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: 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: 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: SEGI-PRACTICE-1

"NGOs also reported displaced Venezuelans received a lower standard of health and social care" (6). "The government cooperated with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and other humanitarian organizations in providing protection and assistance to displaced persons" (6).

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: 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: DV-PRACTICE-2

"The law prohibits domestic violence and allows victims to seek prompt protection, occupation, or tenancy orders from a magistrate" (8).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: DV-PRACTICE-1

"The law criminalizes rape of men or women, including spousal rape and domestic violence… Successful prosecution of domestic violence cases was infrequent" (8).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: DV-DATA-1

"Domestic violence and violence against women, including spousal abuse, was widespread" (8).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

“There were segregated schools for the blind and for persons with other disabilities in the most populous regions of the country. As a result, children with disabilities rarely attended mainstream schools, since these lacked the curriculum and infrastructure necessary to accommodate them. Lack of appropriate transportation and infrastructure to provide access to both public and private facilities made it difficult for persons with disabilities to be employed outside their homes" (10). Disabled women are not provided with preferential treatment in Guyana (MV-coder comment). "[W]orkplace access was limited for persons with disabilities" (14).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: CWC-DATA-2

"An estimated 90 percent of indigenous communities were in the remote interior. The standard of living in indigenous communities was lower than that of most citizens, and they had limited access to education and health care. A UN study found that pregnant women in indigenous communities were not receiving mandatory HIV tests" (11).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: ASR-PRACTICE-1

"There were no government restrictions [against females] on academic freedom or cultural events" (5).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1

"There were no government restrictions [against females] on academic freedom or cultural events" (5). "The law does not cover harassment in schools" (8). This indicates that there may be occurrences of female students being harassed but these cases are not reported or recorded (MV-coder comment). "[R]eports of sexual harassment were common" (9). "[C]hildren with disabilities rarely attended mainstream schools, since these lacked the curriculum and infrastructure necessary to accommodate them" (10).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: AOM-LAW-1

"The legal age for marriage is 18, but boys and girls may marry at age 16 with parental consent or judicial authority" (9).

Countries: Guyana
Variables: AW-PRACTICE-1

"The law does not provide for protection of asylum seekers… [T]he government reported that it did not prosecute or deport Venezuelans seeking refuge" (6). These asylum and refugee seekers include both men and women (MV- coder comment).