Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Uzbekistan ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).

Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes - selling sex is an administrative offence and punished by a fine of one to three times minimum wage. Repeat offences within a year punishable by three to five times minimum wage" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No, although a news source from March 2018 noted that there was a proposal to make visiting a brothel an administrative offence. Unable to verify if this proposal was brought forward" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Establishing and keeping disorderly houses and procuration illegal (article 131 Criminal Code); Engagement of people for sexual or any other exploitation by deceit also illegal" (para 3).

Countries: Syria, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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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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Countries: Uzbekistan
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 Uzbekistan was 30 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Uzbekistan is 73 years for women and 68 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

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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Countries: Croatia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Uzbekistan
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Arts. 1134 and 1143 .

Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, LO-LAW-1

"Under the Constitution of Uzbekistan, all Uzbek citizens have the Constitutional guarantee to own and dispose of property at her or his own discretion. This includes ownership, employment, and the right to any revenues generated from said property ownership. The Constitution also guarantees the right and privacy of bank deposits and the right to inheritance, which provides secure access to land and asset allocation (Constitution of Uzbekistan, s. 36, 54). Likewise, the Civil Code of Uzbekistan guarantees the right to possession and disposal of private property as well as the right to recourse in the case of an eventual infringement of rights (Civil Code of Uzbekistan, s. 164). Under article...more

Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"With respect to assets acquired within marriage and treatment during divorce, Uzbek law protects women’s right to access an equal shared of joint property acquired during the course of marriage (Gender and Land Rights Database); however, proceeding a divorce, suggests that women may be left with little to no property rights in practice despite these guarantees (Refugee Review Tribunal)" (3).

Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1

"When inheriting property, preference in the family is given to the male part, while the daughter is considered to belong to the husband’s family, and it is assumed that kelin (the traditional institution of a daughter-in-law in Uzbekistan) must remain in the husband’s house" (para 20).

Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"According to ADB, the number of women-owned properties (including but not limited to housing) is about 30%. According to the same report, “cars, agricultural machinery, equipment, and livestock are also traditionally owned by men (author’s note: father-in-law, spouse, male blood relatives).”[13] Housing, as a rule, is registered for a woman as an exception or as an additional property for a man. Even in such cases, a woman is not always able to dispose of property, among other things, due to legal illiteracy and poor access to legal assistance" (para 19). "In practice, women cannot get away from aggressive husbands and dysfunctional marriages, including because of the lack of housing. When...more

Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1

"The kengash of citizens’ assemblies includes not only a specialist from the district (or municipal) women’s committee on work with women and the strengthening of spiritual and moral values, but also crime prevention inspectors and heads of educational institutions, rural health centres and family clinics." (14)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The creation of these assemblies outside of spiritual and moral matters gives women a higher sense of comfort in speaking up in issues such as education and health. This implies that women may not have been as comfortable voicing their concerns which can become a barrier in the long run). "In order to implement article 4 of the Convention, a...more

Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1

"In 2016, the following cases were heard under the Criminal Code:...29 cases (79 persons) under article 136 (forcing a woman into marriage or obstructing a woman’s entry into marriage); and one case (two persons)...In 2017:...and 23 cases (46 persons) under article 136...In 2018:...; and eight cases (18 persons) under article 136...In 2018:...and eight cases (18 persons) under article 136...In 2019 (nine months):... 11 cases (27 persons) under article 136..." (33-34).