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March 22, 2024, 12:08 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

"Male heirs receive double the share of inheritance as female heirs, though only when they have an equal degree of kinship, such as brothers and sisters. However, this rule does not apply in other cases. Women may indeed inherit more than men in a number of cases, such as when a woman dies and leaves behind a husband, two parents and two daughters. In this case, her daughters receive two thirds of the inheritance, her husband one fourth and each of her parents one sixth. If the deceased woman had only one daughter, then the daughter would receive half the inheritance. And in some cases, women may inherit while men...more
March 22, 2024, 12:04 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

"Among the differences between Personal Status Law No. 59 of 1953 and the personal status laws upheld by Syria’s various sects is the mechanism for determining the amount of inheritance each inheritor is entitled to receive. All of the special sect-related laws adhere to the rule of equal inheritance between female and male heirs, while Law No. 59 uses the principle of “double inheritance” – that is, male heirs receive double the inheritance of female heirs who share the same degree of kinship, such as brothers and sisters" (para 6).
March 16, 2024, 1:06 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"In recent years, the regime has turned a blind eye to what became known as 'sex tourism'" (para 3). "However, Syrian lawyers believe there is a loophole in the law that allows engaging in prostitution in their own home as long as there is no complaint from neighbours. The police cannot break into a house or ask about the presence of a male and a female in one house without a marriage contract just because of suspicion" (para 38).
March 16, 2024, 1:06 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1

"According to Omar, the militias were not satisfied with institutionalising Nikah al-Muta’a (wedlease) and cohabitation. After taking control of the governorate in 2017, so they went on and formed more than 140 prostitution rings in wealthy neighbourhoods such as Nile Streets, Mokambo, Shuhada and Aziziyah" (para 18).
March 16, 2024, 1:06 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Article 5 of the law states, 'Anyone who brings a person into the Syrian Arab Republic or facilitates his entry to commit immorality or prostitution shall be punished by imprisonment for no less than one year and not more than five years and a fine of 1,000 to 5,000 Syrian pounds'" (para 34). "Article 6 stated that 'whoever helps a female engage in prostitution, even with a financial agreement, shall be punished by imprisonment for no less than six months and not more than three years. Article 8 stipulates that whoever opens a place for debauchery or prostitution or aids someone with it shall be punished by imprisonment for no...more
March 16, 2024, 1:06 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IRP-DATA-2

"A source in the Syrian Ministry of Justice told Asia News Agency that prostitution rings have increased by 60 per cent, especially in Damascus and its countryside" (para 4). “There are no accurate statistics about prostitution in Syria since it is criminalised by law. Furthermore, the regime obscures them since those closely associated with it promote most of the rings. Let alone, some do not even need rings" (para 8).
March 16, 2024, 1:04 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"What other laws are used disproportionately against sex workers? Adultery laws can be used to criminalise sex workers" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 1:04 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IRP-LAW-6

"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
March 16, 2024, 1:04 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 6). "If sex work is regulated, is it in line with other work, or are the regulations unfair or overly restrictive? No" (para 7). "Is sex work recognised as work? No" (para 9). "Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation? No" (pra 10).
March 16, 2024, 1:04 a.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Yes it is an offence for a woman to engage in prostitution in order to earn a living. The Syrian Penal Code also criminalises adultery and extra-marital sex. Also a person who habitually works or resides in premises used for prostitution commits an offence under the Law on Suppression of Prostitution" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? Buying sex is not specficially criminalised but laws against adultery and extra-marital sex could be used to criminalise buyers" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? It is an offence under the Law on Suppression of Prostitution to incite, employ, entice or lure a person to commit debauchery or psotitution. It...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: Syria, Uzbekistan
Variables: MMR-SCALE-1

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Fiji, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen
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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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: Syria
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 Syria was 30 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Syria
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 Syria is 16.8% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Syria is 75 years for women and 69 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMEnT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Syria is 71.2 years for men and 74.3 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 22, 2023, 1:23 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1

"[F]emale students who do not abide by the dress code will be banned from attending classes" (111).
Nov. 22, 2023, 12:31 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1, IIP-PRACTICE-1

"[W]omen and girls over 9 years of age wear a black or dark brown jalabiya, a wide-cut, loose-fitting garment, when venturing outdoors. They may not wear dresses with bright colors, must cover their hair, and cannot wear makeup" (111).
Nov. 22, 2023, 12:29 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-1

"Members of these groups forbade women from being in public without a male family member in Idlib city, Ras al-Ayn, Tel Abyad, and Tel Aran" (110).
Nov. 22, 2023, 12:28 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: RCDW-PRACTICE-1

"[B]etween September 2012 and November 2013, members of Jabhat al-Nusra and the Islamic State (ISIS) required that women follow a strict dress code that mandated the abaya and jilbab and prohibited jeans, close-fitting clothing, and makeup" (110).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
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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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Syria, Uzbekistan
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"21.5 births per 1000 population"
June 22, 2023, 12:15 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"Civil and criminal cases are heard in secular courts, while the Sharia courts handle personal, family, and religious matters in cases between Muslims or between Muslims and non-Muslims." (ERD- CODER COMMENT: Given this information it can be assumed that first cousins can marry each other)
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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June 17, 2023, 12:43 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IAW-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), female and male surviving spouses do not have equal rights to inherit assets. The WBL database cites the following at the source: Personal Status Law, Art. 268.
June 17, 2023, 12:43 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender The WBL database cites the following at the source: no source provided. 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 at the source: Civil Law, Arts. 7(1) and 110. According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), a woman can register a business in the same way as a man. The WBL database cites the following at the source: no source provided. According to...more
June 17, 2023, 12:43 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters do not have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following at the source: Personal Status Law, Arts. 275, 277 and 297 .