United Kingdom BAFTA: 'I May Destroy You' wins two main prizes The drama about a woman dealing with the aftermath of a sexual assault was named best miniseries, while creator and star Michaela Coel won the best actress prize. 07/06/2021
Germany German cardinal resigns over Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the Archbishop of Munich and Freising, said that the church had hit a "dead end" but that he hoped there would be a "turning point". 04/06/2021
France Emmanuel Macron promises crackdown on incest following online campaign The French president told victims they would "never be alone again" as he responded to an online conversation that went viral when social media users shared their traumatic stories of childhood incest. 23/01/2021
France French surgeon jailed for 15 years for abusing hundreds of children In what could be France's largest ever paedophilia case, surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec has been sentenced after being accused of sexually abusing hundreds of children. 04/12/2020
United Kingdom Church of England's shame over damning child sex abuse report A new independent report found the culture of the Church of England "facilitated it becoming a place where abusers could hide". 06/10/2020
France Rape inquiry launched after French skating champion accuses ex-coach Ex-coach Gilles Beyer faces accusations of "rape of minors" after former champion Sarah Abitbol said he abused her in a new book. 04/02/2020
Europe News The Brief: The future Commission sets to criminalize gender-based violence For the first time in Commission history, there will be a European Equality Commissioner, Helena Dalli, whose goal is develop EU-wide legislation that protects the victims and punishes the offenders of gender-based violence. 25/11/2019
France French bishops back payments to sex abuse victims French bishops back payments to sex abuse victims 09/11/2019
France #metoo hits French cinema as actress Adele Haenel accuses director Haenel, now 30, claims Christophe Ruggia abused her when they worked together on her debut movie, The Devils, when she was 12 to 15. 07/11/2019
state of the union Allegations of harassment - Europe's institutions are not immune This week in State of the Union: Members of the European Parliament have been joining the wide campaign against sexual harassment and abuse. At the 27/10/2017
Europe News Speaking out against sexual harassment Speaking out against sexual harassment. Jeanne Ponte, a twenty-seven-year-old assistant at the European Parliament. Ponte documented her 26/10/2017
Europe News MEP says women are being 'molested and harassed' in EU institutions Time to stand up to perpetrators, says female MEP, as #metoo spreads to the European Parliament 25/10/2017
Unreported Europe Fighting sexual harassment on all fronts In Europe more than one in two women have experienced sexual harassment at least once since the age of 15. 29/07/2016
Unreported Europe Enforcing EU laws on sexual harassment Euronews, Sophie Claudet: In your study, published in 2014, we read that one in two women in the EU have been sexually harassed; and that Sweden and Denmark top the list with 80 and 81 percent of wome 29/07/2016
Unreported Europe Sexual harassment at work - breaking the silence Allegations against a high-ranking member of France’s Green Party have once again shone the spotlight on sexual harassment in the workplace. 29/07/2016
