Latest items for El Salvador
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Congo, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Montenegro, Mozambique, Serbia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Syria, Trinidad/Tobago, Vanuatu, Vietnam
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, El Salvador ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, El Salvador ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).
March 11, 2024, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Sex work is technically legal in El Salvador but municipal authorities create administrative offences against soliciting in public or they designate zones for street sex work that are isolated and dangerous. Is buying sex criminalised? Yes - some municipalities apply local laws against buying sex. Is organising/managing criminalised? Organised 'prostitution' and living off the earnings are criminalised." (para 1-3).
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Is selling sex criminalised? Sex work is technically legal in El Salvador but municipal authorities create administrative offences against soliciting in public or they designate zones for street sex work that are isolated and dangerous. Is buying sex criminalised? Yes - some municipalities apply local laws against buying sex. Is organising/managing criminalised? Organised 'prostitution' and living off the earnings are criminalised." (para 1-3).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
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 El Salvador who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 21 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 El Salvador who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 21 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Suriname, Tunisia, Vanuatu
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
43
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
43
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: Armenia, Belarus, El Salvador, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
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 El Salvador was 43 (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 El Salvador was 43 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
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 El Salvador is 45.5% (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 El Salvador is 45.5% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in El Salvador is 75 years for women and 66 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in El Salvador is 75 years for women and 66 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in El Salvador us 70.6 years for men and 79.1 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 El Salvador us 70.6 years for men and 79.1 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
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Variables: BR-SCALE-1
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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"15.6 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"15.6 births per 1000 population"
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:31 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: LO-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The constitution grants women and men the same legal status in family, religious, personal status, and nationality laws. There were no reports of discrimination in marriage, divorce, child custody, education, and judicial processes. The law also provides equal rights for men and women in the areas of property rights, inheritance, employment, access to credit, business ownership, and housing. The law establishes sentences of one to three years in prison for public officials convicted of denying a person’s civil rights based on gender and six months to two years for employers convicted of discriminating against women in the workplace, but employees generally did not report such violations due to fear of...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"The constitution grants women and men the same legal status in family, religious, personal status, and nationality laws. There were no reports of discrimination in marriage, divorce, child custody, education, and judicial processes. The law also provides equal rights for men and women in the areas of property rights, inheritance, employment, access to credit, business ownership, and housing. The law establishes sentences of one to three years in prison for public officials convicted of denying a person’s civil rights based on gender and six months to two years for employers convicted of discriminating against women in the workplace, but employees generally did not report such violations due to fear of...more
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:19 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"In intestate succession, sex or birthright are not considered" (86). "The following are called to intestate succession: 1º The children, the father, the mother and the spouse, and in its case the surviving cohabitant..." (87). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2004) relating to inheritance 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).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1
"In intestate succession, sex or birthright are not considered" (86). "The following are called to intestate succession: 1º The children, the father, the mother and the spouse, and in its case the surviving cohabitant..." (87). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2004) relating to inheritance 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).
Aug. 8, 2023, 11:01 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Each spouse is responsible for the administration, enjoyment and free disposition of the assets that belonged to them at the time of marriage, as well as of that which they acquire later by any title" (13). "During marriage each of the spouses has the free administration and disposition of their own and common assets" (18). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1993) relating to marital property administration 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).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"Each spouse is responsible for the administration, enjoyment and free disposition of the assets that belonged to them at the time of marriage, as well as of that which they acquire later by any title" (13). "During marriage each of the spouses has the free administration and disposition of their own and common assets" (18). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 1993) relating to marital property administration 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).
Aug. 8, 2023, 10:34 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Ley de Protección al Consumidor, Arts. 3, 18(e) y 19-21 (2). 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 located (2). 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...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Ley de Protección al Consumidor, Arts. 3, 18(e) y 19-21 (2). 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 located (2). 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...more
Aug. 8, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
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: Código Civil, Arts. 983 y 988(1) (2).
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: Código Civil, Arts. 983 y 988(1) (2).
Aug. 8, 2023, 10:26 a.m.
Countries: El Salvador
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: Código Civil, Arts. 983 y 988(1) (2).
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: Código Civil, Arts. 983 y 988(1) (2).
June 20, 2023, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: LO-DATA-1
"The Women’s City Programme is, by law, part of the National System of Development and Social Protection. It provides comprehensive support to women through specialized services with the aim of improving their quality of life. It seeks to empower women to exercise their rights, participate actively in decision-making, achieve financial independence and live in an environment free of gender-based violence and discrimination" (25). "The Women’s Entrepreneurship Programme run by the National Commission on Microenterprises and Small Businesses promotes the entrepreneurship and economic empowerment of Salvadoran women with a view to achieving gender equity and equality. The Programme is implemented through the Women’s Entrepreneurship Programme counters located in the offices of...more
Variables: LO-DATA-1
"The Women’s City Programme is, by law, part of the National System of Development and Social Protection. It provides comprehensive support to women through specialized services with the aim of improving their quality of life. It seeks to empower women to exercise their rights, participate actively in decision-making, achieve financial independence and live in an environment free of gender-based violence and discrimination" (25). "The Women’s Entrepreneurship Programme run by the National Commission on Microenterprises and Small Businesses promotes the entrepreneurship and economic empowerment of Salvadoran women with a view to achieving gender equity and equality. The Programme is implemented through the Women’s Entrepreneurship Programme counters located in the offices of...more
June 20, 2023, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"The Women’s City Programme is, by law, part of the National System of Development and Social Protection. It provides comprehensive support to women through specialized services with the aim of improving their quality of life. It seeks to empower women to exercise their rights, participate actively in decision-making, achieve financial independence and live in an environment free of gender-based violence and discrimination" (25).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"The Women’s City Programme is, by law, part of the National System of Development and Social Protection. It provides comprehensive support to women through specialized services with the aim of improving their quality of life. It seeks to empower women to exercise their rights, participate actively in decision-making, achieve financial independence and live in an environment free of gender-based violence and discrimination" (25).
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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Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
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May 5, 2023, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"The Salvadorian Family Code stipulates that spouses have equal rights and duties (Family Code, Art. 36). It does not oblige a woman to obey her husband and provides women with the same rights to be the legal guardian of their children during marriage. The Family Code also stipulates that the spouses shall choose their place of residence together, that spouses have to treat each other with respect and tolerance and that neither spouse can prevent the other from receiving education or carry out other legal activities (Family Code, Art. 207, 36, 37 and 39)" (3). "According to the Family Code and the Constitution, married and unmarried women have the same...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"The Salvadorian Family Code stipulates that spouses have equal rights and duties (Family Code, Art. 36). It does not oblige a woman to obey her husband and provides women with the same rights to be the legal guardian of their children during marriage. The Family Code also stipulates that the spouses shall choose their place of residence together, that spouses have to treat each other with respect and tolerance and that neither spouse can prevent the other from receiving education or carry out other legal activities (Family Code, Art. 207, 36, 37 and 39)" (3). "According to the Family Code and the Constitution, married and unmarried women have the same...more
May 5, 2023, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"El Salvador’s legislation recognizes women’s and daughter’s equal rights to inherit land and non-land assets (Civil Code, Art. 988). However, cultural factors that limit women’s land inheritance rights persist: the patriarchal structure of the society assigns women to the home and the private space, while men are considered responsible for public space and land" (3).
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1, IAD-LAW-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"El Salvador’s legislation recognizes women’s and daughter’s equal rights to inherit land and non-land assets (Civil Code, Art. 988). However, cultural factors that limit women’s land inheritance rights persist: the patriarchal structure of the society assigns women to the home and the private space, while men are considered responsible for public space and land" (3).
May 2, 2023, 8:13 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"In Latin America and the Caribbean, El Salvador [has] developed NAPs" (2).
Variables: GP-DATA-3
"In Latin America and the Caribbean, El Salvador [has] developed NAPs" (2).
April 29, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-5
Table 4 titled “Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations by Countries from Latin America and the Caribbean- Military and Police Combined- August 2020,” gives the UN ranking of each state, the total number of participants from each country and the gender distribution of male and females as participants. Uruguay is ranked 17 in the UN with 1138 total participants. The total participants are comprised of 1055 males and 83 females. Argentina is ranked 42, with 304 total participants which is 276 males and 28 females. El Salvador is ranked at 45 with 263 males and 29 females. This gives a total of 292 participants in El Salvador. Brazil comes in ranking...more
Variables: EWCMS-DATA-5
Table 4 titled “Participation in UN Peacekeeping Operations by Countries from Latin America and the Caribbean- Military and Police Combined- August 2020,” gives the UN ranking of each state, the total number of participants from each country and the gender distribution of male and females as participants. Uruguay is ranked 17 in the UN with 1138 total participants. The total participants are comprised of 1055 males and 83 females. Argentina is ranked 42, with 304 total participants which is 276 males and 28 females. El Salvador is ranked at 45 with 263 males and 29 females. This gives a total of 292 participants in El Salvador. Brazil comes in ranking...more
April 19, 2023, 4:16 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Beatriz’s case has been taken up by feminist organizations in El Salvador and across the region who hope it could create legal changes in access to sexual and reproductive rights, including abortion, in Latin America." (para 5).
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1
"Beatriz’s case has been taken up by feminist organizations in El Salvador and across the region who hope it could create legal changes in access to sexual and reproductive rights, including abortion, in Latin America." (para 5).
April 19, 2023, 4:16 p.m.
Countries: El Salvador
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Human rights activists in Latin America hope that a historic court hearing over the case of a Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion despite her high-risk pregnancy could open the way for El Salvador to decriminalize abortions – and set an important precedent across the region. The inter-American court of human rights (IACHR) this week considered the historic case of the woman, known as Beatriz, who was prohibited from having an abortion in 2013, even though she was seriously ill and the foetus she was carrying would not have survived outside the uterus. The audience marked the first time that the IACHR has discussed the consequences of the country’s...more
Variables: ABO-LAW-1
"Human rights activists in Latin America hope that a historic court hearing over the case of a Salvadoran woman who was denied an abortion despite her high-risk pregnancy could open the way for El Salvador to decriminalize abortions – and set an important precedent across the region. The inter-American court of human rights (IACHR) this week considered the historic case of the woman, known as Beatriz, who was prohibited from having an abortion in 2013, even though she was seriously ill and the foetus she was carrying would not have survived outside the uterus. The audience marked the first time that the IACHR has discussed the consequences of the country’s...more