Latest items for Mozambique
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
3.0
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1
3.0
March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Mozambique ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1
According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Mozambique ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Mozambique
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 Mozambique who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 30 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 Mozambique who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 30 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
3
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2
3
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique, South Africa
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
127
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1
127
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Angola, Bahamas, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Zealand, North Korea, Peru, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
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Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1
0
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: Mozambique
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 Mozambique was 127 (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 Mozambique was 127 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
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 Mozambique is 78.2% (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 Mozambique is 78.2% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Mozambique is 62 years for women and 56 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Mozambique is 62 years for women and 56 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: DACH-DATA-1
According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Mozambique is 54.5 years for men and 61.7 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 Mozambique is 54.5 years for men and 61.7 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 8, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
" The Hands Off! Survey on violence against sex workers in Mozambique (December 2016) evidenced that women sex workers in Mozambique experience high levels and multiple forms of violence. Despite constant dialogue with the Government, the police act as protectors of sex workers, but they can also be perpetrators of violence" (1). "Sex workers' rights are not being respected by the police. Despite the efforts of the Mozambican government to protect sex workers, most police officers continue to make arrests without respecting the law and sex workers’ human rights" (2). "Despite the constant dialogue with the Government, improvements to sex workers relationship with police are limited. Police officers act as...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5
" The Hands Off! Survey on violence against sex workers in Mozambique (December 2016) evidenced that women sex workers in Mozambique experience high levels and multiple forms of violence. Despite constant dialogue with the Government, the police act as protectors of sex workers, but they can also be perpetrators of violence" (1). "Sex workers' rights are not being respected by the police. Despite the efforts of the Mozambican government to protect sex workers, most police officers continue to make arrests without respecting the law and sex workers’ human rights" (2). "Despite the constant dialogue with the Government, improvements to sex workers relationship with police are limited. Police officers act as...more
Nov. 8, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"Sex workers' rights are not respected by health providers in health units (Article 11f) The majority of sex workers who go to health units seeking health services are discriminated against and suffer verbal and psychological violence. Few sex workers receive comprehensive services to which they are entitled under various health protocols" (2). "With regard to HIV prevention in Mozambique, female sex workers are recognized as a key population in the global and national HIV response" (2). "28% of sex workers were HIV positive or did not want to disclose their status" (3). "The Hands Off! Needs Assessment shows that sex workers in Mozambique experience high levels and multiple forms of...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3
"Sex workers' rights are not respected by health providers in health units (Article 11f) The majority of sex workers who go to health units seeking health services are discriminated against and suffer verbal and psychological violence. Few sex workers receive comprehensive services to which they are entitled under various health protocols" (2). "With regard to HIV prevention in Mozambique, female sex workers are recognized as a key population in the global and national HIV response" (2). "28% of sex workers were HIV positive or did not want to disclose their status" (3). "The Hands Off! Needs Assessment shows that sex workers in Mozambique experience high levels and multiple forms of...more
Nov. 8, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"Many health care centres are characterized by a context of discrimination and stigma against sex workers, which compromises the willingness of sex workers to seek prevention and treatment services. According to the Hands Off! Needs assessment, over a 12-month period, 32% of sex workers were verbally abused or judged by health professionals and 26% faced discrimination in access to health services. Transgender sex workers experience growing discrimination and ill-treatment in the health centres" (3). "From the study conducted by Namati Mozambique, out of 4,205 complaints registered by the paralegals between 2013 and 2018, about 973 complaints were associated with poor attendance/attendance without courtesy, 220 with lack of confidentiality and privacy,...more
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1
"Many health care centres are characterized by a context of discrimination and stigma against sex workers, which compromises the willingness of sex workers to seek prevention and treatment services. According to the Hands Off! Needs assessment, over a 12-month period, 32% of sex workers were verbally abused or judged by health professionals and 26% faced discrimination in access to health services. Transgender sex workers experience growing discrimination and ill-treatment in the health centres" (3). "From the study conducted by Namati Mozambique, out of 4,205 complaints registered by the paralegals between 2013 and 2018, about 973 complaints were associated with poor attendance/attendance without courtesy, 220 with lack of confidentiality and privacy,...more
Nov. 8, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"The Integrated Bio-behavioral Surveillance Survey among female sex workers, conducted in 2011-2012 by the Ministry of Health, estimated a total of 27 285 sex workers (FSW) in three main cities of Mozambique. Sex work is not specifically criminalised by Mozambican law. However, the legal framework also does not provide any protection for sex workers" (2). "Even though sex work is not a crime, it is not considered a legal activity nor is regulated by the Labour Law due to the belief that on an ethical, social and moral level sex work is at odds with the constitutional principles moral, economic and social order of the country are based (art. 1...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-4
"The Integrated Bio-behavioral Surveillance Survey among female sex workers, conducted in 2011-2012 by the Ministry of Health, estimated a total of 27 285 sex workers (FSW) in three main cities of Mozambique. Sex work is not specifically criminalised by Mozambican law. However, the legal framework also does not provide any protection for sex workers" (2). "Even though sex work is not a crime, it is not considered a legal activity nor is regulated by the Labour Law due to the belief that on an ethical, social and moral level sex work is at odds with the constitutional principles moral, economic and social order of the country are based (art. 1...more
Nov. 8, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: IRP-LAW-3
"The Integrated Bio-behavioral Surveillance Survey among female sex workers, conducted in 2011-2012 by the Ministry of Health, estimated a total of 27 285 sex workers (FSW) in three main cities of Mozambique. Sex work is not specifically criminalised by Mozambican law. However, the legal framework also does not provide any protection for sex workers" (2). "Although the Penal Code of 2014/35 does not criminalize the choice of an individual in hiring consensual sex work, article 227 penalizes anyone who "professionally or with all lucrative intent encourages, fosters or facilitates that another person engages in prostitution" (2).
Variables: IRP-LAW-3
"The Integrated Bio-behavioral Surveillance Survey among female sex workers, conducted in 2011-2012 by the Ministry of Health, estimated a total of 27 285 sex workers (FSW) in three main cities of Mozambique. Sex work is not specifically criminalised by Mozambican law. However, the legal framework also does not provide any protection for sex workers" (2). "Although the Penal Code of 2014/35 does not criminalize the choice of an individual in hiring consensual sex work, article 227 penalizes anyone who "professionally or with all lucrative intent encourages, fosters or facilitates that another person engages in prostitution" (2).
Nov. 8, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Legislation on sex work is unclear. There are several laws in Mozambique, most of which are unclear, not disclosed and not known by the sex workers, even by the agents of the state who have a duty to safeguard respect for and compliance with the law" (2). "The Integrated Bio-behavioral Surveillance Survey among female sex workers, conducted in 2011-2012 by the Ministry of Health, estimated a total of 27 285 sex workers (FSW) in three main cities of Mozambique. Sex work is not specifically criminalised by Mozambican law. However, the legal framework also does not provide any protection for sex workers" (2). "Another provision linked to the sex work is...more
Variables: IRP-LAW-1
"Legislation on sex work is unclear. There are several laws in Mozambique, most of which are unclear, not disclosed and not known by the sex workers, even by the agents of the state who have a duty to safeguard respect for and compliance with the law" (2). "The Integrated Bio-behavioral Surveillance Survey among female sex workers, conducted in 2011-2012 by the Ministry of Health, estimated a total of 27 285 sex workers (FSW) in three main cities of Mozambique. Sex work is not specifically criminalised by Mozambican law. However, the legal framework also does not provide any protection for sex workers" (2). "Another provision linked to the sex work is...more
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
3
Variables: BR-SCALE-1
3
Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"35.6 births per 1000 population"
Variables: BR-DATA-1
"35.6 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 6, 2023, 6:31 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"The Committee remains concerned that discriminatory customary laws and practices continue to regulate marriage and family relations in the State party, including child marriage, as well as access to property, even though civil law prevails over customary law in cases of conflict. It is also concerned about: (a) The remaining discriminatory inheritance laws and the lack of protection of the rights of widows in the Family Act (No. 10/2014)" (14).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"The Committee remains concerned that discriminatory customary laws and practices continue to regulate marriage and family relations in the State party, including child marriage, as well as access to property, even though civil law prevails over customary law in cases of conflict. It is also concerned about: (a) The remaining discriminatory inheritance laws and the lack of protection of the rights of widows in the Family Act (No. 10/2014)" (14).
Sept. 6, 2023, 6:29 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"The Committee takes note of the progress achieved in legislative reform since the consideration of the previous periodic report, but notes with concern the challenges to the effective implementation of the legal framework in place to protect women’s rights and the remaining discriminatory provisions in the legislative framework of the State party, including provisions on inheritance rights. With reference to its general recommendation No. 28 (2010) on the core obligations of States parties under article 2 of the Convention, the Committee recalls its previous recommendations (CEDAW/C/MOZ/CO/2, para. 13) and recommends that the State party...Amend or repeal all remaining sex discriminatory provisions, including those on inheritance rights, and complete its revision...more
Variables: IAW-LAW-1
"The Committee takes note of the progress achieved in legislative reform since the consideration of the previous periodic report, but notes with concern the challenges to the effective implementation of the legal framework in place to protect women’s rights and the remaining discriminatory provisions in the legislative framework of the State party, including provisions on inheritance rights. With reference to its general recommendation No. 28 (2010) on the core obligations of States parties under article 2 of the Convention, the Committee recalls its previous recommendations (CEDAW/C/MOZ/CO/2, para. 13) and recommends that the State party...Amend or repeal all remaining sex discriminatory provisions, including those on inheritance rights, and complete its revision...more
Sept. 6, 2023, 5:54 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"The administration of the couple's property is the responsibility of the spouses in equal circumstances. The couple should favour dialogue and consensus in making decisions that may affect the common heritage and the interests of minor children" (10).
Variables: LO-LAW-1
"The administration of the couple's property is the responsibility of the spouses in equal circumstances. The couple should favour dialogue and consensus in making decisions that may affect the common heritage and the interests of minor children" (10).
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
1.0
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2
1.0
June 1, 2023, 1:29 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
Mozambique consanguinity prevalence data is ambiguous, although the country is highly culturally diverse, and there are several religious groups which notably prefer consanguineous marriage agreements; prevalence is likely greater than 5% although it is unclear the exact count (VC - CODER COMMENT). "Mozambique is culturally heterogeneous with both patrilineal and matrilineal systems of social organization represented" (para 1).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8
Mozambique consanguinity prevalence data is ambiguous, although the country is highly culturally diverse, and there are several religious groups which notably prefer consanguineous marriage agreements; prevalence is likely greater than 5% although it is unclear the exact count (VC - CODER COMMENT). "Mozambique is culturally heterogeneous with both patrilineal and matrilineal systems of social organization represented" (para 1).
May 1, 2023, 1:40 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"ARTICLE 33 (Relative impediments) They are also diriments, preventing the intermarriage of the people they respect, the following impediments: a) kinship in the straight line; b) kinship up to the third degree of the collateral line; c) the affinity in the straight line; d) the bond of the de facto union that linked one of the betrothed to the relative in the direct line of the other; e) the previous conviction of one of the spouses, as author or accomplice, for intentional homicide, even if not consummated, against the spouse of the other or the person with whom you live in a de facto union."
Variables: MARR-LAW-7
"ARTICLE 33 (Relative impediments) They are also diriments, preventing the intermarriage of the people they respect, the following impediments: a) kinship in the straight line; b) kinship up to the third degree of the collateral line; c) the affinity in the straight line; d) the bond of the de facto union that linked one of the betrothed to the relative in the direct line of the other; e) the previous conviction of one of the spouses, as author or accomplice, for intentional homicide, even if not consummated, against the spouse of the other or the person with whom you live in a de facto union."
March 14, 2023, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
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, Arts. 2133(1)(a) and 2139 .
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, Arts. 2133(1)(a) and 2139 .
March 14, 2023, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
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: Code of Conduct for Credit and Financial Institutions, Arts. 5(g) and 6. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), women can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), women can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided....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: Code of Conduct for Credit and Financial Institutions, Arts. 5(g) and 6. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), women can sign a contract in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), women can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following as the source: no source provided....more
March 14, 2023, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
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(1)(a), 2139, and 2141 .
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(1)(a), 2139, and 2141 .
March 14, 2023, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Mozambique
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: Family Law of 2019, Art. 141 .
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: Family Law of 2019, Art. 141 .