Latest items for RISW-PRACTICE-2
Feb. 7, 2025, 2:58 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"For a little more than three years, the Taliban have been gradually eliminating women's visibility in society. It began with a ban on girls going to high school, and is regularly followed by new decrees restricting women's freedoms. At the end of 2024, a decree signed by the Taliban leader obliged owners of houses to reduce the size of windows in rooms where women might be present. 'To protect neighbors from temptation,' according to the text, but also to make women even less visible" (para 5-6).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"For a little more than three years, the Taliban have been gradually eliminating women's visibility in society. It began with a ban on girls going to high school, and is regularly followed by new decrees restricting women's freedoms. At the end of 2024, a decree signed by the Taliban leader obliged owners of houses to reduce the size of windows in rooms where women might be present. 'To protect neighbors from temptation,' according to the text, but also to make women even less visible" (para 5-6).
Feb. 3, 2025, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"When the Taliban came to power in August 2021 amid the US pull-out from Afghanistan, the fundamentalist group claimed there would not be a return to the hardline policies of their predecessors who ruled from 1996 - 2001. However, in the months that followed, women's rights were gradually rolled back as latest generation of Taliban hardliners ratcheted up restrictions" (Para 4-5). The recent taliban banning families and women from outdoor dining at restaurants can be seen as one of their discriminatory policies towards women. (UST - CODERS COMMENT). "Last month, the Taliban even begun enforcing blanket bans on all forms of contraception in capital Kabul and fourth largest city Mazar-e-Sharif,...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"When the Taliban came to power in August 2021 amid the US pull-out from Afghanistan, the fundamentalist group claimed there would not be a return to the hardline policies of their predecessors who ruled from 1996 - 2001. However, in the months that followed, women's rights were gradually rolled back as latest generation of Taliban hardliners ratcheted up restrictions" (Para 4-5). The recent taliban banning families and women from outdoor dining at restaurants can be seen as one of their discriminatory policies towards women. (UST - CODERS COMMENT). "Last month, the Taliban even begun enforcing blanket bans on all forms of contraception in capital Kabul and fourth largest city Mazar-e-Sharif,...more
Jan. 28, 2025, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Adopted in 1959, the current law unifies all segments of society under a single code while enshrining the rights of women and children. As well as setting the age of marriage, it addressed child custody, inheritances and alimony payments focused on the welfare of both children and women. The law 'was one of the most progressive in the Middle East,' according to Renad Mansour, a senior research fellow at the London-based Chatham House think tank. It had survived 'regime changes, wars, civil wars and conflicts throughout many, many decades,' he said. The newly proposed amendments would take a large amount of decision-making power away from both families and the courts...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Adopted in 1959, the current law unifies all segments of society under a single code while enshrining the rights of women and children. As well as setting the age of marriage, it addressed child custody, inheritances and alimony payments focused on the welfare of both children and women. The law 'was one of the most progressive in the Middle East,' according to Renad Mansour, a senior research fellow at the London-based Chatham House think tank. It had survived 'regime changes, wars, civil wars and conflicts throughout many, many decades,' he said. The newly proposed amendments would take a large amount of decision-making power away from both families and the courts...more
Jan. 25, 2025, 1:41 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban published a host of new 'vice and virtue' laws last week, approved by their supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, which state that women must completely veil their bodies – including their faces – in thick clothing at all times in public to avoid leading men into temptation and vice.Women’s voices are also deemed to be potential instruments of vice and so will not be allowed to be heard in public under the new restrictions. Women must also not be heard singing or reading aloud, even from inside their houses" (para 2-3). "In the three years since seizing power from the US-backed government, the Taliban have imposed what human rights...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban published a host of new 'vice and virtue' laws last week, approved by their supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, which state that women must completely veil their bodies – including their faces – in thick clothing at all times in public to avoid leading men into temptation and vice.Women’s voices are also deemed to be potential instruments of vice and so will not be allowed to be heard in public under the new restrictions. Women must also not be heard singing or reading aloud, even from inside their houses" (para 2-3). "In the three years since seizing power from the US-backed government, the Taliban have imposed what human rights...more
Jan. 24, 2025, 4:17 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MARR-LAW-5, AOM-LAW-1, DTCP-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Iraq’s parliament has passed amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalise child marriage. The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance. Activists argue that this undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for women. Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in most cases. The changes passed on Tuesday would let clerics rule according to their interpretation of Islamic law, which some interpret to allow marriage of girls in their early teens – or as young as nine under the Jaafari school of Islamic law followed...more
Variables: MARR-LAW-5, AOM-LAW-1, DTCP-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Iraq’s parliament has passed amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalise child marriage. The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance. Activists argue that this undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for women. Iraqi law currently sets 18 as the minimum age of marriage in most cases. The changes passed on Tuesday would let clerics rule according to their interpretation of Islamic law, which some interpret to allow marriage of girls in their early teens – or as young as nine under the Jaafari school of Islamic law followed...more
Jan. 23, 2025, 6:57 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Darim had become the latest victim in a series of vicious online witch hunts, in which men in South Korea attack women they suspect of having feminist views. They bombard them with abuse and try to get them sacked" (para 7). "This is part of a growing backlash to feminism, in which feminists have been branded man-haters who deserve to be punished. The witch hunts are having a chilling effect on women, with many now scared to admit they are feminists" (para 8).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Darim had become the latest victim in a series of vicious online witch hunts, in which men in South Korea attack women they suspect of having feminist views. They bombard them with abuse and try to get them sacked" (para 7). "This is part of a growing backlash to feminism, in which feminists have been branded man-haters who deserve to be punished. The witch hunts are having a chilling effect on women, with many now scared to admit they are feminists" (para 8).
Jan. 22, 2025, 8:48 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Iraqi MPs and women’s rights groups have reacted with horror to the Iraqi parliament passing a law permitting children as young as nine years old to marry, with activists saying it will 'legalise child rape'. Under the new law, which was agreed yesterday, religious authorities have been given the power to decide on family affairs, including marriage, divorce and the care of children. It abolishes a previous ban on the marriage of children under the age of 18 in place since the 1950s" (para 1-2).
Variables: DTCP-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Iraqi MPs and women’s rights groups have reacted with horror to the Iraqi parliament passing a law permitting children as young as nine years old to marry, with activists saying it will 'legalise child rape'. Under the new law, which was agreed yesterday, religious authorities have been given the power to decide on family affairs, including marriage, divorce and the care of children. It abolishes a previous ban on the marriage of children under the age of 18 in place since the 1950s" (para 1-2).
Jan. 18, 2025, 12:52 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: IIP-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"In just over three years, Afghan women have been banned from nearly every aspect of public life: schools, universities, most workplaces – even parks and bathhouses. From Kandahar, the birthplace and political headquarters of the Taliban, the group’s leaders have dictated that women must cover their faces in public, always be accompanied by a man and never let their voices be heard in public" (para 3).
Variables: IIP-LAW-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"In just over three years, Afghan women have been banned from nearly every aspect of public life: schools, universities, most workplaces – even parks and bathhouses. From Kandahar, the birthplace and political headquarters of the Taliban, the group’s leaders have dictated that women must cover their faces in public, always be accompanied by a man and never let their voices be heard in public" (para 3).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"On 2 January 2019, amendments and additions to the Criminal Code came into force regarding crimes related to trafficking of persons and children. Articles 130 (1), 167, 335, 335 (1), 347, 351 and 352 of the Criminal Code were amended. Articles 130 (2) (Use of slave labour) and 132 (Recruitment of persons for exploitation) were removed from the Criminal Code" (p. 25-26). The articles regarding the use of slave labour and recruitment of persons for exploitation were removed from the criminal code. It does not specific what the previous codes were, but it may have been an improvement or a degradation of the status of women in Tajikistan (IME -...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"On 2 January 2019, amendments and additions to the Criminal Code came into force regarding crimes related to trafficking of persons and children. Articles 130 (1), 167, 335, 335 (1), 347, 351 and 352 of the Criminal Code were amended. Articles 130 (2) (Use of slave labour) and 132 (Recruitment of persons for exploitation) were removed from the Criminal Code" (p. 25-26). The articles regarding the use of slave labour and recruitment of persons for exploitation were removed from the criminal code. It does not specific what the previous codes were, but it may have been an improvement or a degradation of the status of women in Tajikistan (IME -...more
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-4, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"There has been increase in the number of reported cases of violence in the name of so-called 'honour' since 2019, affecting predominantly women and girls" (7).
Variables: DSFMF-PRACTICE-4, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"There has been increase in the number of reported cases of violence in the name of so-called 'honour' since 2019, affecting predominantly women and girls" (7).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Female judges and prosecutors served as public servants in the country. Many of these trained and educated women left the country or have lived in dread after the Islamic Republic was overthrown" (para 2). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Female judges and prosecutors served as public servants in the country. Many of these trained and educated women left the country or have lived in dread after the Islamic Republic was overthrown" (para 2). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban...more
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"In mid-June, Reliefweb reported: 'Since April 15, the number of people in need of gender-based violence services in Sudan has increased by over 1 million to 4.2 million people' (para 2).
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1, RISW-PRACTICE-2
"In mid-June, Reliefweb reported: 'Since April 15, the number of people in need of gender-based violence services in Sudan has increased by over 1 million to 4.2 million people' (para 2).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:08 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Female judges and prosecutors served as public servants in the country. Many of these trained and educated women left the country or have lived in dread after the Islamic Republic was overthrown" (para 2). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Female judges and prosecutors served as public servants in the country. Many of these trained and educated women left the country or have lived in dread after the Islamic Republic was overthrown" (para 2). "Despite the fact that women are trained in law, the present bar directorate at the Ministry of Justice canceled all the bar licenses of female attorneys and continues to not accept any applications from women. The Taliban have declared that in accordance with sharia law and principles, women should not serve as judges ... Afghanistan is one of the few countries where women are no longer permitted to serve as judges as a result of Taliban...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:27 a.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"She [Elizabeth Salmon, United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea] said that the COVID-19 measures were feared to have 'a disproportionate impact on women and girls” there. 'Women must also be under further pressures during the pandemic as market activities, which the women relied on for their living, were greatly reduced due to border closures,' she said.With no alternative source of income, they are still required to feed their family, look after sick family members, while also providing contributions to the state' (para 13-15).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"She [Elizabeth Salmon, United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea] said that the COVID-19 measures were feared to have 'a disproportionate impact on women and girls” there. 'Women must also be under further pressures during the pandemic as market activities, which the women relied on for their living, were greatly reduced due to border closures,' she said.With no alternative source of income, they are still required to feed their family, look after sick family members, while also providing contributions to the state' (para 13-15).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:13 a.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGO) to stop female employees from coming to work, according to an economy ministry letter... It comes days after the Taliban-run administration ordered universities to close to women (para 1,3). "While the Taliban had promised a softer form of rule when they returned to power in August last year, they have instead imposed harsh restrictions on women - effectively squeezing them out of public life" (para 16). "The Taliban have banned girls from middle school and high school, barred women from most fields of employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGO) to stop female employees from coming to work, according to an economy ministry letter... It comes days after the Taliban-run administration ordered universities to close to women (para 1,3). "While the Taliban had promised a softer form of rule when they returned to power in August last year, they have instead imposed harsh restrictions on women - effectively squeezing them out of public life" (para 16). "The Taliban have banned girls from middle school and high school, barred women from most fields of employment and ordered them to wear head-to-toe clothing in public. Women are also banned...more
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Poverty levels in Belize have remained consistently high. Belize’s most comprehensive poverty assessment, The National Poverty Study (2009) indicated that between 2009 and 2018, the gender inequality gap widened by 28.9 per cent" (4).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Poverty levels in Belize have remained consistently high. Belize’s most comprehensive poverty assessment, The National Poverty Study (2009) indicated that between 2009 and 2018, the gender inequality gap widened by 28.9 per cent" (4).
Sept. 5, 2024, 1 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“The results from the 2021 National Community Attitudes Towards Violence Against Women Survey from ANROWS have just been released, showing 41 per cent of respondents mistakenly believe domestic violence is equally committed by men and women, an increase from 23 per cent in 2009” (2).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“The results from the 2021 National Community Attitudes Towards Violence Against Women Survey from ANROWS have just been released, showing 41 per cent of respondents mistakenly believe domestic violence is equally committed by men and women, an increase from 23 per cent in 2009” (2).
July 22, 2024, 9:44 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“Efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation in Kenya have suffered a setback after a police officer was killed in a confrontation with a gang of youths...Female genital mutilation, or “the cut”, remains illegal in Kenya but is still being practised in some places, usually during school holidays, by women using crude methods and tools. There have been cases of activists being attacked by those carrying out FGM, but assaults on law enforcement officers are rare... A local administrator, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, said the attack on law enforcement officers will embolden those performing the cut as they will see the government as weak and unable...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“Efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation in Kenya have suffered a setback after a police officer was killed in a confrontation with a gang of youths...Female genital mutilation, or “the cut”, remains illegal in Kenya but is still being practised in some places, usually during school holidays, by women using crude methods and tools. There have been cases of activists being attacked by those carrying out FGM, but assaults on law enforcement officers are rare... A local administrator, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, said the attack on law enforcement officers will embolden those performing the cut as they will see the government as weak and unable...more
April 12, 2024, 5:14 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"641,500 Australian women had their movements tracked by an ex-partner. Just five years earlier, according to the 2016 PSS, that number was 455,100" (para 5).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"641,500 Australian women had their movements tracked by an ex-partner. Just five years earlier, according to the 2016 PSS, that number was 455,100" (para 5).
Feb. 16, 2024, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"'I believe that at some point [Castro] will possibly fulfil some of the things, but the reality is that 20% of her term has already passed, and at least in terms of reproductive rights we do not see any substantive change in women’s lives up to now'" (para 5).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"'I believe that at some point [Castro] will possibly fulfil some of the things, but the reality is that 20% of her term has already passed, and at least in terms of reproductive rights we do not see any substantive change in women’s lives up to now'" (para 5).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The progress over the past decades on women’s rights has been slow" (5).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The progress over the past decades on women’s rights has been slow" (5).
Nov. 21, 2023, 5:58 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Today under Xi, the CCP took a step back, also eliminating women from the next level of power too, the now 24-member Politburo. The new all-male line-up was revealed the day Xi formally extended his rule for a further five years, after the closing of the 20th Communist party congress in Beijing" (para. 4) "'Chinese women have been excluded from the centre of political power at both local and central levels,' said Hsiu-hua Shen, professor of Sociology at Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University, before the conference closed" (para. 9)
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Today under Xi, the CCP took a step back, also eliminating women from the next level of power too, the now 24-member Politburo. The new all-male line-up was revealed the day Xi formally extended his rule for a further five years, after the closing of the 20th Communist party congress in Beijing" (para. 4) "'Chinese women have been excluded from the centre of political power at both local and central levels,' said Hsiu-hua Shen, professor of Sociology at Taiwan’s National Tsing Hua University, before the conference closed" (para. 9)
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“'I do think over the past ten years equality has improved, but this is a small city, and things are not changing here, the president is not looking deep enough', she said, worried the recent gains could be undone. 'If this ministry disappears, what we have built could collapse'” (para 39-40). Movement to close the gender equality ministry indicates societal backtracking (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“'I do think over the past ten years equality has improved, but this is a small city, and things are not changing here, the president is not looking deep enough', she said, worried the recent gains could be undone. 'If this ministry disappears, what we have built could collapse'” (para 39-40). Movement to close the gender equality ministry indicates societal backtracking (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 2, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“In a Facebook post, [former prime minister Giuseppe Conte] promised to lead an ‘uncompromising opposition... We will be the outpost for the progressive agenda against inequalities, to protect families and businesses in difficulty, to defend the rights and values of our Constitution’” (para 12-13). Meloni's political opponent worries about equality in family and business while she is prime minister (ET - CODER COMMENT). “And while Meloni is slated to make history as Italy’s first female prime minister, her politics do not mean that she is necessarily interested in advancing women’s rights” (para 21). “Emiliana De Blasio, adviser for diversity and inclusion at LUISS University in Rome, told CNN Meloni is...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
“In a Facebook post, [former prime minister Giuseppe Conte] promised to lead an ‘uncompromising opposition... We will be the outpost for the progressive agenda against inequalities, to protect families and businesses in difficulty, to defend the rights and values of our Constitution’” (para 12-13). Meloni's political opponent worries about equality in family and business while she is prime minister (ET - CODER COMMENT). “And while Meloni is slated to make history as Italy’s first female prime minister, her politics do not mean that she is necessarily interested in advancing women’s rights” (para 21). “Emiliana De Blasio, adviser for diversity and inclusion at LUISS University in Rome, told CNN Meloni is...more
Sept. 8, 2023, 3:10 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country. The higher education minister announced the regression on Tuesday, saying it would take immediate effect. The ban further restricts women's education - girls have already been excluded from secondary schools since the Taliban returned last year" (para 1-3). "The Taliban had promised a softer rule after seizing power last year following the US' withdrawal from the country. However the hardline Islamists have continued to roll back women's rights and freedoms in the country...The crackdown also follows a wave of new restrictions on women in recent months. In November, women were...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The Taliban have banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country. The higher education minister announced the regression on Tuesday, saying it would take immediate effect. The ban further restricts women's education - girls have already been excluded from secondary schools since the Taliban returned last year" (para 1-3). "The Taliban had promised a softer rule after seizing power last year following the US' withdrawal from the country. However the hardline Islamists have continued to roll back women's rights and freedoms in the country...The crackdown also follows a wave of new restrictions on women in recent months. In November, women were...more
Sept. 7, 2023, 12:33 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The numbers of people who received help from the Lebanese NGO Kafa – which aims to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence and exploitation – show a general upward trend over the past five years: 1,082 in 2017, 1,107 in 2018, 907 in 2019, 1,583 in 2020 (when many parts of the world saw a rise in gender-based violence during COVID-19 lockdowns), and 1,396 in 2021. 'The problems that exist in Lebanon are exacerbating the problem of [domestic violence]. With this economic and financial crisis, the social crisis, things are getting worse in Lebanon,' [NGO] Kafa’s director, Zoya Rouhana, told The New Humanitarian. ABAAD said 1,090 women sought its services...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"The numbers of people who received help from the Lebanese NGO Kafa – which aims to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence and exploitation – show a general upward trend over the past five years: 1,082 in 2017, 1,107 in 2018, 907 in 2019, 1,583 in 2020 (when many parts of the world saw a rise in gender-based violence during COVID-19 lockdowns), and 1,396 in 2021. 'The problems that exist in Lebanon are exacerbating the problem of [domestic violence]. With this economic and financial crisis, the social crisis, things are getting worse in Lebanon,' [NGO] Kafa’s director, Zoya Rouhana, told The New Humanitarian. ABAAD said 1,090 women sought its services...more
Sept. 6, 2023, 5:35 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Shocking footage shows female Afghan students being whipped by a Taliban official after they were barred from entering their university campus because they were not wearing burkas... It comes nearly three months after the Taliban's religious police introduced stricter measures on how women dress in Badakhshan, particularly in the capital Faizabad which is where the university is located" (para 5).
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Shocking footage shows female Afghan students being whipped by a Taliban official after they were barred from entering their university campus because they were not wearing burkas... It comes nearly three months after the Taliban's religious police introduced stricter measures on how women dress in Badakhshan, particularly in the capital Faizabad which is where the university is located" (para 5).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Despite the efforts made by the State in this area, difficulties in access to the law and justice remain an undeniable reality because a large part of the female population cannot afford the cost of services provided by court officials (deposits, bailiffs’ fees, lawyers’ fees)." (5). "Article 34-2 of Organic Act No. 2017-09 of 17 January 2017 on the Supreme Court states: 'The petitioner of a cassation appeal shall be required to submit a deposit to cover the payment of fixed stamp and registration duties. Failure to do so shall result in the petitioner being barred and, consequently, forfeiting the appeal. Except in cases provided for in other laws, legal...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Despite the efforts made by the State in this area, difficulties in access to the law and justice remain an undeniable reality because a large part of the female population cannot afford the cost of services provided by court officials (deposits, bailiffs’ fees, lawyers’ fees)." (5). "Article 34-2 of Organic Act No. 2017-09 of 17 January 2017 on the Supreme Court states: 'The petitioner of a cassation appeal shall be required to submit a deposit to cover the payment of fixed stamp and registration duties. Failure to do so shall result in the petitioner being barred and, consequently, forfeiting the appeal. Except in cases provided for in other laws, legal...more
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Despite progress, the country’s Gender Inequality Index (GII) continues to worsen, dropping from 52nd (2011) to 76th (2017) in ranking." (7). "On the Committee’s CO regarding temporary special measures (TSMs) in the Gender Equality Act and implementation of these, including measures to address the disadvantages and inequalities faced by women outside Male and in remote islands, migrant women, women with disabilities and women heads of household, since 2008, under the leadership of the MOGFSS, efforts have been made to establish TSMs among political parties to increase women’s leadership, but with no success." (11)(NF - CODER COMMENT - Though the Maldive government is attempting to implement these measures, it is still...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
"Despite progress, the country’s Gender Inequality Index (GII) continues to worsen, dropping from 52nd (2011) to 76th (2017) in ranking." (7). "On the Committee’s CO regarding temporary special measures (TSMs) in the Gender Equality Act and implementation of these, including measures to address the disadvantages and inequalities faced by women outside Male and in remote islands, migrant women, women with disabilities and women heads of household, since 2008, under the leadership of the MOGFSS, efforts have been made to establish TSMs among political parties to increase women’s leadership, but with no success." (11)(NF - CODER COMMENT - Though the Maldive government is attempting to implement these measures, it is still...more
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
Table 9 titled Behavioral Health indicators, looks at seven different indicators between 2011-2018 that are family planning, prenatal care, institutional births, postpartum care, pap smears, and the moratlity rates for men and women per 10,000. For family planning, there was a peak in 2013 of 237,280 before slightly declining in 2015 and rising again the following year. It would later decline to 215,294 by 2018. Prenatal care would rise dramatically and peak at 675,216 in 2014 before declining rapidly in 2016 to 598,485 before ending in 2018 at 592,862. Institutional births had steadily risen until 2015 where it showed signs of plateauing at 94 and 94.10 before increasing in 2018...more
Variables: RISW-PRACTICE-2
Table 9 titled Behavioral Health indicators, looks at seven different indicators between 2011-2018 that are family planning, prenatal care, institutional births, postpartum care, pap smears, and the moratlity rates for men and women per 10,000. For family planning, there was a peak in 2013 of 237,280 before slightly declining in 2015 and rising again the following year. It would later decline to 215,294 by 2018. Prenatal care would rise dramatically and peak at 675,216 in 2014 before declining rapidly in 2016 to 598,485 before ending in 2018 at 592,862. Institutional births had steadily risen until 2015 where it showed signs of plateauing at 94 and 94.10 before increasing in 2018...more