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March 25, 2024, 3:53 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
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: Deceased Estates Succession Act, Sec. 3b(II). (2).
March 19, 2024, 1:06 a.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-3

"The organ has it on record that studies show that sex workers often face violence from the police, clients and partners, increasing their risk of acquiring HIV. The prevalence of HIV among sex workers in Zimbabwe is exceptionally high, estimated at 42,2%" (para 3).
March 19, 2024, 1:06 a.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-1

"Apart from such challenges, sex workers also face stigma and lack of privacy from health-care workers" (para 4).
March 19, 2024, 1:05 a.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-LAW-6

"Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing? No" (para 5).
March 19, 2024, 1:05 a.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-LAW-3

"Is there mandatory registration? No" (para 6).
March 19, 2024, 1:05 a.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-LAW-1

"Is selling sex criminalised? Selling sex is legal but soliciting is illegal. Soliciting widely defined as "publicly solicits”, which means (a) solicits in a public place or any place to which the public or any section of the public have access; or (b) solicits by publication of the solicitation in any printed or electronic medium for reception by the public. NB: There was a decision of constitutional court in 2015, which has made it much harder for police to arrest sex workers for soliciting - need a client to give evidence and cannot arrest women for simply being in a known red light area. Nevertheless, the soliciting laws remain on...more
Feb. 2, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
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 Zimbabwe who have been subjected to physical and/or sexual violence by a current or former intimate partner in their lifetime is 35 percent (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 24, 2024, 3:24 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Rep, Chad, Cote D'Ivoire, D R Congo, Eritrea, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Jan. 24, 2024, 3:19 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
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: 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: 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

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Jan. 21, 2024, 11:10 a.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
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 Zimbabwe was 357 (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 20, 2024, 1:37 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
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 Zimbabwe is 61.2% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 7, 2024, 3:30 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to the World Bank, as of 2021, life expectancy in Zimbabwe is 62 years for women and 56 years for men (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Dec. 28, 2023, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Zimbabwe is 57.5 years for men and 63.6 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 28, 2023, 4:07 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: IRP-PRACTICE-5

"In 2013, a sex worker from Bulawayo filed criminal charges against a police officer who had verbally, physically, and sexually assaulted her. Barbra accompanied the woman to the hospital and police station, and was present in court with a sizeable group of sex workers to provide support. The officer was found guilty and fired from the force, and the woman is now pursuing a civil case seeking damages" (p 27). "In 2015, the SRC represented five women arrested for solicitation based on their 'sexually appetizing clothing.' The court found there was insufficient evidence and acquitted them. Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court later dismissed a similar case, sending a clear message that police...more
Oct. 12, 2023, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Comoros, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Iraq, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Togo, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Variables: BR-SCALE-1

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

"29.6 births per 1000 population"
Sept. 8, 2023, 1:48 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: AOM-DATA-2

"Women who were first married by age 18 (% of women ages 20-24) is '33.7%.'"
June 17, 2023, 5:11 p.m.
Countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Cameroon, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kosovo, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-SCALE-2

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June 8, 2023, 11:09 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-5

"Payment of lobola before marriage under customary union is now mandatory after Parliament passed the Marriages Amendment Bill on Tuesday with a clause empowering marriage officers to ascertain whether bride price was paid" (Para.1). "[T]he clause on lobola that has drawn attention and saw disagreements as Government, represented by Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi argued that bride price could not be used as a barrier for two consenting adults to a union as that would violate their constitutional right to association" (Para.3). "Traditional leaders led by Chiefs Council president Fortune Charumbira were of the view that lobola constituted the hallmark of marriage under customary union as failure...more
June 8, 2023, 11:09 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-LAW-4

"Payment of lobola before marriage under customary union is now mandatory after Parliament passed the Marriages Amendment Bill on Tuesday with a clause empowering marriage officers to ascertain whether bride price was paid" (Para.1). ""In Senate sitting last week, Clause 16 of the Bill sailed through with little debate after both parties agreed to include lobola as a pre-condition to solemnise customary marriage.The Bill now require marriage officers who also include traditional leaders to ask both couples including witnesses who must be relatives, if bride price was paid" (Para.6-7).
June 8, 2023, 11:09 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-1

"There is also another new Clause in the Bill (Marriages Amendment Bill) which requires that traditional leaders should undergo training in administering marriage rites before becoming marriage officers" (Para.9).
June 8, 2023, 11:09 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-LAW-1, ATDW-LAW-1, IAW-PRACTICE-1, IAW-LAW-1

"Payment of lobola before marriage under customary union is now mandatory after Parliament passed the Marriages Amendment Bill on Tuesday with a clause empowering marriage officers to ascertain whether bride price was paid. The Bill will also protect a spouse in a civil partnership from the legally married partner so that he or she does not unfairly lose property acquired during the subsistence of their union in the event that the union has been terminated either due to death or other reasons." (Para.1-2).
June 8, 2023, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-8

"In Zimbabwe, the 'family' traditionally refers to an expansive kinship network. Though these networks may not continue in their traditional form, extended family relationships are still very close and important to one’s life. As an example, there is no such thing as a “cousin” in Zimbabwean culture. Cousins are referred to and understood as one’s brothers and sisters. Sometimes, even friendships can be as strong as brotherhood or sisterhood" (1). (VC-CODER COMMENT) The cultural analysis of cousin relationships and kinship in Zimbabwe does not have any implications of a high prevalence of consanguineous marriage. While it is common for marriages to be arranged, it is typically across families of similar...more
May 11, 2023, 7:27 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Zimbabwe has signed and enforced ILO Convention 169 (Indigenous and Tribal People’s Convention), Convention 100 (Equal Remuneration), and Convention 111 (Discrimination (Employment and Occupation)). It is also a signatory to the 2003 Maputo Protocol to the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights on Women’s Rights which requires African States to promote women’s access to land and security over productive resources...The Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013) recognises men and women as equal citizens and provides a framework for equal secure access to land and assets...The People's Own Savings Bank of Zimbabwe Act [Chapter 24:22] Section 37 determines persons by whom deposits shall be made, and does not discriminate in terms of...more
May 11, 2023, 7:21 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1

"The Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe requires the equal treatment of women, regardless of sex. In addition, it suggests that all discriminatory laws, customs, traditions and cultural practices are void to the extent that they conflict with the Constitution. The Administration of Estates Amendment Act (1997) makes provision for the protection of surviving married spouses, however these are ofte trumped by cultural practices that prohibit women’s access to property and land following the death of their spouse or father (Human Rights Watch, 2017). The laws around disinheritance are conflicting. The Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe (2013) requires the State to take appropriate measures to ensure that in the...more
May 11, 2023, 7:18 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: ATDW-LAW-1

"In order to make awards of matrimonial property in the cases of Divorce the court is required to apply the Matrimonial Causes Act [Chapter 5:13] and distribute the assets of the spouses both individually or jointly at the time of the dissolution of marriage according to several factors (Kanokanga and Partners, 2015). These include the income-earning capacity, assets and other financial resources which each spouse and child has; their financial needs, obligations and responsibilities; the standard of living of the family; the age and physical and mental condition of each spouse and child; the direct or indirect contribution made by each spouse to the family; the value to either of...more
May 11, 2023, 7:17 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"The Constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe (2013) Section 17 requires the State to promote full gender balance in Zimbabwean society, and in particular the full participation of women in all spheres of Zimbabwean society on the basis of equality with men...The Constitution (2013) grants all Zimbabweans, regardless of gender, the right to move freely within Zimbabwe, to make decisions with regards to their property, and to reside in any part of Zimbabwe (3).