National parliamentary elections are held every 5 years. Women are active in political life. Ten of 60 Members of Parliament and 3 members of the Cabinet are women. The mayors of several major municipalities, including the capital, are women. Section 4 Governmental Attitude Regarding International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights Human rights groups operate without government restriction.
Government officials are cooperative and responsive to their views.
The law prohibits racial, sexual, or social discrimination, and the Government enforces these provisions. Blatant societal discrimination occurs only rarely. Neither society nor the Government is tolerant of violence against women, and the government prosecutes persons accused of such. In addition, there are 150-200 cases of sexual abuse in an average year. Women enjoy the same property rights as men.