Latest items for Eritrea
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Togo, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
2
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
2
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"28.3 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"28.3 births per 1000 population"
Aug. 9, 2023, 1:07 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: PW-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee reiterates its concern about the prevalence of child marriage in the State party and also notes with concern...The practice of allowing polygamous marriages and the discriminatory application of religious laws on divorce and inheritance within Muslim communities, to the detriment of women" (14).
Variables: PW-PRACTICE-3
"The Committee reiterates its concern about the prevalence of child marriage in the State party and also notes with concern...The practice of allowing polygamous marriages and the discriminatory application of religious laws on divorce and inheritance within Muslim communities, to the detriment of women" (14).
Aug. 9, 2023, 1:06 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party: Invest in the independence and autonomy of women through programmes facilitating access to bank loans, credit guarantees, microcredit, markets, business scale-up, common production facilities and other production systems" (12). "In line with its general recommendation No. 29 (2013) on the economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution and with joint general recommendation No. 31/general comment No. 18, the Committee recommends that the State party:... Ensure that the jointly owned property of women and men is registered in the name of both partners from the outset; Ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights to inheritance and as testators, heirs or beneficiaries,...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party: Invest in the independence and autonomy of women through programmes facilitating access to bank loans, credit guarantees, microcredit, markets, business scale-up, common production facilities and other production systems" (12). "In line with its general recommendation No. 29 (2013) on the economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution and with joint general recommendation No. 31/general comment No. 18, the Committee recommends that the State party:... Ensure that the jointly owned property of women and men is registered in the name of both partners from the outset; Ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights to inheritance and as testators, heirs or beneficiaries,...more
Aug. 9, 2023, 1:05 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the fact that the representation of at least one woman is ensured on the community land committees and that steps have been taken to increase the number of women beneficiaries under the saving and microcredit programme in farming and agribusiness. However, the Committee notes with concern that cultural attitudes and stereotypes negatively influence the implementation of such measures and that widespread poverty in the State party is disproportionately affecting women. The Committee additionally notes the following concerns: Inadequate access to bank loans, credit and microcredit, guarantee schemes, venture capital, markets, supply, value chains and other economic development opportunities for women" (11-12)."The Committee reiterates its concern about the...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"The Committee welcomes the fact that the representation of at least one woman is ensured on the community land committees and that steps have been taken to increase the number of women beneficiaries under the saving and microcredit programme in farming and agribusiness. However, the Committee notes with concern that cultural attitudes and stereotypes negatively influence the implementation of such measures and that widespread poverty in the State party is disproportionately affecting women. The Committee additionally notes the following concerns: Inadequate access to bank loans, credit and microcredit, guarantee schemes, venture capital, markets, supply, value chains and other economic development opportunities for women" (11-12)."The Committee reiterates its concern about the...more
Aug. 9, 2023, 1:04 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee reiterates its concern about the prevalence of child marriage in the State party and also notes with concern...The practice of allowing polygamous marriages and the discriminatory application of religious laws on divorce and inheritance within Muslim communities, to the detriment of women" (14).
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee reiterates its concern about the prevalence of child marriage in the State party and also notes with concern...The practice of allowing polygamous marriages and the discriminatory application of religious laws on divorce and inheritance within Muslim communities, to the detriment of women" (14).
Aug. 9, 2023, 1:03 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"In line with its general recommendation No. 29 (2013) on the economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution and with joint general recommendation No. 31/general comment No. 18, the Committee recommends that the State party:... Ensure that the jointly owned property of women and men is registered in the name of both partners from the outset; Ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights to inheritance and as testators, heirs or beneficiaries, including in Muslim communities; Provide systematic training on women’s equal rights in marriage and upon the dissolution of marriage, as well as training on women’s equal inheritance rights, for the judiciary, customary and religious judicial officers...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"In line with its general recommendation No. 29 (2013) on the economic consequences of marriage, family relations and their dissolution and with joint general recommendation No. 31/general comment No. 18, the Committee recommends that the State party:... Ensure that the jointly owned property of women and men is registered in the name of both partners from the outset; Ensure that women and men enjoy equal rights to inheritance and as testators, heirs or beneficiaries, including in Muslim communities; Provide systematic training on women’s equal rights in marriage and upon the dissolution of marriage, as well as training on women’s equal inheritance rights, for the judiciary, customary and religious judicial officers...more
Aug. 9, 2023, 1:02 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee reiterates its concern about the prevalence of child marriage in the State party and also notes with concern...The practice of allowing polygamous marriages and the discriminatory application of religious laws on divorce and inheritance within Muslim communities, to the detriment of women" (14).
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee reiterates its concern about the prevalence of child marriage in the State party and also notes with concern...The practice of allowing polygamous marriages and the discriminatory application of religious laws on divorce and inheritance within Muslim communities, to the detriment of women" (14).
Aug. 9, 2023, 1:01 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee reiterates its concern about the prevalence of child marriage in the State party and also notes with concern...The practice of allowing polygamous marriages and the discriminatory application of religious laws on divorce and inheritance within Muslim communities, to the detriment of women" (14).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee reiterates its concern about the prevalence of child marriage in the State party and also notes with concern...The practice of allowing polygamous marriages and the discriminatory application of religious laws on divorce and inheritance within Muslim communities, to the detriment of women" (14).
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Botswana, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cote D'Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Eritrea, Fiji, Ghana, Guyana, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Moldova, Namibia, Nepal, Slovakia, Somalia, Suriname, Thailand, Turkmenistan
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
3.0
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
3.0
May 15, 2023, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
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: Transitional Civil Code of Eritrea 1991, Arts. 45(1), 192, and 1675. 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:...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: Transitional Civil Code of Eritrea 1991, Arts. 45(1), 192, and 1675. 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:...more
May 15, 2023, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
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: Transitional Civil Code of Eritrea 1991, Art. 837.
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: Transitional Civil Code of Eritrea 1991, Art. 837.
May 15, 2023, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
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: Transitional Civil Code of Eritrea 1991, Arts. 837 and 842.
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: Transitional Civil Code of Eritrea 1991, Arts. 837 and 842.
April 11, 2023, 9:58 a.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Marriage between relatives by consanguinity in the direct line, as well as between brothers and sisters, uncles and nieces and aunts and nephews; and between relatives by affinity is prohibited. The NCCE has narrowed the prohibition on relatives by consanguinity in the collateral line to the above listed relatives. Relatives outside of this list can get married and this seems to be a compromise to accommodate followers of Islam, since Islam permits marriage between cousins."
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"Marriage between relatives by consanguinity in the direct line, as well as between brothers and sisters, uncles and nieces and aunts and nephews; and between relatives by affinity is prohibited. The NCCE has narrowed the prohibition on relatives by consanguinity in the collateral line to the above listed relatives. Relatives outside of this list can get married and this seems to be a compromise to accommodate followers of Islam, since Islam permits marriage between cousins."
April 10, 2023, 9:08 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
Study finds severe prevalence of gene mutations attributed to consanguineous marriages in Eritrea (VC-CODER COMMENT). "The severe form of harlequin ichthyosis is often lethal in the perinatal period, and it is commonly a product of consanguineous parents. Therefore, in vitro fertilization and pregenetic diagnosis are recommended to avoid the recurrence of the error" (para 1). "The current case is considered as the third condition that registered in Eritrea since the first one in 2012. The young mother age is not absolutely a preventing factor from harlequin ichthyosis especially in the presence of close relative marriages (consanguinity), 3 and a similar condition of female neonate was born to a 22‐year‐old (young...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
Study finds severe prevalence of gene mutations attributed to consanguineous marriages in Eritrea (VC-CODER COMMENT). "The severe form of harlequin ichthyosis is often lethal in the perinatal period, and it is commonly a product of consanguineous parents. Therefore, in vitro fertilization and pregenetic diagnosis are recommended to avoid the recurrence of the error" (para 1). "The current case is considered as the third condition that registered in Eritrea since the first one in 2012. The young mother age is not absolutely a preventing factor from harlequin ichthyosis especially in the presence of close relative marriages (consanguinity), 3 and a similar condition of female neonate was born to a 22‐year‐old (young...more
April 10, 2023, 9:02 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
According to estimates from the CIA World Factbook, the Beja make up around 30% of Eritrea's population (VC - CODER COMMENT). "In Eritrea and Sudan, the Beja encourage marriage to a persons paternal parallel cousin (father's brother's child) . It appears that, as with the Beja's descent pattern, their marriage preferences are a result of their conversion to Islam" (para 25).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
According to estimates from the CIA World Factbook, the Beja make up around 30% of Eritrea's population (VC - CODER COMMENT). "In Eritrea and Sudan, the Beja encourage marriage to a persons paternal parallel cousin (father's brother's child) . It appears that, as with the Beja's descent pattern, their marriage preferences are a result of their conversion to Islam" (para 25).
Jan. 5, 2023, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-LAW-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, PW-PRACTICE-3
"The plot of farm land allocated for married couples was normally registered in the name of the husband. This directive has corrected (amended) the practice and the plot of farm land is equally divided and registered on under both. In case of divorce she takes her share, i.e. her own part of the land. In rare cases of polygamy among Muslim community, each wife gets her own plot of land and in case of divorce gets her share back. Housing land is a common property registered under both names of the couple and in case of divorce is divided equally" (8).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1, ATDW-LAW-1, ATFPA-PRACTICE-2, PW-PRACTICE-3
"The plot of farm land allocated for married couples was normally registered in the name of the husband. This directive has corrected (amended) the practice and the plot of farm land is equally divided and registered on under both. In case of divorce she takes her share, i.e. her own part of the land. In rare cases of polygamy among Muslim community, each wife gets her own plot of land and in case of divorce gets her share back. Housing land is a common property registered under both names of the couple and in case of divorce is divided equally" (8).
Jan. 5, 2023, 4:16 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: LO-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-1
"Family, labor, property, nationality, and inheritance laws provide men and women the same status and rights"(18).
Variables: LO-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-1
"Family, labor, property, nationality, and inheritance laws provide men and women the same status and rights"(18).
Jan. 5, 2023, 4:03 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1
"Succession tends to move along patrilineal lines in most groups. Widowed or divorced women are sometimes allowed to opt for ancestral land. In one province in the highlands, Seraye, women are allowed to inherit the mother’s land but not the father’s" (5). "With respect to land inherited by descent – tsilmi land – each individual family within the large kinship group has a certain plot of land or a number of plots corresponding to its size and needs. The main heirs of tsilmi land are invariably the sons; only when there are no sons can brothers inherit it. In some cases, where there are no male issue, daughters and sisters...more
Variables: IAD-PRACTICE-1
"Succession tends to move along patrilineal lines in most groups. Widowed or divorced women are sometimes allowed to opt for ancestral land. In one province in the highlands, Seraye, women are allowed to inherit the mother’s land but not the father’s" (5). "With respect to land inherited by descent – tsilmi land – each individual family within the large kinship group has a certain plot of land or a number of plots corresponding to its size and needs. The main heirs of tsilmi land are invariably the sons; only when there are no sons can brothers inherit it. In some cases, where there are no male issue, daughters and sisters...more
Jan. 5, 2023, 4:03 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"Customarily, women’s access to land varied from place to place. Generally, however, once a woman was married, she was excluded from a share of her own ancestral land, since she was then considered as attached to the husband’s domain. Once married, a woman moves to her husband’s village and, as a rule, shares his land" (5).
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
"Customarily, women’s access to land varied from place to place. Generally, however, once a woman was married, she was excluded from a share of her own ancestral land, since she was then considered as attached to the husband’s domain. Once married, a woman moves to her husband’s village and, as a rule, shares his land" (5).
Jan. 5, 2023, 4:03 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Succession tends to move along patrilineal lines in most groups. Widowed or divorced women are sometimes allowed to opt for ancestral land. In one province in the highlands, Seraye, women are allowed to inherit the mother’s land but not the father’s" (5).
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1
"Succession tends to move along patrilineal lines in most groups. Widowed or divorced women are sometimes allowed to opt for ancestral land. In one province in the highlands, Seraye, women are allowed to inherit the mother’s land but not the father’s" (5).
Dec. 8, 2022, 11:47 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Argentina, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Burma/Myanmar, Central African Rep, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Lesotho, Liberia, Maldives, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela, Zambia
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-5
4.0
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-5
4.0
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: Afghanistan, Barbados, Bhutan, Burundi, Chad, Comoros, Congo, D R Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Gambia, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Japan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Moldova, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Suriname, Swaziland, Togo, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: ATC-SCALE-1
1.0
Variables: ATC-SCALE-1
1.0
Dec. 8, 2022, 6:04 p.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: ATC-DATA-6
"Eritrea has put in place a number of legal and policy frameworks on gender equality and women empowerment. These include the; Gender Policy 2000; National Gender Framework and Action Plan 2015-2019; Land proclamation 58/1994 and Nationality proclamation No.112/1992 that ensures equal nationality and citizenship rights" (Para. 2).
Variables: ATC-DATA-6
"Eritrea has put in place a number of legal and policy frameworks on gender equality and women empowerment. These include the; Gender Policy 2000; National Gender Framework and Action Plan 2015-2019; Land proclamation 58/1994 and Nationality proclamation No.112/1992 that ensures equal nationality and citizenship rights" (Para. 2).
Dec. 5, 2022, noon
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: ATC-DATA-6
"Eritrea has put in place a number of legal and policy frameworks on gender equality and women empowerment. These include the; Gender Policy 2000; National Gender Framework and Action Plan 2015-2019; Land proclamation 58/1994 and Nationality proclamation No.112/1992 that ensures equal nationality and citizenship rights" (Para. 2).
Variables: ATC-DATA-6
"Eritrea has put in place a number of legal and policy frameworks on gender equality and women empowerment. These include the; Gender Policy 2000; National Gender Framework and Action Plan 2015-2019; Land proclamation 58/1994 and Nationality proclamation No.112/1992 that ensures equal nationality and citizenship rights" (Para. 2).
Dec. 5, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
Countries: Eritrea
Variables: ATC-DATA-6
"Eritrea has put in place a number of legal and policy frameworks on gender equality and women empowerment. These include the; Gender Policy 2000; National Gender Framework and Action Plan 2015-2019; Land proclamation 58/1994 and Nationality proclamation No.112/1992 that ensures equal nationality and citizenship rights" (Para. 2).
Variables: ATC-DATA-6
"Eritrea has put in place a number of legal and policy frameworks on gender equality and women empowerment. These include the; Gender Policy 2000; National Gender Framework and Action Plan 2015-2019; Land proclamation 58/1994 and Nationality proclamation No.112/1992 that ensures equal nationality and citizenship rights" (Para. 2).
Dec. 5, 2022, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea
Variables: ATC-DATA-6, ATC-DATA-6, ATC-DATA-6
"Eritrea has put in place a number of legal and policy frameworks on gender equality and women empowerment. These include the; Gender Policy 2000; National Gender Framework and Action Plan 2015-2019; Land proclamation 58/1994 and Nationality proclamation No.112/1992 that ensures equal nationality and citizenship rights" (Para. 2).
Variables: ATC-DATA-6, ATC-DATA-6, ATC-DATA-6
"Eritrea has put in place a number of legal and policy frameworks on gender equality and women empowerment. These include the; Gender Policy 2000; National Gender Framework and Action Plan 2015-2019; Land proclamation 58/1994 and Nationality proclamation No.112/1992 that ensures equal nationality and citizenship rights" (Para. 2).
Dec. 5, 2022, 11:20 a.m.
Countries: Eritrea, Eritrea, Eritrea
Variables: ATC-DATA-6, ATC-DATA-6, ATC-DATA-6
"Eritrea has put in place a number of legal and policy frameworks on gender equality and women empowerment. These include the; Gender Policy 2000; National Gender Framework and Action Plan 2015-2019; Land proclamation 58/1994 and Nationality proclamation No.112/1992 that ensures equal nationality and citizenship rights" (Para. 2).
Variables: ATC-DATA-6, ATC-DATA-6, ATC-DATA-6
"Eritrea has put in place a number of legal and policy frameworks on gender equality and women empowerment. These include the; Gender Policy 2000; National Gender Framework and Action Plan 2015-2019; Land proclamation 58/1994 and Nationality proclamation No.112/1992 that ensures equal nationality and citizenship rights" (Para. 2).