Latest items for Russia
March 1, 2026, 8:51 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2
"[Ukrainian women] have told of being forced to serve as sex slaves for entire companies of Russian troops" (para 1-2).
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-2
"[Ukrainian women] have told of being forced to serve as sex slaves for entire companies of Russian troops" (para 1-2).
March 1, 2026, 8:51 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Hundreds of Ukrainian women and girls have reported sexual violence by Russian troops during the nearly four years of full-scale war in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian authorities and aid groups. The actual number of victims, advocates say, is most likely far higher... Others have told of being forced to serve as sex slaves for entire companies of Russian troops" (para 1-2). "The Kremlin has said that many reports by Ukrainian women of sexual violence were groundless. It did not respond to a request for comment" (para 5). "On March 7, 2022, two weeks into Russia’s invasion, Lesya, a 53-year-old economist, and her husband, Sasha, heard a knock on their door,...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Hundreds of Ukrainian women and girls have reported sexual violence by Russian troops during the nearly four years of full-scale war in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian authorities and aid groups. The actual number of victims, advocates say, is most likely far higher... Others have told of being forced to serve as sex slaves for entire companies of Russian troops" (para 1-2). "The Kremlin has said that many reports by Ukrainian women of sexual violence were groundless. It did not respond to a request for comment" (para 5). "On March 7, 2022, two weeks into Russia’s invasion, Lesya, a 53-year-old economist, and her husband, Sasha, heard a knock on their door,...more
March 1, 2026, 8:51 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Hundreds of Ukrainian women and girls have reported sexual violence by Russian troops during the nearly four years of full-scale war in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian authorities and aid groups. The actual number of victims, advocates say, is most likely far higher" (para 1). "The New York Times spoke with more than a dozen women who said they had been sexually abused by Russian troops" (para 3).
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Hundreds of Ukrainian women and girls have reported sexual violence by Russian troops during the nearly four years of full-scale war in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian authorities and aid groups. The actual number of victims, advocates say, is most likely far higher" (para 1). "The New York Times spoke with more than a dozen women who said they had been sexually abused by Russian troops" (para 3).
Feb. 12, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Cote D'Ivoire, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Mozambique, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DV-SCALE-1
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Variables: DV-SCALE-1
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Feb. 8, 2026, 6:58 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Venezuela
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"The report [by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)] reveals that in 20 countries or territories such as Angola, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, and Venezuela the so-called 'marry-your-rapist' laws still continue" (para 10).
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"The report [by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)] reveals that in 20 countries or territories such as Angola, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, and Venezuela the so-called 'marry-your-rapist' laws still continue" (para 10).
Feb. 8, 2026, 6:15 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Cameroon, Iraq, Kuwait, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Thailand
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"[M]any countries continue to have the so-called 'marry your rapist' laws, namely, laws that enable perpetrators to marry their victims and so avoid any penalties for their crime. Indeed, in April 2021, the U.N. Population Fund published a report indicating that this is still the case even today in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Tajikistan and Thailand, Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, among others" (para 5).
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"[M]any countries continue to have the so-called 'marry your rapist' laws, namely, laws that enable perpetrators to marry their victims and so avoid any penalties for their crime. Indeed, in April 2021, the U.N. Population Fund published a report indicating that this is still the case even today in Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Philippines, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Tajikistan and Thailand, Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, among others" (para 5).
Feb. 8, 2026, 5:07 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bolivia, Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Kuwait, Libya, Palestine, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Venezuela
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"But 'marry-your-rapist' laws still exist in Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bolivia, Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gaza, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga and Venezuela, according to NGO Equality Now" (para 13).
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"But 'marry-your-rapist' laws still exist in Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bolivia, Cameroon, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Gaza, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga and Venezuela, according to NGO Equality Now" (para 13).
Feb. 2, 2026, 9:09 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"Russia, Thailand and Venezuela are among the countries that allow men to have rape convictions overturned if they marry the women or girls they have assaulted" (para 2). "In Russia, if the perpetrator has reached 18 and has committed statutory rape with a minor below 16, he is exempt from punishment if he marries the victim" (para 7).
Variables: LRW-LAW-4
"Russia, Thailand and Venezuela are among the countries that allow men to have rape convictions overturned if they marry the women or girls they have assaulted" (para 2). "In Russia, if the perpetrator has reached 18 and has committed statutory rape with a minor below 16, he is exempt from punishment if he marries the victim" (para 7).
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Haiti, India, Iran, Israel, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Taiwan, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-SCALE-3
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Variables: LO-SCALE-3
2
Jan. 29, 2026, 9:43 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Burma/Myanmar, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, Congo, D R Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iran, Israel, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-2
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Variables: LO-SCALE-2
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Jan. 29, 2026, 9:38 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Greece, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Laos, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen
Variables: LO-SCALE-1
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Variables: LO-SCALE-1
1
Jan. 20, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Countries: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
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Variables: ABO-SCALE-1
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Jan. 17, 2026, 3:23 p.m.
Countries: Georgia, Russia, Ukraine
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"Heterosexual married couples only can contract a surrogate in Ukraine, Georgia, and Russia" (para 34).
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"Heterosexual married couples only can contract a surrogate in Ukraine, Georgia, and Russia" (para 34).
Dec. 28, 2025, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
The chart in the UNODC Data Portal titled, "Violent Crime & Sexual Violence," shows that the rate of reported rapes in Russia in 2020 was 5.81 per 100,000 population, and the rate of reported sexual assaults was 6.98 per 100,000.
Variables: LRW-DATA-1
The chart in the UNODC Data Portal titled, "Violent Crime & Sexual Violence," shows that the rate of reported rapes in Russia in 2020 was 5.81 per 100,000 population, and the rate of reported sexual assaults was 6.98 per 100,000.
Nov. 3, 2025, 1:49 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Russia's laws permit abortion on request, with a 12 week gestational limit.
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
The Center for Reproductive Rights states that Russia's laws permit abortion on request, with a 12 week gestational limit.
Sept. 5, 2025, 12:12 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Georgia, Russia
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Laws in fourteen European countries still require a mandatory time period to elapse between the date on which an abortion is first requested and the date on which it takes place. These countries are: Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia and Spain" (5). "Laws in twelve European countries require individuals seeking abortion care to undergo mandatory counselling or receive mandatory information from their doctors prior to abortion. These countries are: Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Russian Federation and Slovakia" (6). The Table titled “European Abortion Laws: A Comparative Overview” shows that in Albania abortion is...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Laws in fourteen European countries still require a mandatory time period to elapse between the date on which an abortion is first requested and the date on which it takes place. These countries are: Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia and Spain" (5). "Laws in twelve European countries require individuals seeking abortion care to undergo mandatory counselling or receive mandatory information from their doctors prior to abortion. These countries are: Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Russian Federation and Slovakia" (6). The Table titled “European Abortion Laws: A Comparative Overview” shows that in Albania abortion is...more
Sept. 4, 2025, 12:23 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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Variables: AFE-SCALE-1
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June 24, 2025, 9:07 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is .99. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2023, the gross enrollment rate for females is 92% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 93%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-DATA-1
The gender parity index (GPI) for gross secondary school enrollment (i.e. the ratio of gross enrollment of girls to gross enrollment of boys at the secondary level) is .99. This number was found by using the World Bank's data for secondary school gross enrollment for girls and boys. As of 2023, the gross enrollment rate for females is 92% while the gross enrollment rate for males is 93%. (CEC2 - CODER COMMENT).
April 1, 2025, 8:23 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
"It's a common tactic in the war for Russian soldiers to rape women in front of their husbands and children in order to traumatise entire families, Ukrainian case workers, lawyers and researchers have all told MailOnline" (para 10). "The reason why Russian soldiers rape women in front of their families is to instil as much fear and trauma as possible so that it passes through generations, Ms Orel says. 'They want the women to fear them, they want the children to fear them,' Ms Orel explains. 'It's generational, they want generations to come to have this trauma.' 'The husbands and men in the family can often feel a huge sense...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-3
"It's a common tactic in the war for Russian soldiers to rape women in front of their husbands and children in order to traumatise entire families, Ukrainian case workers, lawyers and researchers have all told MailOnline" (para 10). "The reason why Russian soldiers rape women in front of their families is to instil as much fear and trauma as possible so that it passes through generations, Ms Orel says. 'They want the women to fear them, they want the children to fear them,' Ms Orel explains. 'It's generational, they want generations to come to have this trauma.' 'The husbands and men in the family can often feel a huge sense...more
April 1, 2025, 8:23 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2
"Often, the victims are left suicidal and fearful of telling anyone about the abuse they endured due to the crippling stigma and shame surrounding rape. This means the true scale of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine may never be known" (para 7). "For many women, the trauma that they have endured - and the stigma surrounding rape in a conservative nation like Ukraine - means that they will never tell a soul what happened to them, let alone report it to the authorities" (para 30). "'She showed me her injuries and the bruises on her body,' Ms Gorbunova says. 'It has stuck with me ever since - she said she...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2
"Often, the victims are left suicidal and fearful of telling anyone about the abuse they endured due to the crippling stigma and shame surrounding rape. This means the true scale of wartime sexual violence in Ukraine may never be known" (para 7). "For many women, the trauma that they have endured - and the stigma surrounding rape in a conservative nation like Ukraine - means that they will never tell a soul what happened to them, let alone report it to the authorities" (para 30). "'She showed me her injuries and the bruises on her body,' Ms Gorbunova says. 'It has stuck with me ever since - she said she...more
April 1, 2025, 8:23 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Nataliya can never forget what happened that night: how the Russian soldiers invaded her home, pinned her to the bed and took it in turns to rape her at gunpoint in front of her terrified six-year-old daughter. She remembers screaming at them afterwards, fighting them to leave her sobbing daughter alone, clawing at their faces before they beat her with a gun and she fell to the ground. Nataliya, not her real name, couldn't stop them as they stumbled towards her frightened little girl and subjected her to the same horrific abuse. In another house thirty minutes down the road, Maria remembers the sound of the Russian soldiers breaking down...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Nataliya can never forget what happened that night: how the Russian soldiers invaded her home, pinned her to the bed and took it in turns to rape her at gunpoint in front of her terrified six-year-old daughter. She remembers screaming at them afterwards, fighting them to leave her sobbing daughter alone, clawing at their faces before they beat her with a gun and she fell to the ground. Nataliya, not her real name, couldn't stop them as they stumbled towards her frightened little girl and subjected her to the same horrific abuse. In another house thirty minutes down the road, Maria remembers the sound of the Russian soldiers breaking down...more
April 1, 2025, 8:23 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Nataliya can never forget what happened that night: how the Russian soldiers invaded her home, pinned her to the bed and took it in turns to rape her at gunpoint in front of her terrified six-year-old daughter. She remembers screaming at them afterwards, fighting them to leave her sobbing daughter alone, clawing at their faces before they beat her with a gun and she fell to the ground. Nataliya, not her real name, couldn't stop them as they stumbled towards her frightened little girl and subjected her to the same horrific abuse. In another house thirty minutes down the road, Maria remembers the sound of the Russian soldiers breaking down...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"Nataliya can never forget what happened that night: how the Russian soldiers invaded her home, pinned her to the bed and took it in turns to rape her at gunpoint in front of her terrified six-year-old daughter. She remembers screaming at them afterwards, fighting them to leave her sobbing daughter alone, clawing at their faces before they beat her with a gun and she fell to the ground. Nataliya, not her real name, couldn't stop them as they stumbled towards her frightened little girl and subjected her to the same horrific abuse. In another house thirty minutes down the road, Maria remembers the sound of the Russian soldiers breaking down...more
April 1, 2025, 7:44 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, GEW-DATA-1
"Russia is continuing to commit serious rights violations and war crimes in Ukraine, including 'systematic' torture and rape, United Nations investigators said on Friday. The high-level Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the rights situation in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion, said that it had found fresh evidence of widespread abuses" (para 1-2). "The team found that Russia's treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war was 'horrific'. 'The report documents incidents of rape and other sexual violence committed against women in circumstances which also amount to torture. It also details incidents of torture with a sexualised dimension and threats of rape against male prisoners of war'" (para 9-11).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, GEW-DATA-1
"Russia is continuing to commit serious rights violations and war crimes in Ukraine, including 'systematic' torture and rape, United Nations investigators said on Friday. The high-level Commission of Inquiry (COI) on the rights situation in Ukraine since the full-scale invasion, said that it had found fresh evidence of widespread abuses" (para 1-2). "The team found that Russia's treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war was 'horrific'. 'The report documents incidents of rape and other sexual violence committed against women in circumstances which also amount to torture. It also details incidents of torture with a sexualised dimension and threats of rape against male prisoners of war'" (para 9-11).
March 21, 2025, 4:43 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"The two sisters had just arrived at their family’s field when two Russian mercenaries showed up. They held the girls at gunpoint and took turns raping them. 'We told them we were virgins and begged them not to touch us. But they wouldn’t listen,' says Koko*. She was 17 when the attack happened on a Saturday morning last September in the family’s field of yams and cassava in Ngaguene village, near the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Bouar. 'Whenever we tried to scream for help, they used their hands to cover our mouths so that nobody could hear us,' she says. It was her younger sister’s 15th birthday. She...more
Variables: GEW-DATA-1
"The two sisters had just arrived at their family’s field when two Russian mercenaries showed up. They held the girls at gunpoint and took turns raping them. 'We told them we were virgins and begged them not to touch us. But they wouldn’t listen,' says Koko*. She was 17 when the attack happened on a Saturday morning last September in the family’s field of yams and cassava in Ngaguene village, near the Central African Republic (CAR) town of Bouar. 'Whenever we tried to scream for help, they used their hands to cover our mouths so that nobody could hear us,' she says. It was her younger sister’s 15th birthday. She...more
March 13, 2025, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"Commercial surrogacy refers to an arrangement in which a woman is paid a fee for carrying a pregnancy for another person or couple. This differs from altruistic surrogacy, in which a woman volunteers to carry a pregnancy without any compensation beyond medical reimbursements. Typically, commercial surrogacy is gestational surrogacy, meaning the surrogate has no biological link to the child... [I]n Ukraine and Russia, both forms are legal" (para 5-7).
Variables: ACR-LAW-1
"Commercial surrogacy refers to an arrangement in which a woman is paid a fee for carrying a pregnancy for another person or couple. This differs from altruistic surrogacy, in which a woman volunteers to carry a pregnancy without any compensation beyond medical reimbursements. Typically, commercial surrogacy is gestational surrogacy, meaning the surrogate has no biological link to the child... [I]n Ukraine and Russia, both forms are legal" (para 5-7).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:23 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"In some regions, full-time students who become new mothers will receive financial compensation, while in Moscow, the health authority is expanding free access to fertility testing and treatments" (par. 6). "To help with that, the Russian regions of Karelia and Chelyabinsk are rolling out programs where women under the age of 25 who are full-time students can receive a lump-sum payment if they become new mothers. In Russia's Karelia region, which borders Finland, students who have a baby can receive the equivalent of $1,500 Cdn. In Chelyabinsk, a region in Russia's Ural mountains, the payout is nearly $15,000 Cdn, and it can be spent on housing, education or medical services"...more
Variables: GIC-LAW-2
"In some regions, full-time students who become new mothers will receive financial compensation, while in Moscow, the health authority is expanding free access to fertility testing and treatments" (par. 6). "To help with that, the Russian regions of Karelia and Chelyabinsk are rolling out programs where women under the age of 25 who are full-time students can receive a lump-sum payment if they become new mothers. In Russia's Karelia region, which borders Finland, students who have a baby can receive the equivalent of $1,500 Cdn. In Chelyabinsk, a region in Russia's Ural mountains, the payout is nearly $15,000 Cdn, and it can be spent on housing, education or medical services"...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:23 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"She [Lada Shamardina, a Russian journalist for the independent medical publication Medivestnik] continues to cover Russia's attempts to prompt a baby boom, which in addition to incentives includes curbing access to abortions" (par. 12).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"She [Lada Shamardina, a Russian journalist for the independent medical publication Medivestnik] continues to cover Russia's attempts to prompt a baby boom, which in addition to incentives includes curbing access to abortions" (par. 12).
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:23 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"While addressing a crowd at the Eurasian Women's Forum in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed government policy geared toward helping women achieve the ultimate balance — professional success while being the linchpin 'of a large, large family.' He went on to joke that Russian women can manage it easily, and still remain 'beautiful, gentle and charming'" (par. 1-2). "Russia's strategy to grow families is part of Putin's broader push toward more traditional conservative values. In an effort to reach the younger generation, a new course is being rolled out for students in grades 5 to 9. A course published online in August stated the goal was...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-1
"While addressing a crowd at the Eurasian Women's Forum in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed government policy geared toward helping women achieve the ultimate balance — professional success while being the linchpin 'of a large, large family.' He went on to joke that Russian women can manage it easily, and still remain 'beautiful, gentle and charming'" (par. 1-2). "Russia's strategy to grow families is part of Putin's broader push toward more traditional conservative values. In an effort to reach the younger generation, a new course is being rolled out for students in grades 5 to 9. A course published online in August stated the goal was...more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:23 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Russia's fertility rate — which measures the average number of children born to a woman over a lifetime — stands at approximately 1.4, less than what is considered the rate for population replacement, which is 2.1" (par. 4). "According to data published by Rosstat, the country's statistics agency, 599,600 children were born in Russia in the first half of 2024 — 16,000 fewer than in the same period in 2023 and the lowest since 1999" (par. 13). "While Russia's fertility rate remains higher than many Western countries, including Canada (which stands at 1.33), Putin has said Russia's ethnic survival depends on women having at least two children" (par. 30).more
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"Russia's fertility rate — which measures the average number of children born to a woman over a lifetime — stands at approximately 1.4, less than what is considered the rate for population replacement, which is 2.1" (par. 4). "According to data published by Rosstat, the country's statistics agency, 599,600 children were born in Russia in the first half of 2024 — 16,000 fewer than in the same period in 2023 and the lowest since 1999" (par. 13). "While Russia's fertility rate remains higher than many Western countries, including Canada (which stands at 1.33), Putin has said Russia's ethnic survival depends on women having at least two children" (par. 30).more
Feb. 12, 2025, 7:23 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"His comments are the latest in a public push by government officials to try and reverse Russia's sinking birth rate by appealing to a sense of patriotic duty and promising financial incentives to sway prospective parents" (par. 3). "Russia's strategy to grow families is part of Putin's broader push toward more traditional conservative values. In an effort to reach the younger generation, a new course is being rolled out for students in grades 5 to 9. A course published online in August stated the goal was to instill positive attitudes toward large families. It's part of a state narrative that encourages women to become moms for the motherland" (par. 7-8)....more
Variables: GIC-LAW-1
"His comments are the latest in a public push by government officials to try and reverse Russia's sinking birth rate by appealing to a sense of patriotic duty and promising financial incentives to sway prospective parents" (par. 3). "Russia's strategy to grow families is part of Putin's broader push toward more traditional conservative values. In an effort to reach the younger generation, a new course is being rolled out for students in grades 5 to 9. A course published online in August stated the goal was to instill positive attitudes toward large families. It's part of a state narrative that encourages women to become moms for the motherland" (par. 7-8)....more