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April 16, 2024, 1:50 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, POLY-LAW-1

"Article 101. Deux cas se présentent pour le mari: 1°)il a droit à la moitié en cas d'absence de descendants de l'épouse et de déscendants du fils, même s'ils sont d'un degré inférieur, 2°)il a droit au quart en présence de déscendants de l'épouse ou de déscendants du fils, même s'ils sont d'un degré inférieur, Article 102. Deux cas se présentent quand il y a une ou plusieurs épouses: 1°)le quart est attribué à une ou plusieurs épouses en cas d'absence de descendants du mari ou de déscendants du fils, même s'ils sont d'un degré inférieur, 2°) le huitième seulement leur est attribué en présence de descendants du mari ou...more
April 16, 2024, 1:39 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Article 23. (Modifié par la loi n° 93-74 du 12 juillet 1993) Chacun des deux époux doit traiter son conjoint avec bienveillance, vivre en bon rapport avec lui et éviter de lui porter préjudice. Les deux époux doivent rempli leurs devoirs conjugaux conformément aux usages et à la coutume. Ils coopèrent pour la conduite des affaires de la famille, la bonne éducation des enfants, ainsi que la gestion des affaires de ces derniers y compris l'enseignement, les voyages et les transactions financières. Le mari, en tant que chef de famille, doit subvenir aux besoins de l'épouse et des enfants dans la mesure de ses moyens et selon leur état dans...more
March 31, 2024, 3:14 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cote D'Ivoire, Croatia, D R Congo, East Timor, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: TRAFF-SCALE-1

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

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Tunisia ranks as a Tier 2 country (85).
March 16, 2024, 4:17 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3

"Even if the pay was less generous in a licensed brothel, where the going rate was 10.5 Tunisian dinars ($3.60) per client, it was preferable to the 30 dinars you might make on your own, because it was safer. 'At least in the brothel I had police protection. They could control the clients and make sure they used condoms,' she says" (para 4). "With state oversight unclear, many Tunisian prostitutes now rely on voluntary associations to safeguard their health and welfare. 'Rapes and attacks against women have risen since the brothels closed,' says Bouthayna Aoussaoui, who runs an organisation that helps the women" (para 5). "In 2018 a survey found...more
March 16, 2024, 4:17 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"Almost every big city had a licensed brothel, regulated by the interior ministry’s bureau of morals" (para 1).
March 16, 2024, 4:17 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: IRP-LAW-3

"Even if the pay was less generous in a licensed brothel, where the going rate was 10.5 Tunisian dinars ($3.60) per client, it was preferable to the 30 dinars you might make on your own, because it was safer. 'At least in the brothel I had police protection. They could control the clients and make sure they used condoms,' she says" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 4:17 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: IRP-DATA-2

"In 2011 at least 300 sex workers were operating legally under the government’s auspices" (para 1).
March 16, 2024, 4:16 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: IRP-LAW-6

"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? Yes for registered and licensed sex workers - STI testing twice a week and HIV once a month" (para 4).
March 16, 2024, 4:16 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: IRP-LAW-4

"Is there mandatory registration? Yes for sex workers to work legally in licensed brothels" (para 5). Is sex work recognised as work? No" (para 6). Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation? No" (para 7).
March 16, 2024, 4:16 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex and soliciting are both illegal under the penal code but it seems that there is a policy of toleration in Tunisia although this is reducing since the revolution in 2011. There are only two red light districts left in the country where women can register and work legally in brothels. Islamists post revolution have attacked brothels and it seems authorities no longer issuing licenses" (para 1). "Is buying sex criminalised? Yes clients of sex workers are "accomplices" and liable to arrest and prosecution (article 231) although likely not enforced because of tolerance of sex work in Tunisia" (para 2). "Is organising/managing criminalised? Yes, organising...more
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Tunisia
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 Tunisia who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 25 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Algeria, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Bhutan, Brazil, Brunei, Cape Verde, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Libya, Maldives, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Suriname, Tunisia, Vanuatu
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
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: Tunisia
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 Tunisia was 37 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
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 Tunisia is 26.2% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Tunisia is 77 years for women and 71 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Tunisia is 74.9 years for men and 79.2 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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Sept. 29, 2023, 9:40 a.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"15.1 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 8, 2023, 12:57 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: AOM-DATA-2

"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '1.5%.''"
June 22, 2023, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"Article 15. Is prohibited, the marriage of the man with his ascendants and descendants, with her sisters and the infinite descendants of her brothers and sisters, with her aunts, great-aunts and great-great-aunts."
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, 1:34 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
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 as the source: Code du statut personnel, Arts. 92, 96, 98, 103 et 104.
June 17, 2023, 1:34 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
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 as 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 as the source: no source provided. 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 as the source: no source provided. According to the "Women, Business...more
June 17, 2023, 1:34 p.m.
Countries: Tunisia
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 as the source: Code du statut personnel, Arts. 101 et 102.
May 27, 2023, 3:35 a.m.
Countries: Tunisia
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1, IAD-PRACTICE-1

"...[I]f all the land a woman has is from her husband, a divorce can leave her with nothing, said Ahmed Mbarki, a lawyer in Kasserine. Tunisian divorce law provides for an equal split of property acquired during the marriage, but that applies only to residences, not land. Even so, 'the husband will try to get around it,' said Mbarki" (para 19-20). "'The land is always in the hands of the man, the husband, the father. If there is a divorce - and there are many - the husband gives nothing to his wife.' Mbarki has also seen many inheritance cases where women willingly give up their rights to a portion...more