Latest items for Guinea-Bissau
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
3.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Guinea-Bissau ranks as a Tier 3 country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Guinea-Bissau ranks as a Tier 3 country (85).
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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Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
4
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
725
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
725
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: 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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Variables: DACH-SCALE-2
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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
3
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1
3
Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
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 Guinea-Bissau was 725 (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 Guinea-Bissau was 725 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
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 Guinea-Bissau is 49.1% (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 Guinea-Bissau is 49.1% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau is 62 years for women and 57 years for men (KM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau is 62 years for women and 57 years for men (KM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau is 57.4 years for men and 63.0 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 Guinea-Bissau is 57.4 years for men and 63.0 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
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: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"30.1 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"30.1 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 8, 2023, 10:43 a.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '25.7%.'"
Variables: AOM-DATA-2
"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '25.7%.'"
Aug. 15, 2023, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: IAD-LAW-1
"The division between children is done by head, dividing the inheritance into as many parts as the heirs" (254). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2006) 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: IAD-LAW-1
"The division between children is done by head, dividing the inheritance into as many parts as the heirs" (254). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2006) 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. 15, 2023, 10:40 a.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"The order in which the heirs are called, without prejudice to the provisions of the title of adoption is as follows: a) Descendants; b) Ascendants; c) Siblings and their descendants; d) Spouse; e) Other collaterals up to the sixth degree; f) The State" (253). "In the absence of relatives of the first three classes of successors, the surviving spouse is called to the succession of the entire estate" (254). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2006) 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...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"The order in which the heirs are called, without prejudice to the provisions of the title of adoption is as follows: a) Descendants; b) Ascendants; c) Siblings and their descendants; d) Spouse; e) Other collaterals up to the sixth degree; f) The State" (253). "In the absence of relatives of the first three classes of successors, the surviving spouse is called to the succession of the entire estate" (254). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2006) 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...more
Aug. 15, 2023, 10:39 a.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"1. The administration of the couple's assets, including the woman's own and the assets dowry, belongs to the husband, as head of the family. 2. The woman has, however, the administration: a) Of all the couple's assets, if the husband is in a remote or unknown place, or unable, for any reason, to exercise management; b) Own or dowry assets, or common assets brought by her to the couple or acquired gratuitously after the marriage, or from the subrogates in their place, when you have reserved this right in the antenuptial agreement; c) Assets that have been donated or left, even if on account of the legitimate, excluding the administration...more
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"1. The administration of the couple's assets, including the woman's own and the assets dowry, belongs to the husband, as head of the family. 2. The woman has, however, the administration: a) Of all the couple's assets, if the husband is in a remote or unknown place, or unable, for any reason, to exercise management; b) Own or dowry assets, or common assets brought by her to the couple or acquired gratuitously after the marriage, or from the subrogates in their place, when you have reserved this right in the antenuptial agreement; c) Assets that have been donated or left, even if on account of the legitimate, excluding the administration...more
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Central African Rep, Egypt, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
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Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
4.0
June 12, 2023, 4:24 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"The following impediments, in addition to others designated in special laws, are...b) Kinship, legitimate or illegitimate, in the third degree of the collateral line"
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"The following impediments, in addition to others designated in special laws, are...b) Kinship, legitimate or illegitimate, in the third degree of the collateral line"
April 17, 2023, 8:55 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"In fact, we have come to the conclusion that with the exception of one group, all—repeat all—members of the Guinea-Bissau modern elite are related by family ties. Given the small size of this group, possibly 4,000 individuals—including children—most have several ties, both by blood and by marriage. The vast majority of individuals are probably related within the category of third cousin and the numbers of people who have double and triple relationships (e.g., third cousin through one relative, first cousin through another, related by marriage) are legend" (para 3). The 'modern elite' refers to those who have gained social capital through political participation, indicative of consanguineous marriage as an agreed-upon...more
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"In fact, we have come to the conclusion that with the exception of one group, all—repeat all—members of the Guinea-Bissau modern elite are related by family ties. Given the small size of this group, possibly 4,000 individuals—including children—most have several ties, both by blood and by marriage. The vast majority of individuals are probably related within the category of third cousin and the numbers of people who have double and triple relationships (e.g., third cousin through one relative, first cousin through another, related by marriage) are legend" (para 3). The 'modern elite' refers to those who have gained social capital through political participation, indicative of consanguineous marriage as an agreed-upon...more
April 17, 2023, 8:41 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Even though her mother did not agree on the marriage, her father agreed to marry her off to her older cousin, believing it would be good for her and the family. In Cadidjatu’s case, cultural and traditional reasons made it hard for her father to turn down the request from his older brother" (para 3).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
"Even though her mother did not agree on the marriage, her father agreed to marry her off to her older cousin, believing it would be good for her and the family. In Cadidjatu’s case, cultural and traditional reasons made it hard for her father to turn down the request from his older brother" (para 3).
April 14, 2023, 4:23 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"Women smallholder farmers are...penalized by their limited decision making power over household budgets" (5).
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-2
"Women smallholder farmers are...penalized by their limited decision making power over household budgets" (5).
April 14, 2023, 4:19 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: LO-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1
"While the Land Law does not insist on formal registration of private land ownership on the basis of customary regime, the discriminatory practice of various ethnic groups in Guinea-Bissau regarding land to the disadvantage of women, including on the inheritance of property, can continue under the auspice of the new legislation….Among certain ethnic groups, women do not have access to land or other movable property due to discriminatory inheritance provisions under customary law…Customary laws governing some ethnic groups prohibit women from inheriting properties that are instead passed on to a male heir" (42, 75).
Variables: LO-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1
"While the Land Law does not insist on formal registration of private land ownership on the basis of customary regime, the discriminatory practice of various ethnic groups in Guinea-Bissau regarding land to the disadvantage of women, including on the inheritance of property, can continue under the auspice of the new legislation….Among certain ethnic groups, women do not have access to land or other movable property due to discriminatory inheritance provisions under customary law…Customary laws governing some ethnic groups prohibit women from inheriting properties that are instead passed on to a male heir" (42, 75).
April 14, 2023, 4:10 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1
"The situation in rural Guinea-Bissau is particularly critical, as many women do not own a field and thus cannot grow anything themselves. They have no right to land – either through marriage, inheritance or purchase" (5).
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1
"The situation in rural Guinea-Bissau is particularly critical, as many women do not own a field and thus cannot grow anything themselves. They have no right to land – either through marriage, inheritance or purchase" (5).
April 14, 2023, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
“The situation in rural Guinea-Bissau is particularly critical, as many women do not own a field and thus cannot grow anything themselves. They have no right to land – either through marriage, inheritance or purchase – and thus often remain powerless. The families’ income therefore depends solely on their husbands…The inhabitants of these regions are permanently threatened by hunger. To fight against this, SWISSAID has launched the 'Access to Land for Women' project…The project accompanied their and 18 other farmers’ associations in the legal acquisition of land for the women. It involves 38 hectares of agricultural land. For this, long sensitisation work was done in the communities and with the...more
Variables: LO-PRACTICE-1
“The situation in rural Guinea-Bissau is particularly critical, as many women do not own a field and thus cannot grow anything themselves. They have no right to land – either through marriage, inheritance or purchase – and thus often remain powerless. The families’ income therefore depends solely on their husbands…The inhabitants of these regions are permanently threatened by hunger. To fight against this, SWISSAID has launched the 'Access to Land for Women' project…The project accompanied their and 18 other farmers’ associations in the legal acquisition of land for the women. It involves 38 hectares of agricultural land. For this, long sensitisation work was done in the communities and with the...more
April 14, 2023, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
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: Civil Code, Arts. 1717 and 1721-1731 (2).
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: Civil Code, Arts. 1717 and 1721-1731 (2).
April 14, 2023, 3:42 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not grant spouses equal administrative authority over assets during marriage. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 1678 (2).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not grant spouses equal administrative authority over assets during marriage. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Civil Code, Art. 1678 (2).
April 14, 2023, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
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: Civil Code, Arts. 2133 and 2147 (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: Civil Code, Arts. 2133 and 2147 (2).
April 14, 2023, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
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: Civil Code, Art. 2139 (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: Civil Code, Art. 2139 (2).
April 14, 2023, 3:39 p.m.
Countries: Guinea-Bissau
Variables: LO-LAW-1
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 could be located (2).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
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 could be located (2).