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Latest items for Burundi

Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Burundi, Ghana, Malaysia, Rwanda, Swaziland
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

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March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Burundi ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 11, 2024, 2:59 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but soliciting in a public place is criminalised under Article 548 of the Penal Code. Is buying sex criminalised? Buying sexual services is not explicitly criminalised but there is a law against extra-marital sexual relations in the Law No.1/13 of 22 September 2016 for the prevention, protection of victims and the repression of gender based violence. This technically criminalises married men who buy have sexual relations with sex workers. Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes - all aspects of managing/organising are criminalised under Article 539 - 546 of the Penal Code. It is an offence to incite/facilitate/promote 'prostitution'; hire/train/divert someone into 'prostitution'; direct/manage or...more
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Burundi
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 Burundi who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 40 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bahamas, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Zealand, North Korea, Peru, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
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: Burundi
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 Burundi was 494 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
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 Burundi is 81.5% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Burundi is 64 years for women and 60 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Burundi is 61.5 years for men and 66.1 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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

"33.5 births per 1000 population"
July 26, 2023, 12:14 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"In this regard Article 36 of the 2005 constitution of Burundi states that: Every person has the right to property. No one may be deprived of his property except in the public interest, in the cases and in the manner established by the law and in exchange of a fair and prior compensation, or in execution of a judicial decision that has become final" (para 28-29).
July 26, 2023, 12:13 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: LO-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1

"In Burundi women’s rights to inherit land face 'the triple barriers of demography, tradition and the law.' The elimination of traditional chiefs and related customary institutions that determined which family would receive land, and the extent of land to be allocated, has meant that 'land grabbing has proliferated especially from widows, single women and land left by refugees.' Customarily daughters have been excluded from inheriting land and while widows used to have a lifetime usufruct right following the death of their husbands, this is increasingly no longer recognised. Widows often return to their parental home following the death of their husband. The combination of gender inequality, climate shocks, violence and...more
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

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April 10, 2023, 8:52 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

Article 185. - Marriage is contracted by two persons of different sexes who have both reached the age of eighteen and who do not have any relationship or alliance in the first degree." and "Article 186. - Marriage is prohibited between: 1° Ascendants and descendants in the direct line; 2° Collateral relatives up to and including the third degree; 3° Brothers and sisters born from the same union or previous union; 4° Uncles and aunts with their nephews and nieces, and vice versa."
March 25, 2023, 5:26 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
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: no source provided. 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 source provided. According to the "Women, Business,...more
March 25, 2023, 5:26 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code des Personnes et de la Famille, Art. 126.
March 25, 2023, 5:26 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
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: Code Civil, Préliminaires, Art. 1.
March 25, 2023, 5:26 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
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: Code Civil, Préliminaires, Art. 1.
March 16, 2023, 8:10 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1

"On the surface, Burundian women are making progress. Even in remote villages, some women break with stereotypes and earn independent incomes. Some even start businesses of their own. Many join economic cooperatives that support their efforts and offer power in numbers" (para 1). "Nor do women have much access to credit. Borrowing from a bank generally requires having a bank account, offering collateral and making a substantial personal investment in a farming enterprise. Most women cannot fulfil these conditions. Some turn to loans from informal sources and pay usurious interest rates" (para 7).
March 16, 2023, 8:10 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1

"By tradition, women have fewer rights related to land inheritance and ownership than men do. Their situation is made worse by lack of access to modern farm technologies" (para 6).
March 16, 2023, 8:10 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2

"But look deeper. Cultural traditions still keep Burundi’s women on a lower footing than men. This is especially true in rural areas, where most Burundian women live. Cultural norms and traditions give men the final say in household matters. Many men profit from their wives’ labour, without giving them a say in how those profits are spent" (para 2). "This is patriarchy in action. Unfortunately it is fairly typical, particularly in village communities. Men tend to take the family decisions" (para 5).
March 4, 2023, 9:35 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

A research project conducted by Christian Aid and The Ohio State University's Mershon Center for International Security Studies devised four vignette situations based on gender social norms in Burundi to gauge Burundian men and women's response (KMM-CODER COMMENT). "[Vignette 4 states] 'Keza comes from a traditional family. She was in love with a boy and got pregnant. He refused to marry her. Keza’s family is concerned she will be ridiculed for being a single mother, so they decide to quickly arrange a marriage with her cousin Toy'" (22). This scenario indicates the prevalence of cousin marriage practices in the country (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
March 4, 2023, 9:25 p.m.
Countries: Burundi
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

There appears to be some prevalence of accepted cousin marriage among some Bantu-speaking kinship systems in Burundi (KMM- CODER COMMENT). "In the Burundi kinship system the preference for cross-cousin marriage was expressed in a Dravidian classification of all second cousins as either marriageable cousins, bavyarawe or unmarriageable, sisters, bashikwe" (400).
Dec. 29, 2022, 12:26 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Burundi, Liberia, Madagascar, Niger
Variables: MURDER-PRACTICE-1

"Although less common than witchcraft accusations, ritual attacks on children – especially those with albinism – are also often motivated by greed, a desire for power or a belief that their body parts can stave off ancestral wrath and cure everything from male impotency to poverty. Girls with albinism and mothers of children with albinism suffer extreme violence, including having their arms and legs hacked off while still alive...Despite child protection laws, there remains a widespread problem in ...Madagascar, Niger, Angola, Eswatini, Liberia, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Burundi..." (para 8, 11).