Suriname

Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available

Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available

Child Marriage :36 % (1)

Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:

Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Gender Equality Indexes:

Gender Inequality Index Rank :105 (2)

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :44 (3)

Suriname Search Data

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Study on Violence Against Children

Suriname | 2017

Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against children survey

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

National Council Domestic Violence

Suriname | 2017

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Initiative for Gender Responsive Education Program

Suriname | 2017 | 2019

Type of Measure : Education > Formal education

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Capacity Training for Service Providers to Victims of Domestic Violence

Suriname | 2016 | 2017

Type of Measure : Justice > Training

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Revisions in Penal Code

Suriname | 2015

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Trafficking

National Policy for a Structural Approach of Domestic Violence

Suriname | 2014 | 2017

Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Standard Form for Registration of Domestic Violence

Suriname | 2014

Type of Measure : Administrative data > Police

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Appointment of Judges to Deal with Protection Orders in Cases of Domestic Violence

Suriname | 2014

Type of Measure : Justice > Protocols and guidelines

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Moral Law as Revised in 2009

Suriname | 2009

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual violence

Law on Domestic Violence

Suriname | 2009

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

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(1) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.

(2) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.

(3) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.

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