Latest items for Yemen
April 4, 2024, 5:08 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Inheritance: The Personal Status Code defines the rules of inheritance, which follow Sharia principles. Women have a right to inheritance, but in many cases receive less than men. A daughter receives half the share that a son receives" (2).
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1
"Inheritance: The Personal Status Code defines the rules of inheritance, which follow Sharia principles. Women have a right to inheritance, but in many cases receive less than men. A daughter receives half the share that a son receives" (2).
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Chad, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Libya, Nicaragua, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
4.0
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
4.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
Yemen was listed as a "special case" on the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report due to the ongoing political instability amid active war and conflict (85). The absence of a formal government suggests that the country is not doing anything to stop trafficking (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
Yemen was listed as a "special case" on the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report due to the ongoing political instability amid active war and conflict (85). The absence of a formal government suggests that the country is not doing anything to stop trafficking (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
March 18, 2024, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"By speaking to five survivors, lawyers, and human rights activists, The Independent learned that prostitution rings and sexual violence against women are rife in Houthi-run detention sites in Yemen" (para 9).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"By speaking to five survivors, lawyers, and human rights activists, The Independent learned that prostitution rings and sexual violence against women are rife in Houthi-run detention sites in Yemen" (para 9).
March 18, 2024, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"Forced abductions, torture and sexual violence against women have risen since 2015, said al-Kamal, handling ten other cases similar to al-Hammadi’s" (para 8). "By speaking to five survivors, lawyers, and human rights activists, The Independent learned that prostitution rings and sexual violence against women are rife in Houthi-run detention sites in Yemen" (para 9).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"Forced abductions, torture and sexual violence against women have risen since 2015, said al-Kamal, handling ten other cases similar to al-Hammadi’s" (para 8). "By speaking to five survivors, lawyers, and human rights activists, The Independent learned that prostitution rings and sexual violence against women are rife in Houthi-run detention sites in Yemen" (para 9).
March 18, 2024, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"According to the Geneva-based SAM organisation for rights and liberties, al-Hammadi told the visiting delegation that the Houthi security officials passed her and other girls between several homes, 'forced them to drink alcohol and sleep with the people'. When she confronted the Houthis with these accusations of prostitution, they responded, 'it’s ok as long as it’s for the service of the homeland'" (para 4). "Women aged between 13 and 55 - regardless of whether they are homemakers, teachers, humanitarian workers and medical staff - have not been spared by the Houthis in their efforts to silence dissent. The Houthis broke the pelvis of al-Hammadi’s friend, tortured another woman until she...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"According to the Geneva-based SAM organisation for rights and liberties, al-Hammadi told the visiting delegation that the Houthi security officials passed her and other girls between several homes, 'forced them to drink alcohol and sleep with the people'. When she confronted the Houthis with these accusations of prostitution, they responded, 'it’s ok as long as it’s for the service of the homeland'" (para 4). "Women aged between 13 and 55 - regardless of whether they are homemakers, teachers, humanitarian workers and medical staff - have not been spared by the Houthis in their efforts to silence dissent. The Houthis broke the pelvis of al-Hammadi’s friend, tortured another woman until she...more
March 18, 2024, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Women aged between 13 and 55 - regardless of whether they are homemakers, teachers, humanitarian workers and medical staff - have not been spared by the Houthis in their efforts to silence dissent. The Houthis broke the pelvis of al-Hammadi’s friend, tortured another woman until she was paralysed and unconscious, and even married some young women to the group’s members. Al-Jerwi said women and their children were raped in Houthi custody" (para 10).
Variables: IRP-DATA-1
"Women aged between 13 and 55 - regardless of whether they are homemakers, teachers, humanitarian workers and medical staff - have not been spared by the Houthis in their efforts to silence dissent. The Houthis broke the pelvis of al-Hammadi’s friend, tortured another woman until she was paralysed and unconscious, and even married some young women to the group’s members. Al-Jerwi said women and their children were raped in Houthi custody" (para 10).
March 18, 2024, 11:41 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes selling sex is criminalised and punished by up to 3 years in prison" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? Yes - laws against pre and extra marital sex could be used to criminalise clients" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes all organising and managing is criminalised" (para 3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes selling sex is criminalised and punished by up to 3 years in prison" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? Yes - laws against pre and extra marital sex could be used to criminalise clients" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes all organising and managing is criminalised" (para 3).
March 9, 2024, 5:19 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2023 data from the OECD, the percentage of women in Yemen who have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life is 67% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DV-DATA-1
According to 2023 data from the OECD, the percentage of women in Yemen who have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life is 67% (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: Yemen
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
183
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
183
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: Yemen
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 Yemen was 183 (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 Yemen was 183 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
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 Yemen is 6.2% (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 Yemen is 6.2% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Yemen is 67 years for women and 61 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Yemen is 67 years for women and 61 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Yemen is 64.4 years for men and 68.9 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 Yemen is 64.4 years for men and 68.9 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
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: Equatorial Guinea, Yemen
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"29.4 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"29.4 births per 1000 population"
June 22, 2023, 7:36 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Article (24): A person is prohibited from lineage, his ascendants, descendants, and their women, and the offspring of his parents and the first degree of the lineage of his grandparents and grandmothers, and the lone and ascendants of his wife"
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Article (24): A person is prohibited from lineage, his ascendants, descendants, and their women, and the offspring of his parents and the first degree of the lineage of his grandparents and grandmothers, and the lone and ascendants of his wife"
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Central African Rep, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
4.0
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
4.0
May 12, 2023, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions.The WBL database cites the following as the source: No applicable provisions could be located. 7(4) (2).
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not provide for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions.The WBL database cites the following as the source: No applicable provisions could be located. 7(4) (2).
May 12, 2023, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does grant spouses equal administrative authority over assets during marriage. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Personal Status Law, Arts. 41(4) and 349.
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does grant spouses equal administrative authority over assets during marriage. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Personal Status Law, Arts. 41(4) and 349.
May 12, 2023, 4:44 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses do not have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Personal Status Law, Arts. 309-311 (2).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses do not have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Personal Status Law, Arts. 309-311 (2).
May 12, 2023, 4:43 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters do not have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Personal Status Law, Arts. 307-324 (2).
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters do not have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Personal Status Law, Arts. 307-324 (2).
May 12, 2023, 4:43 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: No applicable provisions could be located. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: No restrictions could be located. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: No restrictions could...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: No applicable provisions could be located. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: No restrictions could be located. According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: No restrictions could...more
May 12, 2023, 4:40 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1
"Women received a smaller share of inheritance than men did; in practice, women in rural areas were often not given the inheritance due to them. How would Yemen bring this situation into line with international standards?...The delegation explained that the inheritance situation was a problem, particularly in rural areas. Through awareness-raising, the authorities tried to encourage women to sue to protect their rights, as courts protected women’s rights...The personal status code also covered divorce, the end of a marriage and inheritance...Pursuant to Shari’a law, quotas for inheritance were established, and women inherited according to that. But that did not mean that women’s share was reduced" (49-50).
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1
"Women received a smaller share of inheritance than men did; in practice, women in rural areas were often not given the inheritance due to them. How would Yemen bring this situation into line with international standards?...The delegation explained that the inheritance situation was a problem, particularly in rural areas. Through awareness-raising, the authorities tried to encourage women to sue to protect their rights, as courts protected women’s rights...The personal status code also covered divorce, the end of a marriage and inheritance...Pursuant to Shari’a law, quotas for inheritance were established, and women inherited according to that. But that did not mean that women’s share was reduced" (49-50).
May 11, 2023, 3:20 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"Belief in female-driven fitna [disorder or chaos] also contributes to the practice of placing women under male authority, with fathers/guardians, brothers and husbands making decisions on behalf of girls and women…The phenomenon of women contributing to household finances is an increasingly common development in urban areas in recent decades and has meant that women’s ideas, needs and views are more likely to be included in family decision making…As a woman matures in her roles as mother and wife, her situation within the family may improve, depending on many factors. In some cases this may mean that she gains more agency and ability to influence important family decisions, and in other...more
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"Belief in female-driven fitna [disorder or chaos] also contributes to the practice of placing women under male authority, with fathers/guardians, brothers and husbands making decisions on behalf of girls and women…The phenomenon of women contributing to household finances is an increasingly common development in urban areas in recent decades and has meant that women’s ideas, needs and views are more likely to be included in family decision making…As a woman matures in her roles as mother and wife, her situation within the family may improve, depending on many factors. In some cases this may mean that she gains more agency and ability to influence important family decisions, and in other...more
May 11, 2023, 2:49 p.m.
Countries: Yemen
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"Across all sites, women, men, boys and girls report having less access to water than previously and that the amount of water available to them is insufficient to meet families’ daily needs. The problem is compounded by the fact that men, who are the ones responsible for making financial decisions, do not prioritize water purchase, even when this is an option. Women believe that this is because men are less acutely aware of families’ consumption needs and are less affected by water shortages…Men control decisions about health care expenditures, which means that women are dependent on men in these matters" (13, 15).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"Across all sites, women, men, boys and girls report having less access to water than previously and that the amount of water available to them is insufficient to meet families’ daily needs. The problem is compounded by the fact that men, who are the ones responsible for making financial decisions, do not prioritize water purchase, even when this is an option. Women believe that this is because men are less acutely aware of families’ consumption needs and are less affected by water shortages…Men control decisions about health care expenditures, which means that women are dependent on men in these matters" (13, 15).