Latest items for Benin
Sept. 8, 2023, 10:16 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '30.60%'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '30.60%'"
June 28, 2023, 1:28 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Each of the spouses retains in the separation of property the administration, enjoyment and free disposal of its property their own, subject to ensuring their contribution to household expenses" (46). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2004) relating to administration of household property are still current as of 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Woman, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Each of the spouses retains in the separation of property the administration, enjoyment and free disposal of its property their own, subject to ensuring their contribution to household expenses" (46). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2004) relating to administration of household property are still current as of 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Woman, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
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
March 28, 2023, 10:29 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
Article 122: For reasons of relationship or alliance, a person may not marry: ancestors or spouse's ancestors; descendants or spouse's descendents; to the third degree, the descendants of their ancestors or of their spouse's ancestors.
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
Article 122: For reasons of relationship or alliance, a person may not marry: ancestors or spouse's ancestors; descendants or spouse's descendents; to the third degree, the descendants of their ancestors or of their spouse's ancestors.
March 4, 2023, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"The objective of this study was to investigate whether or not daily contact with natural sources of water combined with family relationships was associated with an increased susceptibility to the development of BU. Our major finding was that the odds ratio of having BU was three times higher in the cases than the controls for those having a daily contact with natural sources of water, and five times higher for those who had a history of [genetic ulcer] in their family" (para 29). "In 2005, Johnson et al. showed that there was an inverse relationship between the prevalence of [genetic ulcer] and the distance from the Couffo River in Benin"...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"The objective of this study was to investigate whether or not daily contact with natural sources of water combined with family relationships was associated with an increased susceptibility to the development of BU. Our major finding was that the odds ratio of having BU was three times higher in the cases than the controls for those having a daily contact with natural sources of water, and five times higher for those who had a history of [genetic ulcer] in their family" (para 29). "In 2005, Johnson et al. showed that there was an inverse relationship between the prevalence of [genetic ulcer] and the distance from the Couffo River in Benin"...more
March 4, 2023, 6:12 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"This phenomenon [of forced marriage] exists in all departments of Benin. The distribution of female victims in Benin, in order of significance, is 24 percent from the department of Mono, 19 percent from Zou, 13 percent from Atacora, 13 percent from Borgou and 10 percent from Littoral. For the rest of the departments, there was between five and one percent recorded" (para 5). "Corroborative sources state that Beninese children are still victims of forced marriage, marriage by barter and marriage by abduction (US 19 Apr. 2013, 6; UN 18 June 2013)" (para 15). These are reported as the most prevelant types of forced marriages, which do not include consanguineous marriages...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"This phenomenon [of forced marriage] exists in all departments of Benin. The distribution of female victims in Benin, in order of significance, is 24 percent from the department of Mono, 19 percent from Zou, 13 percent from Atacora, 13 percent from Borgou and 10 percent from Littoral. For the rest of the departments, there was between five and one percent recorded" (para 5). "Corroborative sources state that Beninese children are still victims of forced marriage, marriage by barter and marriage by abduction (US 19 Apr. 2013, 6; UN 18 June 2013)" (para 15). These are reported as the most prevelant types of forced marriages, which do not include consanguineous marriages...more
March 4, 2023, 7:40 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Many girls and women in the area love the band's message – including former child brides, says Dorcas. 'They support us [for singing about them].'mThe music helps them question why child marriage 'continues to happen,' she adds. In one song, 'The Forced Marriage,' for example, the girls sing: 'Why impose a man on your daughter? African parents, think of us and our future'" (Para. 21-23).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1
"Many girls and women in the area love the band's message – including former child brides, says Dorcas. 'They support us [for singing about them].'mThe music helps them question why child marriage 'continues to happen,' she adds. In one song, 'The Forced Marriage,' for example, the girls sing: 'Why impose a man on your daughter? African parents, think of us and our future'" (Para. 21-23).
March 4, 2023, 7:40 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"At first, people in Natitingou 'didn't understand the project,' says Balaguemon. Critics told him that 'girls shouldn't play music.' But after that first concert on the town square, 'everyone started liking Star Feminine Band'" (Para. 20). "Many girls and women in the area love the band's message – including former child brides, says Dorcas. 'They support us [for singing about them]'" (Para. 21). "That the music is resonating among local girls this way 'shows that people who are closer to this scourge are better placed to talk about [these issues],' says Beninese journalist and culture writer Eric Azanney. 'It grabs attention.' Girls aren't the only fans. 'There are boys who...more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-2
"At first, people in Natitingou 'didn't understand the project,' says Balaguemon. Critics told him that 'girls shouldn't play music.' But after that first concert on the town square, 'everyone started liking Star Feminine Band'" (Para. 20). "Many girls and women in the area love the band's message – including former child brides, says Dorcas. 'They support us [for singing about them]'" (Para. 21). "That the music is resonating among local girls this way 'shows that people who are closer to this scourge are better placed to talk about [these issues],' says Beninese journalist and culture writer Eric Azanney. 'It grabs attention.' Girls aren't the only fans. 'There are boys who...more
March 4, 2023, 7:40 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"And in the song 'L'excision,' they sing about female genital mutilation, which 9.2% of women between the ages of 15 to 49 have undergone in Benin, according to UNICEF. 'Africa, my Africa, we must stop destroying our women,' they sing" (Para. 10).
Variables: INFIB-DATA-2
"And in the song 'L'excision,' they sing about female genital mutilation, which 9.2% of women between the ages of 15 to 49 have undergone in Benin, according to UNICEF. 'Africa, my Africa, we must stop destroying our women,' they sing" (Para. 10).
March 4, 2023, 7:40 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The first time that Star Feminine Band – a group of 7 girl musicians from the ages of 12 to 19 – played a show in their West African nation of Benin, many in the crowd broke out in both applause and tears. While the country has seen its share of successful female musicians – singer Angélique Kidjo, for example, has won five Grammys – residents of Natitingou, a town in Benin's conservative north had never seen musical female power in action" (Para. 1-2). "'It was the first time [that girls in the community] saw women play instruments,' says Sandrine Ouei, the group's 19-year-old drummer, recalling the event in 2016....more
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1
"The first time that Star Feminine Band – a group of 7 girl musicians from the ages of 12 to 19 – played a show in their West African nation of Benin, many in the crowd broke out in both applause and tears. While the country has seen its share of successful female musicians – singer Angélique Kidjo, for example, has won five Grammys – residents of Natitingou, a town in Benin's conservative north had never seen musical female power in action" (Para. 1-2). "'It was the first time [that girls in the community] saw women play instruments,' says Sandrine Ouei, the group's 19-year-old drummer, recalling the event in 2016....more
March 4, 2023, 7:40 a.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"In 'Femme Africaine,' for example, the singers declare: 'You can become prime minister of the country. Get up, we have to do something. African women, be independent.' That's an important message in a country where, as of February 2021, a little over 8% of seats in parliament were held by women, according to U.N. Women" (Para. 9).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1
"In 'Femme Africaine,' for example, the singers declare: 'You can become prime minister of the country. Get up, we have to do something. African women, be independent.' That's an important message in a country where, as of February 2021, a little over 8% of seats in parliament were held by women, according to U.N. Women" (Para. 9).
Feb. 28, 2023, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Benin
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 source provided. 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: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 173. 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...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 source provided. 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: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 173. 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...more
Feb. 28, 2023, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Benin
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: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 185.
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: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 185.
Feb. 28, 2023, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 619.
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 619.
Feb. 28, 2023, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Benin
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: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Arts. 630 et 634.
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: Loi No. 2002-07 portant Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Arts. 630 et 634.
Dec. 29, 2022, 12:26 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The ordeal of a 13-year-old Beninese girl – let’s call her Effia – highlighted in a new report from the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), saddens and enrages me. She had to spend years in a shelter after being accused of witchcraft. When she did eventually return home, she was shunned by her family and community, and within a week had to seek protection once more. 'Everyone suspected me of being a witch – their looks, actions and words were just unbearable,' Effia said. 'Everyone said that I was a witch. They said I ate someone, but they wouldn’t tell me who I ate'" (para 6). "Although less common than...more
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1
"The ordeal of a 13-year-old Beninese girl – let’s call her Effia – highlighted in a new report from the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), saddens and enrages me. She had to spend years in a shelter after being accused of witchcraft. When she did eventually return home, she was shunned by her family and community, and within a week had to seek protection once more. 'Everyone suspected me of being a witch – their looks, actions and words were just unbearable,' Effia said. 'Everyone said that I was a witch. They said I ate someone, but they wouldn’t tell me who I ate'" (para 6). "Although less common than...more
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:47 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Australia, Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cote D'Ivoire, East Timor, Ghana, Guinea, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Kosovo, Malta, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tanzania, United States
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-5
3.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-5
3.0
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:45 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Central African Rep, Chad, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, East Timor, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: CONST-SCALE-1
2.0
Variables: CONST-SCALE-1
2.0
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: ATC-SCALE-2
1.0
Variables: ATC-SCALE-2
1.0
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:42 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mali, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vanuatu
Variables: ATC-SCALE-1
0.0
Variables: ATC-SCALE-1
0.0
Dec. 8, 2022, 6:04 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: ATC-DATA-6
"In order to promote gender equality, the Government has developed and implemented the National Policy for the Advancement of Women and Gender Equality 2009–2016 and publicized relevant laws. The Institute for Women was established and inaugurated in 2009. Counselling centres for women victims of violence have been established in 49 municipalities" (Para. 1).
Variables: ATC-DATA-6
"In order to promote gender equality, the Government has developed and implemented the National Policy for the Advancement of Women and Gender Equality 2009–2016 and publicized relevant laws. The Institute for Women was established and inaugurated in 2009. Counselling centres for women victims of violence have been established in 49 municipalities" (Para. 1).
Dec. 5, 2022, noon
Countries: Benin
Variables: ATC-DATA-6
"In order to promote gender equality, the Government has developed and implemented the National Policy for the Advancement of Women and Gender Equality 2009–2016 and publicized relevant laws. The Institute for Women was established and inaugurated in 2009. Counselling centres for women victims of violence have been established in 49 municipalities" (Para. 1).
Variables: ATC-DATA-6
"In order to promote gender equality, the Government has developed and implemented the National Policy for the Advancement of Women and Gender Equality 2009–2016 and publicized relevant laws. The Institute for Women was established and inaugurated in 2009. Counselling centres for women victims of violence have been established in 49 municipalities" (Para. 1).
Sept. 22, 2022, 9:46 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Women in Benin face clear disadvantages in gaining access to land. It is possible to obtain access to land through inheritance, purchase, donation, lease and borrowing. Because women, unlike their husbands and older relatives, are excluded from inheriting land and lack adequate financial resources, they have very limited access to land. To correct that situation, Benin adopted Act No. 2017-15 of 10 August 2017 amending and supplementing Act No. 2013-01 of 14 August 2016 establishing the Land (Private and State-owned) Code in the Republic of Benin, whose article 6 provides that the Government and local authorities, as guarantors of the public interest, must: Ensure equitable access to land for all...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Women in Benin face clear disadvantages in gaining access to land. It is possible to obtain access to land through inheritance, purchase, donation, lease and borrowing. Because women, unlike their husbands and older relatives, are excluded from inheriting land and lack adequate financial resources, they have very limited access to land. To correct that situation, Benin adopted Act No. 2017-15 of 10 August 2017 amending and supplementing Act No. 2013-01 of 14 August 2016 establishing the Land (Private and State-owned) Code in the Republic of Benin, whose article 6 provides that the Government and local authorities, as guarantors of the public interest, must: Ensure equitable access to land for all...more
Sept. 19, 2022, 10:24 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1
"The law bans all discrimination against women in marriage and provides for the right to equal inheritance. The government and NGOs educated the public on women’s inheritance and property rights and their increased rights in marriage, including prohibitions on forced marriage, child marriage, and polygamy. The government did not enforce the law effectively, however" (19).
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1
"The law bans all discrimination against women in marriage and provides for the right to equal inheritance. The government and NGOs educated the public on women’s inheritance and property rights and their increased rights in marriage, including prohibitions on forced marriage, child marriage, and polygamy. The government did not enforce the law effectively, however" (19).
Sept. 19, 2022, 10:18 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Benin face clear disadvantages in gaining access to land. It is possible to obtain access to land through inheritance, purchase, donation, lease and borrowing. Because women, unlike their husbands and older relatives, are excluded from inheriting land and lack adequate financial resources, they have very limited access to land" (21).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Women in Benin face clear disadvantages in gaining access to land. It is possible to obtain access to land through inheritance, purchase, donation, lease and borrowing. Because women, unlike their husbands and older relatives, are excluded from inheriting land and lack adequate financial resources, they have very limited access to land" (21).
Sept. 19, 2022, 9:59 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-1
"Traditionally, only very few ethnic groups in Benin allow women to have any land use rights at all, which are separated from the rights of their husbands, brothers or fathers as an independent right of use..." (para 7). "With regard to the fields given to women for use upon marriage, the different ethnic groups in Benin proceed differently. For example, the INEF research team in northern Benin learned that among the Peulh (Fulbé), women are allowed to keep these fields for life, even in the event of the husband's death or divorce. However, among the Bariba living in the same area, the woman is deprived of the field in both...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-PRACTICE-1
"Traditionally, only very few ethnic groups in Benin allow women to have any land use rights at all, which are separated from the rights of their husbands, brothers or fathers as an independent right of use..." (para 7). "With regard to the fields given to women for use upon marriage, the different ethnic groups in Benin proceed differently. For example, the INEF research team in northern Benin learned that among the Peulh (Fulbé), women are allowed to keep these fields for life, even in the event of the husband's death or divorce. However, among the Bariba living in the same area, the woman is deprived of the field in both...more
Sept. 19, 2022, 9:59 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"With regard to the fields given to women for use upon marriage, the different ethnic groups in Benin proceed differently. For example, the INEF research team in northern Benin learned that among the Peulh (Fulbé), women are allowed to keep these fields for life, even in the event of the husband's death or divorce. However, among the Bariba living in the same area, the woman is deprived of the field in both these cases. The husband can also claim the field for himself at any time for other reasons" (para 9).
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1
"With regard to the fields given to women for use upon marriage, the different ethnic groups in Benin proceed differently. For example, the INEF research team in northern Benin learned that among the Peulh (Fulbé), women are allowed to keep these fields for life, even in the event of the husband's death or divorce. However, among the Bariba living in the same area, the woman is deprived of the field in both these cases. The husband can also claim the field for himself at any time for other reasons" (para 9).
Jan. 26, 2022, 5:25 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote D'Ivoire, Cyprus, D R Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: IIP-SCALE-1
2.0
Variables: IIP-SCALE-1
2.0
Sept. 13, 2021, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan, Belgium, Benin, D R Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Namibia, Nepal, Rwanda, Senegal, South Korea, South Sudan, Taiwan, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe
Variables: LRW-SCALE-12
0.0
Variables: LRW-SCALE-12
0.0
July 12, 2021, 1:56 p.m.
Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Togo
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"The UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) said in June 2020 that the failure to criminalise FGM was putting the lives of girls and women in Mali, as well as from neighbouring states, at risk. It voiced concerns over the transnational nature of the practice, with reports of girls from countries such as Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea and Togo that prohibit FGM being taken to Mali to undergo the cut in order to avoid prosecution at home" (para 10-11).
Variables: INFIB-PRACTICE-1
"The UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) said in June 2020 that the failure to criminalise FGM was putting the lives of girls and women in Mali, as well as from neighbouring states, at risk. It voiced concerns over the transnational nature of the practice, with reports of girls from countries such as Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea and Togo that prohibit FGM being taken to Mali to undergo the cut in order to avoid prosecution at home" (para 10-11).