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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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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
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).
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).
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: Senegal
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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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

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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: 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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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
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
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

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

"31.6 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:42 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: AOM-DATA-2

"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '30.5%.'"
Aug. 31, 2023, 8:50 a.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: ERBG-DATA-4

"Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) is '75.3%.'" "Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) is '56.9%'".
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: WR-PRACTICE-2

"It should be noted that the legal regime applying to family allowances provided for in article 21 of the Social Security Code is different from that provided for in article 87 of the Code, which governs pensions allocated to the dependants of a worker who has died as a result of a work accident, and not retirement pensions as indicated in the recommendation." (22). "As regards article 87 of the aforementioned Code governing pensions for the beneficiaries of workers who die as a result of an accident at work, the children or descendants of the victim are indeed provided for among the beneficiaries in the event of the death of...more
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: WAM-PRACTICE-1

"The following steps have been taken under the support programme for female education and women’s empowerment for inclusive local development phase (PAEF-Plus), which complements the Framework and is carried out in 149 schools, including 27 high and middle schools:...Gender training for the authors of teaching materials and for management and disciplinary staff...Preparation of a training manual on gender-based violence in schools and conduct of a socio-anthropological study on factors that impede the access of girls to education..." (7-8). "A number of measures have been taken by the Senegalese State to eliminate stereotypes. These include:...From 1997 to 2018 there were 6,809 community declarations on the elimination of female circumcision, with increasing...more
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1

"Senegal has not yet granted legal standing to civil society organizations, except as provided for in rare special laws such as the one on combating trafficking, in particular of women and children and the smuggling of migrants. Article 17 of Act No. 2005-06 of 10 May 2005 provides that 'for the purpose of bringing civil proceedings, the Public Prosecutor’s Office may request the guardianship or legal administration of minor victims who do not have a known legal representative or who do not provide guarantees to safeguard the rights and well-being of the child. The guardian or designated administrator shall be responsible for defending the victim’s interests as a good father....more
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: VOTE-LAW-1

"Article 25 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states: 'Every citizen shall have the right and the opportunity, without any of the distinctions mentioned in article 2 and without unreasonable restrictions: (a) To take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives; (b) To vote and to be elected at genuine periodic elections which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and shall be held by secret ballot, guaranteeing the free expression of the will of the electors'...The Senegalese political system is pluralist and the exercise of electoral rights is guaranteed." (6-7).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: UVAW-PRACTICE-1

"In accordance with State guidelines, the Ministry of National Education has launched, under the Programme for Quality, Equity and Transparency Improvements in Education and Training, and with the support of the Priority Solidarity Fund, a project to combat gender-based violence in school settings, implemented following a multisectoral, interministerial and multilevel approach, both in and out of school. The aim of the project is to increase access to education for girls and reduce school dropout among girls by: Creating safe learning environments that are gender-sensitive and conducive to reducing gender inequalities relating to access to education and school dropout, especially among girls; Raising awareness of the impact of gender-based violence on...more
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: LRW-LAW-2

"The provisions of articles 300 and 305 of the Criminal Code that discriminate against women have been factored into the proposed revision of discriminatory laws." (4)(NF - CODER COMMENT - Act. 300 states that consummation of a marriage between a child and an adult is considered statuatory rape for children under the age of 13. This comes with a sentence of 2-5 years and if the child is injured, the sentence can be increased from 5-10 years. As for Act. 305, this act prohibits abortion unless a physician states that it is medically necessary).