COUNTRIES	Has National Plan of Action	Has Ratified the Optional Protocol	HDI Rank*		GDI Rank*		GEM Rank*		Has Discriminatory Laws in the Following Areas (Source: Equality Now)	A N D D E M A N D I N G A C C O U N T A B I L I T Y
			1995	1999	1995	1999	1995	1999
Argentina	Yes		30	39	39	37
Bolivia	Yes	Yes	113	112	80	94			ECONOMIC
Brazil	Yes		63	79	53	67	58	70
Chile	Yes	Yes	33	34	43	33	40	54	ECONOMIC
Colombia	Yes	Yes	57	57	50	51	29	31	MARITAL
Costa Rica	Yes	Yes	28	45	42	42	22	23	VIOLENCE
Cuba	Yes		72	58	47	53	16	21
Dominican Republic			96	88	69	75	37	25
Ecuador	Yes	Yes	68	72	60	70	53	29
El Salvador	Yes		115	107	76	89	44	41
Guatemala			112	117	87	101	46	44
Haiti	Yes		148	152	105	124
Honduras	Yes		116	114	77	98	39	53
Mexico	Yes	Yes	53	50	46	48	42	33	MARITAL
Nicaragua			109	127	73	100
Panama	Yes		49	49	41	47	33	47
Paraguay		Yes	87	84	63	74	66	65
Peru	Yes		93	80	62	71	41	63	VIOLENCE
Uruguay			32	40	32	36	57	56	VIOLENCE
Venezuela	Yes		47	48	40	46	45	43	PERSONAL

(UNDP Human DeveiopMent Report, i995 & 1999)

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