Countries: Bangladesh, Chad, Gambia, India, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Togo
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

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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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Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2023 data from the OECD, the percentage of women in Saudi Arabia who have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life is 43% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: IRP-DATA-2

"Although recent information on the forced sexual exploitation of adults and children in Saudi Arabia is limited, in 2021, the government identified 54 potential victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation" (para 6).

Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-4

"The government increased overall efforts to protect trafficking victims, but did not provide services to all identified victims nor provided shelter to male or female victims not employed as domestic workers" (para 16).

Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: IRP-DATA-2, IRP-DATA-3

"Of the 1,454 potential victims identified by the government, 942 were for forced labor, 130 for sex trafficking, and 382 for forced begging and 'slavery-like practices.' The victims were nationals of Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Uganda, and Yemen" (para 16).

Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 5). "Is sex work recognised as work? No" (para 6). "Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation? No" (para 7).

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

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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

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Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1

"He also removed some of the legal enforcements of the dreaded guardianship system, which consigned every Saudi woman to the near total control of a male family member...M.B.S. defanged the notorious religious police and ended the mandatory gender segregation they imposed on every public space." (Parag. 6) "The recent reforms mean that if a woman has been born or married into a clan of freethinking men willing to let her do things, the state will not interfere. But for the many Saudi women who lack a benevolent male guardian, there is no remedy. If, for example, a woman’s husband or father doesn’t think she should get her driving license, she...more

Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2, SEGI-PRACTICE-3, ADDL-DATA-1

"Just as the kingdom announced that women could drive, for example, the women who’d campaigned tirelessly and publicly for precisely this right were arrested and locked away. The family of one of the most prominent driving activists, Loujain al-Hathloul, said publicly that she was tortured and sexually harassed while in custody; human rights investigators say others were also abused" (para 23).

Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"He also removed some of the legal enforcements of the dreaded guardianship system, which consigned every Saudi woman to the near total control of a male family member" (para 6) "The recent reforms mean that if a woman has been born or married into a clan of freethinking men willing to let her do things, the state will not interfere. But for the many Saudi women who lack a benevolent male guardian, there is no remedy. If, for example, a woman’s husband or father doesn’t think she should get her driving license, she is still compelled to obey his dictate. In other words, according to Saudi legal experts I consulted,...more

Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1

"[H]e also removed some of the legal enforcements of the dreaded guardianship system, which consigned every Saudi woman to the near total control of a male family member (...)" (para 6). "The recent reforms mean that if a woman has been born or married into a clan of freethinking men willing to let her do things, the state will not interfere. But for the many Saudi women who lack a benevolent male guardian, there is no remedy. If, for example, a woman’s husband or father doesn’t think she should get her driving license, she is still compelled to obey his dictate. In other words, according to Saudi legal experts I...more

Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1, ERBG-DATA-2

"[M]ore women are believed to have entered the work force now that the government allows them to move around more easily" (para 6).