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Spain

Spanish Parliament debates 'Only Yes is Yes' sexual consent law

The law would strengthen the country's penal code against rape by requiring explicit consent for sex acts, a move long demanded by assault survivors and women's rights groups.

Russia

Russia dismisses four prison officials over allegations of rape

Russia is investigating allegations of torture and rape in the country's prison system after leaked NGO videos appear to show inmates being abused.

United Kingdom

Banner with name of alleged rape victim flown over Ronaldo game

Euronews spoke to the feminist activists who flew a banner with the name of Ronaldo's alleged rape victim over his return game for Manchester United.

United Kingdom

Police officer Wayne Couzens pleads guilty to murdering Sarah Everard

Wayne Couzens's guilty plea for murder came a month after he also admitted to kidnapping and raping 33-year-old Sarah Everard.

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United Kingdom

Police officer pleads guilty to kidnap and rape of Sarah Everard

The body of 33-year-old Sarah Everard was found in Ashford, Kent on March 10 a week after she disappeared in south London.

Belgium

Belgium vows crackdown on rape after suicide of 14-year-old victim

Belgium's government has proposed doubling the maximum sentence for rape after a 14-year-old victim killed herself just days after she was assaulted and filmed in Ghent.

Sweden

Former Swedish LGBT activist convicted of raping four migrants

A former employee of a Swedish LGBT organisation was convicted of raping four migrants and two more charges of sexual assault.

France

French MPs approve law setting age of sexual consent

Any sexual act committed on children under the age of 15 by an adult will be considered rape. The bill still needs to be approved by senators.

France

Epstein associate charged for rape and sexual harassment in France

Jean-Luc Brunel was charged for raping minors over the age of 15 and for sexual harassment, French prosecutors said in a statement on Saturday.

World

Denis Mukwege's stand against sexual violence in DRC

Denis Mukwege, known to some as Dr Miracle, explains to Euronews the impact of COVID-19 on the ongoing efforts to help women victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Protests in India over gang rape and death of lower-caste woman

The 19-year-old is the latest gruesome case of sexual violence against women to rile India.

Italy

4 arrested in southern Italy after 2 British teens sexually assaulted

Police in southern Italy have arrested four men and are investigating another four on suspicion of sexually assaulting two British girls at a villa where a party was being held, authorities said on Friday.

Denmark

Denmark proposes change to sexual violence laws requiring consent

The Ministry of Justice has hailed the proposal as a huge step towards equality.

USA

Euroviews. How Trump officials' fixation on false rape accusations hurts the real victims ǀ View

Members of Congress can't let Education Secretary Betsy DeVos off easy when she testifies Thursday about her department's new budget request. They must use this opportunity to interrogate her about her planned changes to sexual harassment rules on college campuses.

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.

France

Outrage as Polanski leads Cesar nominations despite rape allegations

Film director Roman Polanski received 12 Cesar nominations on Wednesday for ‘An Officer and a Spy’ despite facing fresh rape allegations.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The 21st century is no place for handmaids. Let's end discriminatory laws against women ǀ View

As the world enters a new decade, the attitudes that normalise and legitimise sexual violence and oppression of women and girls, and assign to them rigid, stereotypical roles, remain far from fictional in January 2020.

Cyprus

British woman given four month suspended sentence over rape claim

British woman given four month suspended sentence over 'false' rape claim

Cyprus

Cyrpus rape verdict 'will deter women from reporting violence': Lawyer

Nicoletta Charalambidou says that the authorities in Cyprus do not take claims of violence against women seriously enough.

Cyprus

British woman guilty of fabricating rape claim against 12 Israelis

The individuals she had accused of assaulting her were not summoned to court because prosecutors considered it a case of public mischief and not rape.