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www.dw.com
3 months ago
EU data protection

EU fails to agree on legal definition of rape DW 02/07/2024

Consent-based definition of rape was not achieved in negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.
The European Union member states have different regulations for defining rape in their criminal codes. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
5 months ago
Europe news

Activists call on France to endorse a consent-based rape definition across the entire European Union

Activists in France are urging the country to endorse a proposed EU law that would define rape as sex without consent.
France currently defines rape as an act committed with violence, coercion, threat, or surprise, rather than based on consent.
Only 13 EU member states currently use consent-based definitions to criminalize rape. [ more ]
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