investigations unit, Lahav 433, is reviewing more than 50,000 pieces of visual evidence and 1,500 witness testimonies" (para 13-14).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, GEW-DATA-1
"Meanwhile, Israel is continuing to contend with the fallout of the sexual-based attacks committed by Hamas terrorists on October 7; evidence suggests women and girls were subjected to systematic rape and mutilation during the massacre. Investigations into these alleged crimes are ongoing. Israel’s top police investigations unit, Lahav 433, is reviewing more than 50,000 pieces of visual evidence and 1,500 witness testimonies" (para 13-14).
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:54 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"In March 2022, the UN said that 37.5 per cent of married (or previously married) women in Gaza between the ages of 18 and 64 had experienced violence in the previous 12 months. And according to 2019 data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistic, 41 per cent of women in Gaza had been subjected to domestic violence" (para 11-12).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"In March 2022, the UN said that 37.5 per cent of married (or previously married) women in Gaza between the ages of 18 and 64 had experienced violence in the previous 12 months. And according to 2019 data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistic, 41 per cent of women in Gaza had been subjected to domestic violence" (para 11-12).
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Polygyny legal up to four wives. First wife can forbid polygamy in marriage contract" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Polygyny legal up to four wives. First wife can forbid polygamy in marriage contract" (para 18).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Bangladesh, Chad, Gambia, India, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Togo
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
14.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
14.0
July 13, 2024, 11:25 a.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Mutʿa (temporary) marriages involve a marriage contract that includes a date of dissolution. Such contracts are permissible according to Shiʿa Islam but are strongly condemned amongst Sunni Muslims, predominant in Palestine, who consider such temporary marriages as a form of illegitimate sexual intimacy." (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Mutʿa (temporary) marriages involve a marriage contract that includes a date of dissolution. Such contracts are permissible according to Shiʿa Islam but are strongly condemned amongst Sunni Muslims, predominant in Palestine, who consider such temporary marriages as a form of illegitimate sexual intimacy." (CODER COMMENT-ERD: Temporary marriages are recognized by scholars as a form of prostitution.)
March 9, 2024, 5:19 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2023 data from the OECD, the percentage of women under Palestinian Authority or in the West Bank and Gaza Strip who have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life is 21.20% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2023 data from the OECD, the percentage of women under Palestinian Authority or in the West Bank and Gaza Strip who have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life is 21.20% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
1
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
1
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
20
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
20
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
2
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
2
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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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
1
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
1
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Palestine
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 West Bank and Gaza was 20 (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 the West Bank and Gaza was 20 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
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 the West Bank and Gaza is 18.7% (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 the West Bank and Gaza is 18.7% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in the West Bank and Gaza is 76 years for women and 71 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in the West Bank and Gaza is 76 years for women and 71 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 3:10 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, average life expectancy is 73.2 years for men and 75.4 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2022 data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, average life expectancy is 73.2 years for men and 75.4 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 13, 2023, 12:57 a.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Civil affairs in Areas A and B of the West Bank and Gaza are governed by a complicated network of Palestinian Basic Law and decrees as well as Jordanian and Egyptian laws and laws from the British Mandate and Ottoman eras. Area C of the West Bank is administered solely by Israeli military law. This network of laws does not fully criminalize sex and labor trafficking in the West Bank and Gaza. Article 310 of the Jordanian Penal Code of 1960 criminalized some forms of child sex trafficking in the West Bank and prescribed penalties of three months to three years’ imprisonment and a fine of five to 50 Jordanian...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Civil affairs in Areas A and B of the West Bank and Gaza are governed by a complicated network of Palestinian Basic Law and decrees as well as Jordanian and Egyptian laws and laws from the British Mandate and Ottoman eras. Area C of the West Bank is administered solely by Israeli military law. This network of laws does not fully criminalize sex and labor trafficking in the West Bank and Gaza. Article 310 of the Jordanian Penal Code of 1960 criminalized some forms of child sex trafficking in the West Bank and prescribed penalties of three months to three years’ imprisonment and a fine of five to 50 Jordanian...more
Dec. 13, 2023, 12:57 a.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Neither the PA nor Hamas, which exercises de facto control in Gaza, comprehensively collected data on trafficking cases. According to an international organization, the PA preliminarily identified cases involving human trafficking such as sexual exploitation, forced labor, and forced begging arising from cases related to GBV or labor violations; however, the PA did not report any specific statistics nor did Hamas in Gaza" (para 33). "Palestinian women and girls were allegedly exploited in sex trafficking in the West Bank and Gaza and Israel, but stigmas and cultural taboos likely yielded severe under-reporting of these cases" (para 36) There is no reliable data available, and only rough estimates such as this...more
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Neither the PA nor Hamas, which exercises de facto control in Gaza, comprehensively collected data on trafficking cases. According to an international organization, the PA preliminarily identified cases involving human trafficking such as sexual exploitation, forced labor, and forced begging arising from cases related to GBV or labor violations; however, the PA did not report any specific statistics nor did Hamas in Gaza" (para 33). "Palestinian women and girls were allegedly exploited in sex trafficking in the West Bank and Gaza and Israel, but stigmas and cultural taboos likely yielded severe under-reporting of these cases" (para 36) There is no reliable data available, and only rough estimates such as this...more
Dec. 13, 2023, 12:57 a.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-4
"The PA Ministry of Social Development operated three centers for vulnerable children, including child trafficking victims, which provided shelter, psycho-social support, and reintegration assistance; two centers for boys in Ramallah and one for girls in Bethlehem. However, one of the centers may also operate as a detention center for juvenile offenders. Aside from these centers, there were no appropriate services available for trafficking victims in the West Bank and Gaza aside from limited services from NGOs and international organizations" (para 34).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-4
"The PA Ministry of Social Development operated three centers for vulnerable children, including child trafficking victims, which provided shelter, psycho-social support, and reintegration assistance; two centers for boys in Ramallah and one for girls in Bethlehem. However, one of the centers may also operate as a detention center for juvenile offenders. Aside from these centers, there were no appropriate services available for trafficking victims in the West Bank and Gaza aside from limited services from NGOs and international organizations" (para 34).
Dec. 13, 2023, 12:57 a.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"The PA and Hamas did not report identifying any trafficking victims or referring any potential victims to assistance" (para 34).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"The PA and Hamas did not report identifying any trafficking victims or referring any potential victims to assistance" (para 34).
Dec. 13, 2023, 12:56 a.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-4
"In practice, sex workers are denied access to protection, legal aid, and health and support services. It is reported that shelters in Palestine refuse to provide assistance to sex workers" (22).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-4
"In practice, sex workers are denied access to protection, legal aid, and health and support services. It is reported that shelters in Palestine refuse to provide assistance to sex workers" (22).
Dec. 13, 2023, 12:56 a.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Many Palestinians prefer not to openly discuss issues related to prostitution or sex work, which exists clandestinely despite legal prohibition" (22). "The laws prohibit forcing women into any illegal sexual intercourse, provided that 'such a woman is not a prostitute and is not known for her immoral character'" (22) "In Gaza, the Criminal Code of 1936 classifies prostitution under indecent acts and offences against morality. According to this law, the procuration of females to become prostitutes within or outside Palestine is considered a misdemeanour. It further punishes defilement of females by threats, fraud, or administering drugs. Keeping a brothel, permitting children to reside in a brothel, and living on earnings...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Many Palestinians prefer not to openly discuss issues related to prostitution or sex work, which exists clandestinely despite legal prohibition" (22). "The laws prohibit forcing women into any illegal sexual intercourse, provided that 'such a woman is not a prostitute and is not known for her immoral character'" (22) "In Gaza, the Criminal Code of 1936 classifies prostitution under indecent acts and offences against morality. According to this law, the procuration of females to become prostitutes within or outside Palestine is considered a misdemeanour. It further punishes defilement of females by threats, fraud, or administering drugs. Keeping a brothel, permitting children to reside in a brothel, and living on earnings...more
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Togo, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
2
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
2
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Kenya, Palestine
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"27.3 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"27.3 births per 1000 population"
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 14, 2023, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"1. Islam is the official religion in Palestine. Respect and sanctity of all other heavenly religions shall be maintained. 2. The principles of Islamic Shari'a shall be the main source of legislation."
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"1. Islam is the official religion in Palestine. Respect and sanctity of all other heavenly religions shall be maintained. 2. The principles of Islamic Shari'a shall be the main source of legislation."
March 16, 2023, 8:44 a.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"An online search using PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases was performed. The snowball method was used to extract other publications. The following keywords were used: Arab/Islamic communities/populations, consanguineous marriage, and consanguinity. Apart from the exception of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of the Islamic World League in 1990, only studies between 2007 and February 2022" (5). Table 2 summarizes important statistics regarding the range of rates of consanguineous and first-cousin marriages in Arabic populations: Palestine's overall consanguineous marriage ranges from 35-50%; broken down geographically, occupied territories (35-44.30%), in Gaza (31.60% first cousin marriages), and in Israel 36.30-50% (7).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"An online search using PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases was performed. The snowball method was used to extract other publications. The following keywords were used: Arab/Islamic communities/populations, consanguineous marriage, and consanguinity. Apart from the exception of the Islamic Jurisprudence Council of the Islamic World League in 1990, only studies between 2007 and February 2022" (5). Table 2 summarizes important statistics regarding the range of rates of consanguineous and first-cousin marriages in Arabic populations: Palestine's overall consanguineous marriage ranges from 35-50%; broken down geographically, occupied territories (35-44.30%), in Gaza (31.60% first cousin marriages), and in Israel 36.30-50% (7).
March 15, 2023, 2:28 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1, LO-DATA-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The gender gap in the labour market is reflected in women’s lower access to land. Only 7 per cent of women own a house or real estate property, compared to 57 per cent of men... however, the problem is often more of a cultural dilemma than a legal one" (para 5). "Although in Palestine women are often knowledgeable about their rights to inheritance and wish to claim them, the consequences for doing so are high. Women face the risk of being cut off from their families or creating frictions and divisions within the families, which is a major deterrent.°48 Family is a very important safety net in Palestine, especially as...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1, LO-DATA-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The gender gap in the labour market is reflected in women’s lower access to land. Only 7 per cent of women own a house or real estate property, compared to 57 per cent of men... however, the problem is often more of a cultural dilemma than a legal one" (para 5). "Although in Palestine women are often knowledgeable about their rights to inheritance and wish to claim them, the consequences for doing so are high. Women face the risk of being cut off from their families or creating frictions and divisions within the families, which is a major deterrent.°48 Family is a very important safety net in Palestine, especially as...more
March 15, 2023, 2:06 p.m.
Countries: Palestine
Variables: PW-PRACTICE-3, POLY-LAW-1
"Men may marry more than one wife. Women may add conditions to marriage contracts to protect their interests in the event of divorce and child custody disputes but rarely did so. Local officials sometimes advised such women to leave their communities to avoid harassment" (78-79).
Variables: PW-PRACTICE-3, POLY-LAW-1
"Men may marry more than one wife. Women may add conditions to marriage contracts to protect their interests in the event of divorce and child custody disputes but rarely did so. Local officials sometimes advised such women to leave their communities to avoid harassment" (78-79).