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Denmark will define sex without consent as rape under law change

United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden among those to apply law in this way Similar change in Sweden in 2018 resulted in 75% increase in rape convictions Denmark has redefined rape as sex without consent instead of requiring victims to prove their attacker used violence. Most countries in the European Union lack this significant consent definition which is also used in the United Kingdom. ADVERTISEMENT Justice minister Nick Haekkerup said: Now it will be clear, that if both parties do not consent to sex, then it s rape. A similar law introduced in neighbouring Sweden in 2018 resulted in a 75 percent increase in rape convictions.

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Denmark to define sex without explicit consent as rape

Denmark has strengthened its rape laws by criminalising sex without explicit consent. The new law passed by Parliament on Thursday widened the circumstances that could constitute rape – under the old legislation, prosecutors had to show the rapist had used violence or attacked someone who was unable to resist. “Now it will be clear, that if both parties do no consent to sex, then it’s rape,” Justice Minister Nick Haekkerup said in a statement. “It is a groundbreaking day for gender equality in Denmark that we have now got a new consent law,” Haekkerup said. The Justice Ministry has said that a prosecutor will still have the burden of proof.

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Denmark strengthens rape laws, outlaws sex without explicit consent

Denmark strengthens rape laws, outlaws sex without explicit consent Reuters 12/17/2020 COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark strengthened its rape laws on Thursday by criminalising sex without explicit consent. The new law passed by parliament widened the circumstances that could constitute rape - under the old legislation, prosecutors had to show the rapist had used violence or attacked someone who was unable to resist. Now it will be clear, that if both parties do no consent to sex, then it s rape, justice minister Nick Haekkerup said in a statement. A similar law introduced in neighbouring Sweden in 2018 resulted in a 75% rise in rape convictions.

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Denmark outlaws sex without explicit consent with unanimous passing of new law on rape

Follow RT on Danish MPs have passed a new law which makes sex without explicit consent illegal, with all parliamentary parties voting in favor of the motion. Women’s rights activists have labeled it “a great day for women.” Sex without explicit consent has been outlawed in Denmark following the passing of a new rape law by MPs on Thursday. It broadens the conditions under which intercourse could constitute rape. Previously, prosecutors had to demonstrate that an alleged rapist had used violence or attacked an individual who was unable to repel. “Now it will be clear, that if both parties do no consent to sex, then it’s rape,” justice minister Nick Haekkerup said in a statement.

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Denmark strengthens rape laws, criminalises sex without explicit consent

Denmark strengthens rape laws, criminalises sex without explicit consent
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