Countries: Guyana
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Guyana ranks as a Tier 1 country (85). The report states that while the government meets the minimum standards, it neither increased investigations and prosecutions nor formally approved the NAP. The government also did not adequately oversee recruitment agencies or adequately screen for trafficking victims in the interior of the country. TRAFF-PRACTICE data reveals that the government fails to enforce labor laws, thus suggesting that trafficking and forced labor remain signficant issues in Guyana (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Guyana
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: Married Persons (Property) Act, as amended by Act 20 of 1990, Art. 15(9) (2).

Countries: Guyana
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: Guyana
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 Guyana was 112 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Guyana is 69 years for women and 62 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Algeria, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Libya, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Countries: Guyana
Variables: PRN-PRACTICE-1

"Laws related to pornography and pornographic performances do not prohibit the use, procuring, and offering of a child for each of these purposes. The law also regulates selling, publishing, or exhibiting obscene material, defined as anything that could deprave or corrupt those open to immoral influences. The country is not a destination for child sex tourism" (9).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1

"The law prohibits [torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment]. There were allegations, nonetheless, that prison officials mistreated inmates as well as claims that police raped displaced migrants from Venezuela" (2). "The law criminalizes rape of men or women, including spousal rape and domestic violence... There were reports of successful prosecution of cases of rape" (8). "[R]eports of sexual harassment were common" (9).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: NGOFW-PRACTICE-1

"A number of domestic human rights groups generally operated without government restriction, investigating and publishing their findings on human rights cases. These groups at times complained government officials were uncooperative and unresponsive to their requests and stated that when officials responded, it was generally to criticize the groups rather than to investigate allegations" (8).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: TRAFF-PRACTICE-1

"The law prohibits all forms of forced or compulsory labor, but the government in general did not effectively enforce the law despite an increase in awareness and inspection programs" (13).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: VOTE-PRACTICE-1

"The law provides citizens the ability to choose their government in free and fair periodic elections… No laws limit participation of women or members of minorities in the political process, and they did participate" (7).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: DV-LAW-2

"The law prohibits domestic violence and allows victims to seek prompt protection, occupation, or tenancy orders from a magistrate. Penalties for violation of protection orders include fines up to 10,000 Guyanese dollars ($47) and 12 months’ imprisonment" (8).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: CWC-DATA-4

"The law prohibits [torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment]. There were allegations, nonetheless, that prison officials mistreated inmates as well as claims that police raped displaced migrants from Venezuela" (2). "There were reports that some displaced Venezuelan women experienced human rights abuses, including sexual exploitation, by government officials. In May the government charged three police officers for allegedly raping a displaced migrant from Venezuela... NGOs also reported displaced Venezuelans received a lower standard of health and social care" (6).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: ATC-DATA-5

"[T]he government is not a signatory to the 1951 Convention on Refugees" (6). This indicates that Guyana has no preparations to help female refugees (MV-coder comment).