Latest items for AW-LAW-1
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"[The] Law on Asylum and Temporary Protection, prohibiting persecution on the grounds of sex, gender or gender identity and prohibiting gender-based violence,[ was adopted] in 2018" (2).
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"[The] Law on Asylum and Temporary Protection, prohibiting persecution on the grounds of sex, gender or gender identity and prohibiting gender-based violence,[ was adopted] in 2018" (2).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"[The state of Singapore has] no plans to establish national asylum and refugee legislation or ratify the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness" (21). Asylum is not legally granted in Singapore (MV-coder comment).
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"[The state of Singapore has] no plans to establish national asylum and refugee legislation or ratify the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, its 1967 Protocol, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, or the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness" (21). Asylum is not legally granted in Singapore (MV-coder comment).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"[T]he law does not provide protection for asylum seekers" (9).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"[T]he law does not provide protection for asylum seekers" (9).
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1, AW-LAW-1
"The Code of Civil Procedure (Act No. 902) was published in 2015 and established oral proceedings in civil cases, respect for constitutional principles and guarantees, and the fundamental right to equal treatment, respect for the adversarial principle and a defence for those taking part in proceedings." (13)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The Code of Civil Procedure establishes not only oral proceedings, but also a set of guidelines on how the Court can carry out issues regarding inheritance. These guidelines include how to handle cases where no will was found, the appearance of multiple heirs, and competency).
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1, AW-LAW-1
"The Code of Civil Procedure (Act No. 902) was published in 2015 and established oral proceedings in civil cases, respect for constitutional principles and guarantees, and the fundamental right to equal treatment, respect for the adversarial principle and a defence for those taking part in proceedings." (13)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The Code of Civil Procedure establishes not only oral proceedings, but also a set of guidelines on how the Court can carry out issues regarding inheritance. These guidelines include how to handle cases where no will was found, the appearance of multiple heirs, and competency).
April 1, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Uzbekistan
Variables: LRCM-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-2, IAD-LAW-1, AW-LAW-1
"Major steps have also been taken to eliminate outmoded national customs and traditions that hinder the advancement of women, and article 8 of the Family Code has been amended to state that, in the absence of appropriate norms in the legislation regulating family relations, local customs and traditions shall be applied that do not contradict the principles of Uzbek law." (16)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The regulations of family law and creating rules as to when customs and traditions should take the place of legislation can assist women in terms of divorce, marriage, and inheritance.).
Variables: LRCM-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-1, IAW-LAW-2, IAD-LAW-1, AW-LAW-1
"Major steps have also been taken to eliminate outmoded national customs and traditions that hinder the advancement of women, and article 8 of the Family Code has been amended to state that, in the absence of appropriate norms in the legislation regulating family relations, local customs and traditions shall be applied that do not contradict the principles of Uzbek law." (16)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The regulations of family law and creating rules as to when customs and traditions should take the place of legislation can assist women in terms of divorce, marriage, and inheritance.).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"[The Proclamation for the Prevention and Suppression of Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (Proclamation No. 909/2015)] provides for immunity for victims of trafficking and smuggling" (10).
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"[The Proclamation for the Prevention and Suppression of Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants (Proclamation No. 909/2015)] provides for immunity for victims of trafficking and smuggling" (10).
Feb. 24, 2023, 12:54 p.m.
Countries: Nepal
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The Constitution provides separate provision on rights of women and guarantees the following:...The spouse shall have the equal right to property and family affairs" (5). "In order to make legal reforms to invalidate polygamy, provide equal rights of women to inheritance, and equal rights to share all marital property even upon dissolution of marriage, an Act to Amend Some Nepal Acts to Maintain Gender Equality and End Gender-based Violence, 2015, has amended the provisions of the chapter on husband and wife, inheritance, partition, women’s share and property, and marriage of the General Code, 1963 to strike discriminatory provision on marriage and family relations." (22-23). "As the outcome of the broad-based...more
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The Constitution provides separate provision on rights of women and guarantees the following:...The spouse shall have the equal right to property and family affairs" (5). "In order to make legal reforms to invalidate polygamy, provide equal rights of women to inheritance, and equal rights to share all marital property even upon dissolution of marriage, an Act to Amend Some Nepal Acts to Maintain Gender Equality and End Gender-based Violence, 2015, has amended the provisions of the chapter on husband and wife, inheritance, partition, women’s share and property, and marriage of the General Code, 1963 to strike discriminatory provision on marriage and family relations." (22-23). "As the outcome of the broad-based...more
Feb. 4, 2023, 6:14 p.m.
Countries: Namibia
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The Intestate Succession Bill is with the legal drafters for final certification before being tabled in Parliament during the course of the financial year" (10). "To this effect, the Native Proclamation Administration Act of 1928 which discriminated marriages conducted north of the ‘red line’ will be repealed by the envisaged Marital Property Law."(11) (NF -CODER COMMENT - The 'red line' mentioned is a large fence erected back in the 19th century that strecthes over 1,000 kilometers across Namibia, separating it into two parts. This act also impacted inheritance since it relied on individuals to be married either by customary rule or by a christian religious figure. Women that were not...more
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The Intestate Succession Bill is with the legal drafters for final certification before being tabled in Parliament during the course of the financial year" (10). "To this effect, the Native Proclamation Administration Act of 1928 which discriminated marriages conducted north of the ‘red line’ will be repealed by the envisaged Marital Property Law."(11) (NF -CODER COMMENT - The 'red line' mentioned is a large fence erected back in the 19th century that strecthes over 1,000 kilometers across Namibia, separating it into two parts. This act also impacted inheritance since it relied on individuals to be married either by customary rule or by a christian religious figure. Women that were not...more
Feb. 2, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Austria
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The Committee notes with concern that:...(c) Efforts to identify women as victims of trafficking in persons are undermined by the restrictive asylum policies in place, which often involve speedy deportation; (d) Temporary residency permits for victims of trafficking are issued only for a one-year period that is renewable, in accordance with article 57 of the Asylum Law of 2005" (6-7)."The amendment to the Asylum Law that entered into force in 2016 introduced severe restrictions on the right to family reunification and that beneficiaries of subsidiary protection must wait for three years before their spouses or, in the case of minor children, parents can submit an application for family reunification" (13-14).more
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The Committee notes with concern that:...(c) Efforts to identify women as victims of trafficking in persons are undermined by the restrictive asylum policies in place, which often involve speedy deportation; (d) Temporary residency permits for victims of trafficking are issued only for a one-year period that is renewable, in accordance with article 57 of the Asylum Law of 2005" (6-7)."The amendment to the Asylum Law that entered into force in 2016 introduced severe restrictions on the right to family reunification and that beneficiaries of subsidiary protection must wait for three years before their spouses or, in the case of minor children, parents can submit an application for family reunification" (13-14).more
May 27, 2022, 11:45 a.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The law... recognizes a range of grounds for granting international protection, including gender-based violence and sexual orientation" (18).
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The law... recognizes a range of grounds for granting international protection, including gender-based violence and sexual orientation" (18).
March 25, 2022, 8:54 p.m.
Countries: United Arab Emirates
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status, and the government had not established a transparent, codified system for providing protection to refugees..." (22).
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status, and the government had not established a transparent, codified system for providing protection to refugees..." (22).
March 10, 2022, 10:53 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status" (22).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status" (22).
Feb. 28, 2022, 3:29 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"Bermuda’s constitution and laws do not provide for granting asylum or refugee status, and the government does not have an established system for providing protection to refugees" (10).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"Bermuda’s constitution and laws do not provide for granting asylum or refugee status, and the government does not have an established system for providing protection to refugees" (10).
Feb. 11, 2022, 5 p.m.
Countries: Thailand
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status, and the government did not establish a system for providing protection to refugees" (23).
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status, and the government did not establish a system for providing protection to refugees" (23).
Jan. 24, 2022, 1:07 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status, and the government has not established a system for providing protection to refugees" (33).
Variables: IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status, and the government has not established a system for providing protection to refugees" (33).
Jan. 10, 2022, 10:08 a.m.
Countries: Philippines
Variables: IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"No comprehensive legislation provides for granting refugee status or asylum. The Department of Justice’s Refugee and Stateless Persons Protections Unit (RSPPU) determines which applicants qualify as refugees in accordance with an established, accessible system that appeared to provide basic due process" (19-20).
Variables: IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"No comprehensive legislation provides for granting refugee status or asylum. The Department of Justice’s Refugee and Stateless Persons Protections Unit (RSPPU) determines which applicants qualify as refugees in accordance with an established, accessible system that appeared to provide basic due process" (19-20).
Dec. 27, 2021, 10:10 a.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for granting asylum or refugee status, and authorities have not established a system for providing protection to refugees... All PRC citizens unlawfully present are required by law to be returned to the PRC, although Taiwan allows PRC asylum seekers to remain in Taiwan on a case-bycase basis" (8).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for granting asylum or refugee status, and authorities have not established a system for providing protection to refugees... All PRC citizens unlawfully present are required by law to be returned to the PRC, although Taiwan allows PRC asylum seekers to remain in Taiwan on a case-bycase basis" (8).
Dec. 16, 2021, 11:23 p.m.
Countries: Hungary
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The government issued lists of 'safe countries of origin' and 'safe third countries.' Both lists included Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo. UNHCR repeatedly objected to the government’s designation of Serbia as a safe third country on the grounds that it does not have effective asylum procedures. In 2018 parliament modified the constitution to state that persons arriving in the country 'through a country where he or she was not exposed to persecution or a direct risk of persecution should not be entitled to asylum.' Parliament also amended the asylum law and restricted the right to asylum to only those persons who arrived in Hungary directly from a place where...more
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The government issued lists of 'safe countries of origin' and 'safe third countries.' Both lists included Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo. UNHCR repeatedly objected to the government’s designation of Serbia as a safe third country on the grounds that it does not have effective asylum procedures. In 2018 parliament modified the constitution to state that persons arriving in the country 'through a country where he or she was not exposed to persecution or a direct risk of persecution should not be entitled to asylum.' Parliament also amended the asylum law and restricted the right to asylum to only those persons who arrived in Hungary directly from a place where...more
Dec. 2, 2021, 7:34 p.m.
Countries: Netherlands
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"Sint Maarten and Curacao are required to follow the European Convention on Human Rights. The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status. Foreigners requesting asylum are processed as foreigners requesting a humanitarian residence permit. If an individual is unable to obtain a humanitarian residence permit, authorities deport the person to their country of origin or a country that agreed to accept them. Curacao requested and received guidance and training from the Netherlands on asylum-processing procedures" (8).
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"Sint Maarten and Curacao are required to follow the European Convention on Human Rights. The law does not provide for the granting of asylum or refugee status. Foreigners requesting asylum are processed as foreigners requesting a humanitarian residence permit. If an individual is unable to obtain a humanitarian residence permit, authorities deport the person to their country of origin or a country that agreed to accept them. Curacao requested and received guidance and training from the Netherlands on asylum-processing procedures" (8).
Nov. 17, 2021, 8:27 p.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for granting asylum or refugee status" (17).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for granting asylum or refugee status" (17).
Nov. 15, 2021, 7:25 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"NGOs and independent observers identified difficulties in asylum procedures, including inconsistency of standards applied in reception centers and insufficient referral rates of trafficking victims and unaccompanied minors to adequate services" (11). This indicates that women are potentially granted asylum in cases of trafficking but services may be limited (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"NGOs and independent observers identified difficulties in asylum procedures, including inconsistency of standards applied in reception centers and insufficient referral rates of trafficking victims and unaccompanied minors to adequate services" (11). This indicates that women are potentially granted asylum in cases of trafficking but services may be limited (JLR-CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 8, 2021, 2:18 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: AW-PRACTICE-1, AW-LAW-1
"The law provides for the granting of asylum or refugee status, and the government has established a system for providing protection to refugees. The country has bilateral return agreements with Morocco and Algeria. Authorities review asylum petitions individually, and there is an established appeals process available to rejected petitioners. The law permits any foreigner in the country who is a victim of gender-based violence or of trafficking in persons to file a complaint at a police station without fear of deportation, even if that individual is in the country illegally. Although potential asylum seekers were able to exercise effectively their right to petition authorities, some NGOs, such as the Spanish...more
Variables: AW-PRACTICE-1, AW-LAW-1
"The law provides for the granting of asylum or refugee status, and the government has established a system for providing protection to refugees. The country has bilateral return agreements with Morocco and Algeria. Authorities review asylum petitions individually, and there is an established appeals process available to rejected petitioners. The law permits any foreigner in the country who is a victim of gender-based violence or of trafficking in persons to file a complaint at a police station without fear of deportation, even if that individual is in the country illegally. Although potential asylum seekers were able to exercise effectively their right to petition authorities, some NGOs, such as the Spanish...more
Oct. 25, 2021, 2:40 p.m.
Countries: Vietnam
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for granting asylum or refugee status, and the government has not established a system for providing protection to refugees" (25).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for granting asylum or refugee status, and the government has not established a system for providing protection to refugees" (25).
Oct. 18, 2021, 6:06 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"OFPRA stated that priority attention [for asylum] was given to female victims of violence, persons persecuted on the basis of their sexual orientation, victims of human trafficking, unaccompanied minors, and victims of torture" (14).
Variables: TRAFF-LAW-3, IRP-LAW-2, AW-LAW-1
"OFPRA stated that priority attention [for asylum] was given to female victims of violence, persons persecuted on the basis of their sexual orientation, victims of human trafficking, unaccompanied minors, and victims of torture" (14).
Oct. 12, 2021, 8:55 a.m.
Countries: Germany
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The country adheres to the EU’s Dublin III regulation, which permits authorities to turn back or deport individuals who entered the country through 'safe countries of transit,' which include the EU member states, and Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. 'Safe countries of origin' also include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ghana, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Senegal, and Serbia. The government did not return asylum seekers to Syria. The NGO Pro Asyl pointed out that refugees who under the Dublin III regulation fell into another EU state’s responsibility but could not be returned to that country often remained in a legal gray zone. They were not allowed to work or participate in...more
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The country adheres to the EU’s Dublin III regulation, which permits authorities to turn back or deport individuals who entered the country through 'safe countries of transit,' which include the EU member states, and Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein. 'Safe countries of origin' also include Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ghana, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Senegal, and Serbia. The government did not return asylum seekers to Syria. The NGO Pro Asyl pointed out that refugees who under the Dublin III regulation fell into another EU state’s responsibility but could not be returned to that country often remained in a legal gray zone. They were not allowed to work or participate in...more
Sept. 21, 2021, 2:40 p.m.
Countries: North Korea
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for granting asylum or refugee status, and the government has not established a system for providing protection for refugees. The government did not grant refugee status or asylum. The government had no known policy or provision for refugees or asylum seekers and did not participate in international refugee fora" (17).
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for granting asylum or refugee status, and the government has not established a system for providing protection for refugees. The government did not grant refugee status or asylum. The government had no known policy or provision for refugees or asylum seekers and did not participate in international refugee fora" (17).
Sept. 13, 2021, 2:24 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for the granting of refugee or asylum status. The government did not have a system for providing protection to refugees but generally recognized UNHCR-registered refugees in China" (58). "The law does not provide for granting asylum or refugee status [in Hong Kong]" (120).
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"The law does not provide for the granting of refugee or asylum status. The government did not have a system for providing protection to refugees but generally recognized UNHCR-registered refugees in China" (58). "The law does not provide for granting asylum or refugee status [in Hong Kong]" (120).
Aug. 10, 2021, 11:35 a.m.
Countries: Greece
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"Refugee and migrant women who were victims of gender-based violence were legally eligible for temporary shelter in government-run homes and for legal and psychosocial assistance, but few of them reported abuse"(14).
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"Refugee and migrant women who were victims of gender-based violence were legally eligible for temporary shelter in government-run homes and for legal and psychosocial assistance, but few of them reported abuse"(14).
June 17, 2021, 11:03 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"A woman who was raped and beaten by a husband and a partner in Mexico for expressing feminist views — like saying she had the right to be treated equally and hold a job — is eligible for asylum in the United States because she would face persecution in her homeland, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. 'Those men mistreated her because she expressly asserted to them her political opinion that she was their equal,' the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said in finding Maria Rodriguez-Tornes eligible to remain legally in the United States after fleeing Mexico... she fled to the United States in 1993, settled...more
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"A woman who was raped and beaten by a husband and a partner in Mexico for expressing feminist views — like saying she had the right to be treated equally and hold a job — is eligible for asylum in the United States because she would face persecution in her homeland, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. 'Those men mistreated her because she expressly asserted to them her political opinion that she was their equal,' the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said in finding Maria Rodriguez-Tornes eligible to remain legally in the United States after fleeing Mexico... she fled to the United States in 1993, settled...more
June 9, 2021, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"Pursuant to article 13(1) of the Act of 13 June 2003 on granting protection to foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Poland (Dz. U. of 2012, item 680), a foreigner is granted refugee status, if as a result of a well-founded fear of persecution in his home country on account of race, religion, nationality, political convictions or belonging to a specific social group, he/she cannot or does not want to enjoy the protection of that country" (38).
Variables: AW-LAW-1
"Pursuant to article 13(1) of the Act of 13 June 2003 on granting protection to foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Poland (Dz. U. of 2012, item 680), a foreigner is granted refugee status, if as a result of a well-founded fear of persecution in his home country on account of race, religion, nationality, political convictions or belonging to a specific social group, he/she cannot or does not want to enjoy the protection of that country" (38).