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Aug. 10, 2024, 2:57 a.m.
Countries: Colombia, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Japan, Mauritius, Paraguay, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Trinidad/Tobago, Uruguay
Variables: MULTIVAR-SCALE-6

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May 10, 2024, 10:59 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1

“In the absence of a marital agreement (in England, these are called a pre- or postnuptial agreement), courts in Russia will apply the default spousal property regime, which states that each spouse is deemed to have equal entitlement to joint property, which will include salary, dividends, pensions and property acquired with income received by one or both parties during their marriage irrespective of whether the asset is held in the parties' joint or individual names. It will not, however, include property that was, for example, acquired by one of the parties before marriage or a property received as a gift or inheritance. It is worth noting that assets in the...more
April 2, 2024, 5:44 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1

"Article 1141. General Provisions 1. Legal heirs shall be called upon to inherit in compliance with the priority ranking set out in Articles 1142 - 1145 and 1148 of the present Code. The heirs of each next category shall inherit if there are no heirs of the preceding categories, i.e. if there are no heirs of the preceding categories or if neither of them are entitled to inherit or if all of them have been barred from inheritance (Article 1117), or deprived of inheritance (Item 1 Article 1119), if neither of them have accepted inheritance or if all of them have disclaimed inheritance. 2. Heirs of one category shall inherit...more
April 2, 2024, 5:32 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"[Article 1] 3. Family relations shall be regulated in conformity with the principles of a voluntary conjugal union between a man and a woman, of the equality of spouses' rights in the family, of resolving internal family problems by mutual consent, of the priority of bringing children up in a family, of taking care of their well-being and development, and of ensuring priority protection of the rights and interests of underaged and disabled family members...Article 33. The Concept of the Legal Regime of the Spouses' Property 1. The legal regime of the spouses' property shall be the regime of their joint property. The legal regime of the spouses' property shall...more
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Chad, China, Cuba, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Iran, Libya, Nicaragua, North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Yemen
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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March 30, 2024, 10:05 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Russia ranks as a Tier 3 country (85).
March 9, 2024, 5:19 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: DV-DATA-1

According to 2023 data from the OECD, the percentage of women in Russia who have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life is 19.6% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
March 5, 2024, 9:47 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IRP-LAW-6

"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Not in law but reports that police and health workers work together to conduct forced testing at times" (para 4).
March 5, 2024, 9:47 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 5). "Is sex work recognised as work? No" (para 6).
March 5, 2024, 9:47 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? It is illegal to sell sex in any context under the code of administrative offences" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? No" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? It is illegal to organise/manage in any context. Living on the earnings, brothel-keeping and organising 'prostitution' are criminalised under Criminal Code" (para 3).
March 5, 2024, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"As the war with Ukraine rages on, this is the reality for Russian sex workers: Their lives include increasingly aggressive clients, and police taking advantage of them" (para 2). "A few days later, when she went to open the door for a client, she was instead met with several police officers. They burst into the apartment, threw her, half-naked, onto the floor, tied her hands with duct tape, and rummaged through her apartment. They took all of her savings, her passport, the backup keys to her apartment, fifty condoms, and a liter of coconut milk, which she used for personal hygiene. She did not receive any search report or receipt....more
March 5, 2024, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3

"'Problematic clients' include those who were conscripted to fight in the war. 'Those called up to fight (and) come ‘one last time’ are incredibly aggressive, and subject women to brutality,' said Jewgienija from Perm. Ljubow, another sex worker from the same city, says these clients often say 'They’re taking me away in two days, so I’d like a taste of life now'" (para 18). In the context of a large-scale war, and under established deregulation, violence against prostitutes likely increases and the government's motivation to address it decreases (MCP - CODER COMMENT). "'One of the girls I work with was told ‘I fought in the war, so you owe this...more
March 5, 2024, 9:46 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IRP-DATA-2

"Since the outbreak of Russia’s war in Ukraine, the number of sex industry clients has also declined, which many drafted to fight, while others have fled Russia" (para 3). "Ukrainian women who fled to Russia before the war have also joined the fight for the few remaining customers. "The influx of female immigrants has changed the market situation in the border region of Rostov," says psychologist Ijia Lemman, who specializes in helping sex workers. 'Many girls from Rostov have gone to other regions, because it has become crowded'" (para 12).
March 5, 2024, 9:45 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"While prostitution is illegal in Russia, it is punishable by a fine of just 1,500 rubles ($26). Activists say this legal ban is often used by police as an excuse not to investigate crimes against sex workers" (para 6).
March 5, 2024, 9:45 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IRP-DATA-2

"In Saint Petersburg, activists estimate there could be between 4,000 and 6,000 women who earn their living from prostitution. Only some 10% work on the streets, while most work in brothels in city apartments, shared by a group of prostitutes with a security guard and receptionist, who takes calls from clients" (para 8).
March 5, 2024, 9:45 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IRP-LAW-6

"The activist, Regina Akhmetzyanova, spends her evening going to such clandestine brothels to give out condoms and to offer sex workers an HIV test. This is particularly important for prostitutes since infection rates in Russia are currently growing, with more than 1,03,000 new cases identified in 2016, up 5% on the previous year, while the real total is likely to be significantly higher" (para 3,4). A high infection rate and the fact that NGOs have to fill in testing gaps means there is no government intervention when it comes to the health of Russian prostitutes (MCP - CODER COMMENT).
March 5, 2024, 9:45 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3

"But the reality is that Russian sex workers operate in a hidden world outside the law and out of sight — making them doubly vulnerable to infection and abuse, as AFP journalists found after being granted rare access to an illegal brothel" (para 2). The illegality of prostitution leaves room for an unregulated industry whose workers are unprotected and have virtually no rights vis a vis their clients or pimps (MCP - CODER COMMENT). "The activist, Regina Akhmetzyanova, spends her evening going to such clandestine brothels to give out condoms and to offer sex workers an HIV test. This is particularly important for prostitutes since infection rates in Russia are...more
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Russia, Taiwan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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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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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Armenia, Belarus, El Salvador, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:03 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Nicaragua, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Russia
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 Russia was 14 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:46 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1

"Patten said survivors have told her of genital mutilations and of soldiers 'equipped with Viagra' in what appears to be a 'military strategy' to dehumanise people" (para 4). "'When women are held for days and raped, when you start to rape little boys and men, when you see a series of genital mutilations, when you hear women testify about Russian soldiers equipped with Viagra, it's clearly a military strategy,' she said. 'And when the victims report what was said during the rapes, it is clearly a deliberate tactic to dehumanise the victims" (para 5-6). "The report 'confirmed crimes against humanity committed by the Russian forces, and according to gathered testimonies,...more
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Russia
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 Russia is 55.3% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Russia is 75 years for women and 64 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Rusia is 68.2 years for men and 78.0 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 22, 2023, 11:59 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: ATFPA-PRACTICE-3

"[The women’s virtue campaign] was again being stepped up by Chechen authorities aiming to ensure that women wear hijabs in public and adhere to traditional family roles" (104).
Nov. 22, 2023, 11:56 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: DTCP-PRACTICE-1

"In a 2011 report, Human Rights Watch documented acts of violence, harassment, and threats by law enforcement officers against women in Chechnya to intimidate them into wearing a headscarf or dressing more 'modestly,' in long skirts and sleeves to cover their limbs" (104).
Nov. 22, 2023, 11:55 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2

"Since the start of the Ramadan fasting month in August 2010, Human Rights Watch has received numerous reports from Chechnya about women being harassed on the streets of Grozny, the Chechen republic's capital, for not covering their hair or wearing clothes deemed too revealing" (104).