Latest items for Poland
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:35 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Supporters of Wydrzyńska – including from her Abortion Dream Team nonprofit organisation, which helps women carry out abortions – gathered in the court" (para 4). "A network of abortion rights groups, Abortion Without Borders, said that it dealt with an 'overwhelming number of inquiries from people seeking abortion support' in Poland or abroad" (para 8).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"Supporters of Wydrzyńska – including from her Abortion Dream Team nonprofit organisation, which helps women carry out abortions – gathered in the court" (para 4). "A network of abortion rights groups, Abortion Without Borders, said that it dealt with an 'overwhelming number of inquiries from people seeking abortion support' in Poland or abroad" (para 8).
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:35 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Donald Tusk’s centrist governing party has so far not garnered enough support in parliament to push through its pre-election pledge to ease these laws" (para 3). "A handful of anti-abortion activists were also present outside the building, reciting Catholic prayers" (para 6). "In August, the prime minister conceded there was 'simply no majority' to deliver on his party’s pledge to allow abortion until the 12th week of pregnancy in the current parliamentary term. One of his senior lawmakers announced last month that work on relaxing the rules, some of Europe’s strictest, would resume only after the presidential election scheduled for May. Four bills to loosen the abortion law had been...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Donald Tusk’s centrist governing party has so far not garnered enough support in parliament to push through its pre-election pledge to ease these laws" (para 3). "A handful of anti-abortion activists were also present outside the building, reciting Catholic prayers" (para 6). "In August, the prime minister conceded there was 'simply no majority' to deliver on his party’s pledge to allow abortion until the 12th week of pregnancy in the current parliamentary term. One of his senior lawmakers announced last month that work on relaxing the rules, some of Europe’s strictest, would resume only after the presidential election scheduled for May. Four bills to loosen the abortion law had been...more
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:35 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"A Polish court has ordered a retrial in the case of an activist found guilty of helping a woman to terminate her pregnancy in a symbolic moment for Poland’s abortion rights movement. Justyna Wydrzyńska was sentenced to community service in 2023 in the first such case for an activist in the EU country, which has a near-total abortion ban and outlaws abortion assistance" (para 1-2). "Currently, women can get an abortion in hospital only if the pregnancy results from sexual assault or incest or poses a direct threat to the life or health of the mother. Abortion assistance is punishable by up to three years in jail" (para 7). "In...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"A Polish court has ordered a retrial in the case of an activist found guilty of helping a woman to terminate her pregnancy in a symbolic moment for Poland’s abortion rights movement. Justyna Wydrzyńska was sentenced to community service in 2023 in the first such case for an activist in the EU country, which has a near-total abortion ban and outlaws abortion assistance" (para 1-2). "Currently, women can get an abortion in hospital only if the pregnancy results from sexual assault or incest or poses a direct threat to the life or health of the mother. Abortion assistance is punishable by up to three years in jail" (para 7). "In...more
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:35 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"A network of abortion rights groups, Abortion Without Borders, said that it dealt with an 'overwhelming number of inquiries from people seeking abortion support' in Poland or abroad. In 2024, the network 'supported 47,000 people in accessing abortion care', it said in a report released last month. 'Abortion in Poland is a daily reality,' it added, estimating that up to 150,000 abortions were carried out each year in the predominantly Catholic country. But according to official numbers, only about 780 of those were performed in Polish hospitals in the first 10 months of 2024." (para 8-10).
Variables: ABO-DATA-1
"A network of abortion rights groups, Abortion Without Borders, said that it dealt with an 'overwhelming number of inquiries from people seeking abortion support' in Poland or abroad. In 2024, the network 'supported 47,000 people in accessing abortion care', it said in a report released last month. 'Abortion in Poland is a daily reality,' it added, estimating that up to 150,000 abortions were carried out each year in the predominantly Catholic country. But according to official numbers, only about 780 of those were performed in Polish hospitals in the first 10 months of 2024." (para 8-10).
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:25 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Women in Poland, like in many other countries, are conditioned from a young age to view relationships and marriage as essential parts of their lives" (para 2).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-2
"Women in Poland, like in many other countries, are conditioned from a young age to view relationships and marriage as essential parts of their lives" (para 2).
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:25 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The report, based on research by the Polish branch of international group Kantar, includes various types of domestic violence: physical, psychological, sexual, and economic... 5% had suffered sexual violence" (para 1). "With sexual [domestic] violence, 50% of the perpetrators were husbands" (para 5).
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
"The report, based on research by the Polish branch of international group Kantar, includes various types of domestic violence: physical, psychological, sexual, and economic... 5% had suffered sexual violence" (para 1). "With sexual [domestic] violence, 50% of the perpetrators were husbands" (para 5).
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:25 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"Over 10% of men in the study expressed deeply troubling views, with some believing that rape within marriage does not exist and that a wife should always agree to her husband’s sexual demands" (para 3). "The Kantar study found that 13% of men believe that 'when it comes to sex, a wife should always agree to what the husband wants,' and 11% believe that 'rape in marriage does not exist'" (para 6).
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-1
"Over 10% of men in the study expressed deeply troubling views, with some believing that rape within marriage does not exist and that a wife should always agree to her husband’s sexual demands" (para 3). "The Kantar study found that 13% of men believe that 'when it comes to sex, a wife should always agree to what the husband wants,' and 11% believe that 'rape in marriage does not exist'" (para 6).
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:25 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"A further 10% of men and 6% of women believe that violence only counts if there are visible marks on the victim’s body, such as bruises or wounds. This belief trivializes the psychological, emotional, and economic forms of abuse that so many women suffer and makes it harder for victims to seek help" (para 7).
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-2
"A further 10% of men and 6% of women believe that violence only counts if there are visible marks on the victim’s body, such as bruises or wounds. This belief trivializes the psychological, emotional, and economic forms of abuse that so many women suffer and makes it harder for victims to seek help" (para 7).
Feb. 21, 2025, 6:25 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"A study commissioned by the Polish government—though still unpublished—reveals that 63% of women in Poland have experienced some form of domestic violence. The report, based on research by the Polish branch of international group Kantar, includes various types of domestic violence: physical, psychological, sexual, and economic. Psychological violence was the most common, affecting 53% of respondents, while 23% reported physical violence. Economic violence affected 13%, and 5% had suffered sexual violence" (para 1). "In cases of physical domestic violence, the perpetrators were most commonly fathers (38%), followed by husbands (24%) and other male partners (10%). With sexual violence, 50% of the perpetrators were husbands" (para 5). "In police interventions for...more
Variables: DV-DATA-1
"A study commissioned by the Polish government—though still unpublished—reveals that 63% of women in Poland have experienced some form of domestic violence. The report, based on research by the Polish branch of international group Kantar, includes various types of domestic violence: physical, psychological, sexual, and economic. Psychological violence was the most common, affecting 53% of respondents, while 23% reported physical violence. Economic violence affected 13%, and 5% had suffered sexual violence" (para 1). "In cases of physical domestic violence, the perpetrators were most commonly fathers (38%), followed by husbands (24%) and other male partners (10%). With sexual violence, 50% of the perpetrators were husbands" (para 5). "In police interventions for...more
Feb. 5, 2025, 7:17 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In Poland, which has some of the harshest abortion laws in Europe, allowing pregnancies to be ended only in the event of rape, incest or a threat to the mother’s health or life, restrictions were tightened further in 2020 when the country’s constitutional tribunal ruled that abortions on the grounds of foetal defects were unconstitutional" (para 14).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In Poland, which has some of the harshest abortion laws in Europe, allowing pregnancies to be ended only in the event of rape, incest or a threat to the mother’s health or life, restrictions were tightened further in 2020 when the country’s constitutional tribunal ruled that abortions on the grounds of foetal defects were unconstitutional" (para 14).
Feb. 5, 2025, 6:51 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"In Poland, where there has been a near-total ban on legal abortion since 2020, there were concerns raised earlier this year in response to a state-funded study which reported forensic tests could be used to detect abortion pills in foetal and maternal samples. A recent Human Rights Watch report found there were 'sweeping and speculative' investigations of women in Poland – including those who had a legal medical abortion. The practice, it said, 'can only be described as a witch hunt'. Last month, the New York Times claimed tests to detect abortion drugs were being used in Poland 'in rare cases' to investigate the outcomes of pregnancies, but that 'these...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"In Poland, where there has been a near-total ban on legal abortion since 2020, there were concerns raised earlier this year in response to a state-funded study which reported forensic tests could be used to detect abortion pills in foetal and maternal samples. A recent Human Rights Watch report found there were 'sweeping and speculative' investigations of women in Poland – including those who had a legal medical abortion. The practice, it said, 'can only be described as a witch hunt'. Last month, the New York Times claimed tests to detect abortion drugs were being used in Poland 'in rare cases' to investigate the outcomes of pregnancies, but that 'these...more
Feb. 5, 2025, 6:51 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In Poland, where there has been a near-total ban on legal abortion since 2020, there were concerns raised earlier this year in response to a state-funded study which reported forensic tests could be used to detect abortion pills in foetal and maternal samples" (para 12).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"In Poland, where there has been a near-total ban on legal abortion since 2020, there were concerns raised earlier this year in response to a state-funded study which reported forensic tests could be used to detect abortion pills in foetal and maternal samples" (para 12).
Dec. 31, 2024, 4:46 p.m.
Countries: New Zealand, Poland
Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Variables: IRP-SCALE-1
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Dec. 26, 2024, 2:32 a.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
“Police in the two countries carried out a series of raids against the sex traffickers’ network and in the process rescued women who were brought into Europe under false pretenses, kidnapped, and made to serve as prostitutes whenever a client called upon them” (para 1).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
“Police in the two countries carried out a series of raids against the sex traffickers’ network and in the process rescued women who were brought into Europe under false pretenses, kidnapped, and made to serve as prostitutes whenever a client called upon them” (para 1).
Dec. 26, 2024, 2:32 a.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
“At the end of October, Polish police officers carried out 82 searches across the country and arrested 44 suspects aged between 18 and 66. The preliminary analysis and the searches led to the identification of 15 500 files of both video and photographic material depicting the sexual abuse of children, and to the seizure of 350 large-capacity digital storage units” (para 2).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
“At the end of October, Polish police officers carried out 82 searches across the country and arrested 44 suspects aged between 18 and 66. The preliminary analysis and the searches led to the identification of 15 500 files of both video and photographic material depicting the sexual abuse of children, and to the seizure of 350 large-capacity digital storage units” (para 2).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Bahamas, Barbados, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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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: Poland
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Poland ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Poland ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 4, 2024, 4:01 p.m.
Countries: Poland
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: Family and Guardianship Code, Arts. 31, 33 and 43(3) (2).
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: Family and Guardianship Code, Arts. 31, 33 and 43(3) (2).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Poland
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 Poland who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 13 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
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 Poland who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 13 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 31, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"But the initial refusal of the local doctors has provoked outrage in the devoutly Christian nation where 92 per cent of its population are Catholic" (para 9). "Then, even abortions for malformed fetuses were banned, and 100,000 demonstrators took to the streets against the harsh measures" (para 19).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"But the initial refusal of the local doctors has provoked outrage in the devoutly Christian nation where 92 per cent of its population are Catholic" (para 9). "Then, even abortions for malformed fetuses were banned, and 100,000 demonstrators took to the streets against the harsh measures" (para 19).
Jan. 31, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"The aunt contacted reproductive organisation Federa, who helped take the young girl to Warsaw where an abortion was performed safely and successfully" (para 8).
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-1
"The aunt contacted reproductive organisation Federa, who helped take the young girl to Warsaw where an abortion was performed safely and successfully" (para 8).
Jan. 31, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A disabled 14-year-old who was raped by her own uncle has been refused an abortion in Poland, sparking outrage in the conservative country" (para 1).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1
"A disabled 14-year-old who was raped by her own uncle has been refused an abortion in Poland, sparking outrage in the conservative country" (para 1).
Jan. 31, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3
"A disabled 14-year-old who was raped by her own uncle has been refused an abortion in Poland, sparking outrage in the conservative country" (para 1). "Even though the underage girl was clearly a victim of abuse, two separate hospitals in her region of Podlasie refused to treat her or even tell her where she could receive a legal abortion, a violation of the law. The girl, who did not understand she was pregnant, was taken by her aunt to doctors who treated them 'brutally and inhumanely', she claimed. The aunt had even provided documents from a prosecutor saying an alleged rape had occurred and an abortion would be lawful, but...more
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3
"A disabled 14-year-old who was raped by her own uncle has been refused an abortion in Poland, sparking outrage in the conservative country" (para 1). "Even though the underage girl was clearly a victim of abuse, two separate hospitals in her region of Podlasie refused to treat her or even tell her where she could receive a legal abortion, a violation of the law. The girl, who did not understand she was pregnant, was taken by her aunt to doctors who treated them 'brutally and inhumanely', she claimed. The aunt had even provided documents from a prosecutor saying an alleged rape had occurred and an abortion would be lawful, but...more
Jan. 31, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Even though the underage girl was clearly a victim of abuse, two separate hospitals in her region of Podlasie refused to treat her or even tell her where she could receive a legal abortion, a violation of the law. The girl, who did not understand she was pregnant, was taken by her aunt to doctors who treated them 'brutally and inhumanely', she claimed.The aunt had even provided documents from a prosecutor saying an alleged rape had occurred and an abortion would be lawful, but doctors still turned them away). (para 4-6). "A health ministry spokesman has confirmed that local hospitals failed to comply with the law and a probe has...more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Even though the underage girl was clearly a victim of abuse, two separate hospitals in her region of Podlasie refused to treat her or even tell her where she could receive a legal abortion, a violation of the law. The girl, who did not understand she was pregnant, was taken by her aunt to doctors who treated them 'brutally and inhumanely', she claimed.The aunt had even provided documents from a prosecutor saying an alleged rape had occurred and an abortion would be lawful, but doctors still turned them away). (para 4-6). "A health ministry spokesman has confirmed that local hospitals failed to comply with the law and a probe has...more
Jan. 31, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The Catholic nation has some of the strictest laws on abortion in Europe, and doctors can even refuse to provide them on ethical grounds, a law which has been slammed by women's rights activists" (para 2). "Termination is only legal when the pregnancy is the result of a criminal act such as rape or incest, or when the woman's health is at risk" (para 3). "The commissioner for patients' rights also said that while individual doctors can invoke the 'conscience clause' and refuse to perform an abortion, an entire hospital cannot" (para 16).
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"The Catholic nation has some of the strictest laws on abortion in Europe, and doctors can even refuse to provide them on ethical grounds, a law which has been slammed by women's rights activists" (para 2). "Termination is only legal when the pregnancy is the result of a criminal act such as rape or incest, or when the woman's health is at risk" (para 3). "The commissioner for patients' rights also said that while individual doctors can invoke the 'conscience clause' and refuse to perform an abortion, an entire hospital cannot" (para 16).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Norway, Poland
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
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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: 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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