Countries: Colombia
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

"Ariela grew up in Colombia, where she suffered abuse and ostracization because of her identity as a transgender woman. She left home when a friend approached her with an offer to engage in commercial sex in France. The man claimed she would earn enough money to support herself and her family, as well as receive the gender-affirming care that she sought for her transition. Once Ariela arrived in France, the trafficker denied her the surgery, reduced the money she was promised by half, and forced her to take drugs and alcohol. Ariela was never allowed to reject any specific request, at any hour of the day or night. Eventually, Ariela...more

Countries: Colombia
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 Colombia who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 30 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Colombia
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: Colombia
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 Colombia was 75 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Colombia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Colombia is 76 years for women and 69 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

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

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Countries: Colombia
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"In 2019, the Colombian congress, along with civil society organisations including Mujeres Libres, started working on alternative sentencing for women that would take into account their needs and seek to reduce the impact of imprisonment on dependants. On International Women’s Day, a new law was approved by the president, so women who have been sentenced for minor crimes are able to substitute a prison sentence for unpaid community service" (para 22).

Countries: Colombia
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"Women who manage to get informal work, at neighbourhood restaurants for example, are often abused. We have heard of cases where women have been groped and raped. Bosses know the women would struggle to find work elsewhere. The victims do not report their employers because they need the work" (para 18, 19). Since the power dynamics between employer and employee are this abusive, and victims are severely disincentivized from reporting their abuse, we can assume that the proper enforcement of sexual assault is not carried out (MCP - CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Colombia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Banks view women with criminal records as a risk and won’t let them open accounts. Doors close everywhere" (para 14).

Countries: Colombia
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1

"There is no one to treat gynaecological ailments. There is no one to test for cancer, or to carry out breast exams. There are so many flaws in the system in terms of reproductive and sexual health. I suffered uterine problems and used to get strong cramps and heavy bleeding. I was given ibuprofen for the pain and had to make do" (para 6). "I was lucky I had work in prison and could afford sanitary towels. Other women only got 10 sanitary towels every three months. That’s not enough for one menstrual cycle. Women would cut off a bit of their mattress to use, or would make tampons with...more

Countries: Argentina, Colombia
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"13.7 births per 1000 population"

Countries: Colombia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"The married woman, of legal age, as such, can appear freely in court, and for the administration and disposition of her assets she does not need marital authorization or a license from the judge, nor will the husband be her legal representative" (para 181). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2011) relating to land ownership are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting the Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Colombia
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-4

"[Colombia has] low women’s participation rates in their military and police forces" (12).

Countries: Colombia
Variables: ATC-DATA-6

Table 3 titled “National Action Plans- status”, indicates the level of NAPS in these countries. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, and Paraguay are countries with NAPS. Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, and Uruguay are countries with NAPS under development. Colombia, Dominican Republic, Panama, and Peru are countries without NAPS (9). "[T]he 2018 Colombian Ministry of Defense’s report Public Policy was developed as a requirement of the 2016 peace agreement. It is considered the military’s WPS implementation plan. It calls on the military and the police to make sure that women have equal access and opportunities" (11). " Colombia has a robust civil society network with 57 distinct organizations that...more