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Latest items for Bolivia

March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Congo, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Montenegro, Mozambique, Serbia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Syria, Trinidad/Tobago, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Bolivia ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).
March 11, 2024, 2:52 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal in Bolivia but sex workers must register to work legally. Is buying sex criminalised? No. Is organising/managing criminalised? Appears to be no laws against organising/managing in Bolivia according to entry in Sexual Rights Initiative Database, available at https://sexualrightsdatabase.org/page/welcome" (para 1-3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Bolivia
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 Bolivia who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 42 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

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, D R Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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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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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

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Bolivia
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 Bolivia was 161 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
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 Bolivia is 59.1% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Bolivia is 67 years for women and 61 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Bolivia is 71.1 years for men and 73.1 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Bolivia, Jordan, Philippines
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"21.3 births per 1000 population"
July 20, 2023, 1:53 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"I. Common assets are administered by both spouses. II. The acts of administration carried out by only one of the spouses, which are justified to cover the charges of the community of property, are presumed to have the consent of the other until proven otherwise and are effective for both. III. If the acts carried out are not justified for the benefit of the joint venture and do not have the consent of the other spouse, only bind personally the spouse who made them. IV. In case of absence, incapacity or impediment of one of the spouses the administration corresponds to the other" (72). The most recent laws noted in...more
July 20, 2023, 1:07 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1

"In legal succession, the inheritance is deferred to the descendants, the ascendants, the spouse or partner, collateral relatives and the State, in the order and according to the rules established in the present title" (156). "The person who dies without leaving children or descendants or parents or ascendants, is succeeded by the spouse. When the spouse concurs with children or descendants, the spouse is entitled to an equal share of inheritance as each of the children. Half of the inheritance is deferred to the spouse if they have ascendants. The other half is deferred to the ascendants in accordance with the provisions of Arts. 1097 and 1099. The succession right...more
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Cameroon, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kosovo, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2

"[T]he Court regularly establishes precedents aimed at safeguarding women’s rights and takes a cross-cutting approach to analysing the problems raised (SCP 0010/2018 of 28 February)" (11).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: AFE-DATA-1

"According to the system, in 2018 for every 100 students matriculated in mainstream education only 3 dropped out, and although the highest dropout rate is for males, the right to equitable education prevails because for every 100 boys, 87 attend school and for every 100 women, 88 did so in 2019. For every 100 students, 95 were promoted in the mainstream education system; women accounted for 51 per cent of graduates in 2018... [B]oth men and women have improved their status; however, women reflect greater success after completion of their studies" (20).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: EWCMS-PRACTICE-3

"[P]ublic servants staffing the 'Genoveva Ríos' Special Anti-Violence Force (FELCV) [are obligated]to obtain qualifications and training in violence prevention, and the establishment of the 'ADELA' early warning system" (4). "Training and awareness-raising courses are regularly held on women’s rights, discrimination and violence, including an induction programme for staff joining FELCV; a training course for instructors in combating violence against women and families; and courses on forensics" (12).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-2

"A campaign to distribute contraceptives was launched in the country’s nine departments, with a total investment of Bs 1,926,334. Eight hundred health professionals and technicians in the nine departments received training in contraceptive technology, with an investment of Bs 875,000; educational outreach materials (samples and leaflets) on contraceptive methods were distributed" (25). Lack of training on the correct usage may be a barrier to the usage of contraceptives (MV-coder comment).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2

"[I]ntensive campaigns will be designed and disseminated to respect Afro-Bolivian women, with an emphasis on mainstreaming gender and sexuality and preventing the obstetric violence suffered by Afro-Bolivian women and combating harassment and political violence" (28).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-3

"Migrants who present fake or forged documents are simply deported from Bolivian territory. This may be an option in order to avoid applying the aforementioned penalty of imprisonment" (16).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ISSA-DATA-2

"Bolivia’s overall population has been estimated to be 11,216,000; 50.7% women and 49.3% men. Within this total, 32.8%, or over 1.6 million, are women between 29 and 59 years of age, and 9.3% (over 465,000) are women aged 60 and over" (2).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[U]nder the premise that all Bolivian women have the right to a decent life and work, Bolivia has ratified International Labour Organization Convention No. 189 concerning decent work for domestic workers, adopted on 16 June 2011 by the 100th International Labour Conference" (23).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-1

"The Technological Revolution in Education programme has been in effect since 2014 and 187,776 Kuaa computers have been delivered to students nationwide, including 89,569 women, 47% of the total, as at 14 September 2018" (22). "The 'My first decent job' programme aims to help poor unemployed young women and men between 19 and 29 years old to find their first jobs, by improving their employability through training and internships" (22-23). "[P]hase II of the Employment Support Programme includes women with disabilities among its target population" (26).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: LRW-LAW-2

"[N]o penalty shall apply when an abortion has been the result of an offence of rape, abduction not followed by marriage, statutory rape or incest" (25).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-2

"In accordance with Act No. 243, new criminal offences were introduced; these included political harassment against women and political violence against women, punishable by prison terms of 2 to 5 years and 3 to 8 years, respectively" (23).
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: NGOFW-DATA-3

"In 2020, Bolivia recognizes the contribution made by women to the country’s development. This recognition translates into equal opportunities in access to services, the full participation of women in decision-making bodies and the equitable distribution of economic, technological and heritage resources, and thus creates the conditions for living a life free from gender-based violence" (13). "[T]he National Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture Programme included women’s participation as part of achieving the goals of improving food and nutritional security and income generation in poor households in urban and peri-urban areas of the country" (22).