Nicaragua

Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:

Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :22.5

Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 7.5

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

Child Marriage :35.2

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 :101 ⁽¹⁾

Global Gender Gap Index Rank :12 ⁽²⁾

Nicaragua Search Data

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Map of Violence Against Women in Nicaragua by Police

Nicaragua | 2016

Type of Measure : Administrative data > Police

Form of Violence : Femicide/Feminicide

Specialized Unit of Crimes against Gender Violence

Nicaragua | 2016

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Article 40 of the Constitution

Nicaragua | 2014

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Article 36 of the Constitution

Nicaragua | 2014

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Article 34 of the Constitution

Nicaragua | 2014

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

National Inter-Institutional Commission to Combat Violence towards Women

Nicaragua | 2014

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Law No. 779: Comprehensive Law against Violence against Women

Nicaragua | 2014

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Ley Contra Violencia Hacia Las Mujeres

Nicaragua | 2012

Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Femicide/Feminicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence against women and girls

Comprehensive Act against Violence towards Women

Nicaragua | 2012

Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms, Violence against women > Legislation

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

Modelo de Atención Integral para la Mujeres

Nicaragua | 2012

Type of Measure : Coordinated and or Integrated service delivery > Integrated services delivery

Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls

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⁽¹⁾ 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 2020.

⁽²⁾ 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 2021.