Latest items for Belgium
Aug. 25, 2024, 6 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"'This victory is symbolic, as it sends out a message of respect for our profession,' said Verstappen with satisfaction. 'But the enforcement of the law still runs up against discrimination, which prevents us from changing things.' For her, the next challenge is to open up attitudes. 'Prostitution has never gotten good press,' she says, delicately. 'But this law has the merit of allowing sex workers to come out of the closet, to be more at ease in a society that can show itself to be very moralistic'" (para 4).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
"'This victory is symbolic, as it sends out a message of respect for our profession,' said Verstappen with satisfaction. 'But the enforcement of the law still runs up against discrimination, which prevents us from changing things.' For her, the next challenge is to open up attitudes. 'Prostitution has never gotten good press,' she says, delicately. 'But this law has the merit of allowing sex workers to come out of the closet, to be more at ease in a society that can show itself to be very moralistic'" (para 4).
Aug. 25, 2024, 6 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"But working as a sex worker means leading a double life. Officially, with the authorities, Verstappen had been a waitress or stripper: a cover generally used by sex workers to avoid exposing their real occupations and running the risk of being discriminated against. This is often still the case today, according to Daan Bauwens, the current director of Utsopi, who, one year after the law, still receives frequent testimonials. 'A sex worker just told us that her bank asked her to change banks when it became aware of her occupation. Access to housing and workspaces is still virtually impossible once certain landlords discover their professions'" (para 6).
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"But working as a sex worker means leading a double life. Officially, with the authorities, Verstappen had been a waitress or stripper: a cover generally used by sex workers to avoid exposing their real occupations and running the risk of being discriminated against. This is often still the case today, according to Daan Bauwens, the current director of Utsopi, who, one year after the law, still receives frequent testimonials. 'A sex worker just told us that her bank asked her to change banks when it became aware of her occupation. Access to housing and workspaces is still virtually impossible once certain landlords discover their professions'" (para 6).
Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
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Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6
1.0
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guyana, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Belgium ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). The report noted that while the government meets the minimum standards, it investigated and prosecuted fewer suspected trafficking cases, and 56 percent of the sentences issued to convicted traffickers were fully or partially suspended. The government also imposed several conditions limiting victims’ access to services. This suggest that enforcement is becoming more lax (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Belgium ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). The report noted that while the government meets the minimum standards, it investigated and prosecuted fewer suspected trafficking cases, and 56 percent of the sentences issued to convicted traffickers were fully or partially suspended. The government also imposed several conditions limiting victims’ access to services. This suggest that enforcement is becoming more lax (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
March 11, 2024, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex itself is legal and sex work is tolerated and regulated at a local level. Each area develops its own policy and sex businesses tend to be located in red light districts that are tolerated by authorities. Being a sex worker outside of a toleration zone would likely be illegal and leave sex workers open to administrative fines. The Belgian Penal Code does contain two criminal laws that could be used against sex workers (although it seems that these are not enforced) - Art 380bis criminalises those who "in a public place will have by words, gestures or signs provoked a person to debauchery". There...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex itself is legal and sex work is tolerated and regulated at a local level. Each area develops its own policy and sex businesses tend to be located in red light districts that are tolerated by authorities. Being a sex worker outside of a toleration zone would likely be illegal and leave sex workers open to administrative fines. The Belgian Penal Code does contain two criminal laws that could be used against sex workers (although it seems that these are not enforced) - Art 380bis criminalises those who "in a public place will have by words, gestures or signs provoked a person to debauchery". There...more
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Belgium
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 Belgium who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 22 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
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 Belgium who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 22 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
0
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
0
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, Italy, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkmenistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
5
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
5
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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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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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
0
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
0
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Belgium
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 Belgium was 5 (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 Belgium was 5 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
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 Belgium is 50.6% (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 Belgium is 50.6% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Belgium is 84 years for women and 80 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Belgium is 84 years for women and 80 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Belgium is 79.3 years for men and 83.5 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 Belgium is 79.3 years for men and 83.5 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
0
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
0
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Belgium, Norway, United Kingdom
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"10 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"10 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 8, 2023, 10:15 a.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '0%'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '0%'"
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Cyprus, D R Congo, Denmark, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Philippines, Portugal, Rwanda, Serbia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Togo, Ukraine, Vietnam
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
1.0
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
1.0
May 11, 2023, 10:27 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'This is a crucial leap forward. We are finally giving sex workers what they are entitled to: recognition and protection. Something they have been asking for decades,' Minister of Justice Vincent van Quickenborne said in a statement to The Brussels Times" (Para. 1). "According to Van Quickenborne, this will make it easier to act against human trafficking and sexual exploitation" (Para. 6).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"'This is a crucial leap forward. We are finally giving sex workers what they are entitled to: recognition and protection. Something they have been asking for decades,' Minister of Justice Vincent van Quickenborne said in a statement to The Brussels Times" (Para. 1). "According to Van Quickenborne, this will make it easier to act against human trafficking and sexual exploitation" (Para. 6).
May 11, 2023, 10:27 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"'This is a crucial leap forward. We are finally giving sex workers what they are entitled to: recognition and protection. Something they have been asking for decades,' Minister of Justice Vincent van Quickenborne said in a statement to The Brussels Times" (Para. 1). "At the moment, voluntary prostitution is not prohibited in Belgium. However, organising prostitution is. At the same time, sex work has been tolerated for a long time. According to news website Knack, the current law dates back to the nineteenth century" (Para. 2). "The new bill, which the House Justice Committee approved on Tuesday, aims to remove prostitution from that grey zone. For example, it will no...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"'This is a crucial leap forward. We are finally giving sex workers what they are entitled to: recognition and protection. Something they have been asking for decades,' Minister of Justice Vincent van Quickenborne said in a statement to The Brussels Times" (Para. 1). "At the moment, voluntary prostitution is not prohibited in Belgium. However, organising prostitution is. At the same time, sex work has been tolerated for a long time. According to news website Knack, the current law dates back to the nineteenth century" (Para. 2). "The new bill, which the House Justice Committee approved on Tuesday, aims to remove prostitution from that grey zone. For example, it will no...more
March 20, 2023, 10:31 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Third-degree marriage with family members (parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles, aunts) is also excluded."
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Third-degree marriage with family members (parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles, aunts) is also excluded."
March 4, 2023, 5:35 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"The analyses reveal that consanguineous marriages are often crossborder marriages and thus intimately linked to the facilitation of new migrations. In the new setting created by migration and restrictive migration policies, a new logic or rationale seems to support the practice of kin marriages. Once more a proof is found that matrimonial strategies and practices are highly adaptable to changing contexts and opportunities. Together with the increasing number of kin marriages among Turks and Moroccans, the analyses disclose an apparently opposing trend, i.e. that of a declining number of marriages with friends of the family (practical kin). It is argued that the trade-off in marriages between practical kin and relatives...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"The analyses reveal that consanguineous marriages are often crossborder marriages and thus intimately linked to the facilitation of new migrations. In the new setting created by migration and restrictive migration policies, a new logic or rationale seems to support the practice of kin marriages. Once more a proof is found that matrimonial strategies and practices are highly adaptable to changing contexts and opportunities. Together with the increasing number of kin marriages among Turks and Moroccans, the analyses disclose an apparently opposing trend, i.e. that of a declining number of marriages with friends of the family (practical kin). It is argued that the trade-off in marriages between practical kin and relatives...more
March 4, 2023, 5:23 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"[According to the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers] you cannot always get married if your partner is family. You cannot get married with your brother or sister, cousin, uncle or aunt [in Belgium]" (para 5). It appears that socially, consanguineous marriage is unacceptable, and civil code states "third degree marriage with family members (parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles, aunts) is also excluded" as a requirement to be married (VC CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"[According to the Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers] you cannot always get married if your partner is family. You cannot get married with your brother or sister, cousin, uncle or aunt [in Belgium]" (para 5). It appears that socially, consanguineous marriage is unacceptable, and civil code states "third degree marriage with family members (parents, brothers, sisters, cousins, uncles, aunts) is also excluded" as a requirement to be married (VC CODER COMMENT).
Feb. 22, 2023, 10:12 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
"The Act of 22 July 2018 provides additional possibilities for ensuring more support for, and protecting, the economically weaker spouse in the event of division of assets. This led to the creation of a new matrimonial regime, namely a system of separation of assets with joint ownership of acquired assets. Upon dissolution of the marriage, the economically stronger spouse must pay the economically weaker spouse the amount of money provided for in the marriage contract. The spouses can also choose to include a judicial fairness correction clause in their marriage contract, in case an unfair situation arises. For example, a woman with no income may claim compensation in the family...more
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1
"The Act of 22 July 2018 provides additional possibilities for ensuring more support for, and protecting, the economically weaker spouse in the event of division of assets. This led to the creation of a new matrimonial regime, namely a system of separation of assets with joint ownership of acquired assets. Upon dissolution of the marriage, the economically stronger spouse must pay the economically weaker spouse the amount of money provided for in the marriage contract. The spouses can also choose to include a judicial fairness correction clause in their marriage contract, in case an unfair situation arises. For example, a woman with no income may claim compensation in the family...more
Feb. 22, 2023, 10:06 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee notes with concern that...The amendments introduced in 2017 in the legislation on inheritance could have a negative impact on women and girls. The Committee recommends that the State party:...Monitor and take all necessary measures to ensure that the new law amending the Civil Code with regard to inheritance and gifts, and amending various other provisions in this matter, does not negatively affect women and girls" (16-17).
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee notes with concern that...The amendments introduced in 2017 in the legislation on inheritance could have a negative impact on women and girls. The Committee recommends that the State party:...Monitor and take all necessary measures to ensure that the new law amending the Civil Code with regard to inheritance and gifts, and amending various other provisions in this matter, does not negatively affect women and girls" (16-17).
Feb. 19, 2023, 1:40 p.m.
Countries: Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
“...consensual Incestuous Families have for long, favored these countries as places to meet up with others who practice the same” (under the heading: Permissive Governments and Havens for Consensual Incest).
Variables: LRCM-DATA-2
“...consensual Incestuous Families have for long, favored these countries as places to meet up with others who practice the same” (under the heading: Permissive Governments and Havens for Consensual Incest).
Feb. 19, 2023, 1:39 p.m.
Countries: Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, India, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Russia
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2
“...consensual Incestuous Families have for long, favored these countries as places to meet up with others who practice the same” (under the heading: Permissive Governments and Havens for Consensual Incest).
Variables: LRCM-PRACTICE-2
“...consensual Incestuous Families have for long, favored these countries as places to meet up with others who practice the same” (under the heading: Permissive Governments and Havens for Consensual Incest).
Feb. 9, 2023, 9:31 p.m.
Countries: Belgium
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Belgium allows newly weds to select from three standard systems of marital property or to create their own by writing a prenuptial agreement. If no choice was made at the time of the wedding, the default option is het wettelijk stelsel / le régime légal, in which each spouse retains their own property, and has joint liability/ownership only for joint debts/assets acquired during the marriage or specifically designated as such" (para 26).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Belgium allows newly weds to select from three standard systems of marital property or to create their own by writing a prenuptial agreement. If no choice was made at the time of the wedding, the default option is het wettelijk stelsel / le régime légal, in which each spouse retains their own property, and has joint liability/ownership only for joint debts/assets acquired during the marriage or specifically designated as such" (para 26).