Latest items for Senegal
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:38 p.m.
Countries: Brunei, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Legal and recognized" (para 18).
Variables: PW-LAW-1
"Legal and recognized" (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 19, 2024, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes - if registered - have to have health check ups every month" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes - if registered - have to have health check ups every month" (para 4).
July 19, 2024, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"Is there mandatory registration? Yes - to work legally must register and carry with them at all times a 'Carnet Sanitaire'" (para 5).
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"Is there mandatory registration? Yes - to work legally must register and carry with them at all times a 'Carnet Sanitaire'" (para 5).
July 19, 2024, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Senegal only if sex workers register and have regular medical check ups. Only about a quarter of sex workers are registered in Senegal. The rest are working illegally. In addition it is illegal to solicit" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - 'pimping', acting as an intermediary, owning a ‘prostitution establishment’ and 'living with a person habitually engaged in prostitution' are all illegal. Authorities also tightly regulate locations of commercial sex businesses" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Senegal only if sex workers register and have regular medical check ups. Only about a quarter of sex workers are registered in Senegal. The rest are working illegally. In addition it is illegal to solicit" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - 'pimping', acting as an intermediary, owning a ‘prostitution establishment’ and 'living with a person habitually engaged in prostitution' are all illegal. Authorities also tightly regulate locations of commercial sex businesses" (para 3).
April 7, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"In dual systems such as in Senegal, where statutory law and Sharia law co-exist, the Senegalese citizens have the liberty to choose which regime they adhere to; otherwise, it is the statutory law that is applicable. While the Sharia law gives girls half the amount the son receives and the widow a quarter of the inheritance, the statutory Senegalese law makes no distinction between boys and girls during inheritance. Despite the fact that the statutory law is affirmative of equal inheritance irrespective of gender, it is essential to point out that in countries such as Senegal, where a majority of the population is Muslim, religion has a greater impact than...more
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"In dual systems such as in Senegal, where statutory law and Sharia law co-exist, the Senegalese citizens have the liberty to choose which regime they adhere to; otherwise, it is the statutory law that is applicable. While the Sharia law gives girls half the amount the son receives and the widow a quarter of the inheritance, the statutory Senegalese law makes no distinction between boys and girls during inheritance. Despite the fact that the statutory law is affirmative of equal inheritance irrespective of gender, it is essential to point out that in countries such as Senegal, where a majority of the population is Muslim, religion has a greater impact than...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: Senegal
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Senegal ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Senegal ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 5, 2024, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Many women recalled being beaten, abused and extorted by clients and even police officers, who activists say are too few and poorly trained to tackle trafficking and identify victims as prostitution is legal here and some women choose to sell sex" (para 9).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"Many women recalled being beaten, abused and extorted by clients and even police officers, who activists say are too few and poorly trained to tackle trafficking and identify victims as prostitution is legal here and some women choose to sell sex" (para 9).
March 5, 2024, 10:17 a.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"This growth, coupled with the region's porous borders, has seen the numbers of women trafficked into sex work soar, with most coming from Nigeria, according to anti-trafficking experts" (para 15).
Variables: IRP-DATA-3
"This growth, coupled with the region's porous borders, has seen the numbers of women trafficked into sex work soar, with most coming from Nigeria, according to anti-trafficking experts" (para 15).
March 5, 2024, 10:16 a.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"And signing up for the legal scheme is not such a simple choice in Senegal, a 96% Muslim-majority nation where sex workers face enormous social stigma and discrimination. NSWP says that leaves sex workers open to exploitation by police" (para 10). "'When you don't have the card, the stigma is there, but with the card it's even more,' Khadija said, underlining the double-edged sword of the legal system that so many women describe" (para 34).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"And signing up for the legal scheme is not such a simple choice in Senegal, a 96% Muslim-majority nation where sex workers face enormous social stigma and discrimination. NSWP says that leaves sex workers open to exploitation by police" (para 10). "'When you don't have the card, the stigma is there, but with the card it's even more,' Khadija said, underlining the double-edged sword of the legal system that so many women describe" (para 34).
March 5, 2024, 10:16 a.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"She first came to Sébikhotane clinic last fall, after signing up to a government scheme that regulates the sex industry in Senegal. Under the program, sex workers must register with police, attend mandatory monthly sexual health screenings, test negative for STIs and carry a valid ID card confirming their health status. If a sex worker contracts HIV, they're given free antiretroviral therapy treatment before being allowed to continue soliciting clients" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-6
"She first came to Sébikhotane clinic last fall, after signing up to a government scheme that regulates the sex industry in Senegal. Under the program, sex workers must register with police, attend mandatory monthly sexual health screenings, test negative for STIs and carry a valid ID card confirming their health status. If a sex worker contracts HIV, they're given free antiretroviral therapy treatment before being allowed to continue soliciting clients" (para 4).
March 5, 2024, 10:16 a.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"At the end of the appointment, the nurse stamps her identification card, called a "carnet sanitaire," which she is required to carry as a registered, legal sex worker" (para 2). "She first came to Sébikhotane clinic last fall, after signing up to a government scheme that regulates the sex industry in Senegal. Under the program, sex workers must register with police, attend mandatory monthly sexual health screenings, test negative for STIs and carry a valid ID card confirming their health status. If a sex worker contracts HIV, they're given free antiretroviral therapy treatment before being allowed to continue soliciting clients" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"At the end of the appointment, the nurse stamps her identification card, called a "carnet sanitaire," which she is required to carry as a registered, legal sex worker" (para 2). "She first came to Sébikhotane clinic last fall, after signing up to a government scheme that regulates the sex industry in Senegal. Under the program, sex workers must register with police, attend mandatory monthly sexual health screenings, test negative for STIs and carry a valid ID card confirming their health status. If a sex worker contracts HIV, they're given free antiretroviral therapy treatment before being allowed to continue soliciting clients" (para 4).
March 5, 2024, 10:16 a.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-LAW-3
"Senegal's Ministry of Health and civil society groups are hoping to change that, particularly because sex workers are still the main contributor to the HIV epidemic: with a prevalence of 6.6%, they are up to 16 times more likely to be infected than the general population" (para 13). Even though the registration of prostitutes in Senegal seems to have decreased the HIV rate of the country as a whole, prostitutes within Senegal are still highly vulnerable. This, combined with the fact that registration for this government program is low, can indicate that most prostitues within Snegal still have low levels of bargaining power (MCP - CODER COMMENT). "Khadija, a 37-year-old...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-3
"Senegal's Ministry of Health and civil society groups are hoping to change that, particularly because sex workers are still the main contributor to the HIV epidemic: with a prevalence of 6.6%, they are up to 16 times more likely to be infected than the general population" (para 13). Even though the registration of prostitutes in Senegal seems to have decreased the HIV rate of the country as a whole, prostitutes within Senegal are still highly vulnerable. This, combined with the fact that registration for this government program is low, can indicate that most prostitues within Snegal still have low levels of bargaining power (MCP - CODER COMMENT). "Khadija, a 37-year-old...more
March 5, 2024, 10:16 a.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Sex work is still criminalized in Senegal for those who are unregistered, which effectively creates a two-tiered system in which "clandestine" prostitutes fall through the cracks" (para 9).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Sex work is still criminalized in Senegal for those who are unregistered, which effectively creates a two-tiered system in which "clandestine" prostitutes fall through the cracks" (para 9).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Senegal
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 Senegal who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 24 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 Senegal who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 24 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
3
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
3
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
261
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
261
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: 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: Senegal
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 Senegal was 261 (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 Senegal was 261 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
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 Senegal is 38.6% (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 Senegal is 38.6% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Senegal is 69 years for women and 65 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Senegal is 69 years for women and 65 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Senegal is 66.8 years for men and 70.1 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 Senegal is 66.8 years for men and 70.1 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 28, 2023, 3:08 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"NGOs say police officers often abuse their power, demanding sex and money from sex workers" (para 7).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"NGOs say police officers often abuse their power, demanding sex and money from sex workers" (para 7).
Oct. 28, 2023, 3:08 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-LAW-4, IRP-LAW-6
"Senegal is the only African country where sex work is legalised, having passed its current law in 1969. Under Senegal's Penal Code (articles 318 to 327) sex workers must be at least 21 years old, register with the police, carry a valid health card, and test negative for sexually transmitted infections in order to be allowed to work legally. Sex workers must also report to designated registration sites for regular health check-ups, and the law requires sex workers to acquire keep current health books in order to avoid arrest. Police monitor sex workers to ensure that they attend these regular health check-ups. Identification cards confirm they are sex workers and...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-4, IRP-LAW-6
"Senegal is the only African country where sex work is legalised, having passed its current law in 1969. Under Senegal's Penal Code (articles 318 to 327) sex workers must be at least 21 years old, register with the police, carry a valid health card, and test negative for sexually transmitted infections in order to be allowed to work legally. Sex workers must also report to designated registration sites for regular health check-ups, and the law requires sex workers to acquire keep current health books in order to avoid arrest. Police monitor sex workers to ensure that they attend these regular health check-ups. Identification cards confirm they are sex workers and...more
Oct. 28, 2023, 3:08 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Earlier this week, the Economist published an article on the status of sex workers in Senegal, which has a ‘legalised’ model. It states that: 'Senegal is the only place in Africa where sex workers are regulated by the state" (para 1). "Senegal is the only African country where sex work is legalised, having passed its current law in 1969. Under Senegal's Penal Code (articles 318 to 327) sex workers must be at least 21 years old, register with the police, carry a valid health card, and test negative for sexually transmitted infections in order to be allowed to work legally. Sex workers must also report to designated registration sites for...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Earlier this week, the Economist published an article on the status of sex workers in Senegal, which has a ‘legalised’ model. It states that: 'Senegal is the only place in Africa where sex workers are regulated by the state" (para 1). "Senegal is the only African country where sex work is legalised, having passed its current law in 1969. Under Senegal's Penal Code (articles 318 to 327) sex workers must be at least 21 years old, register with the police, carry a valid health card, and test negative for sexually transmitted infections in order to be allowed to work legally. Sex workers must also report to designated registration sites for...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: Senegal
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"31.6 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"31.6 births per 1000 population"