EU agrees first law combatting violence against women
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EU member countries and lawmakers have reached an agreement on the bloc's first rules to tackle violence against women. The law seeks to protect women in the 27-nation European Union from gender-based violence, forced marriages, female genital mutilation, and online harassment. The major legislation was proposed by the European Commission on March 8, 2022, to mark International Women's Day. The law criminalizes cyberstalking, cyberharassment, and cyber incitement to hatred or violence. However, it does not include a common definition of rape, which was a point of controversy in negotiations. The European Parliament and at least a dozen EU countries wanted to include a definition of rape, but a dozen other countries opposed it, arguing that the EU had no competence in the matter. The parliament and the commission disputed this position, insisting that rape could fall within the framework of 'sexual exploitation of women'. The law will be reviewed every five years by the commission to determine if updates are needed.
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"content": "EU agrees first law combatting violence against women\n==========\n\nEU member countries and lawmakers have reached an agreement on the bloc's first rules to tackle violence against women. The law seeks to protect women in the 27-nation European Union from gender-based violence, forced marriages, female genital mutilation, and online harassment. The major legislation was proposed by the European Commission on March 8, 2022, to mark International Women's Day. The law criminalizes cyberstalking, cyberharassment, and cyber incitement to hatred or violence. However, it does not include a common definition of rape, which was a point of controversy in negotiations. The European Parliament and at least a dozen EU countries wanted to include a definition of rape, but a dozen other countries opposed it, arguing that the EU had no competence in the matter. The parliament and the commission disputed this position, insisting that rape could fall within the framework of 'sexual exploitation of women'. The law will be reviewed every five years by the commission to determine if updates are needed.\n\n#Eu #ViolenceAgainstWomen #Gender-basedViolence #ForcedMarriages #FemaleGenitalMutilation #OnlineHarassment #Rape #Cyberstalking #Cyberharassment #CyberIncitement #SexualExploitationOfWomen\n\nhttps://www.tuko.co.ke/business-economy/technology/537019-eu-agrees-law-combatting-violence-women/",
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