EU member countries and lawmakers reached an agreement on Tuesday on the bloc's first rules to tackle violence against women, the European Parliament and officials said."It's a clear message across the union that we take violence against women seriously," EU lawmaker Frances Fitzgerald told reporters in Strasbourg after the announcement.
State Sen. Mike Bohacek, R-Michiana Shores, recently was presented a 2022 Legislative Excellence Award by the directors of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorney s Council.
Switzerland's lower house of parliament on Monday voted to dramatically broaden the nation's previously limited definition of rape to include sexual acts without explicit permission.
The current definition of rape in Switzerland as per AFP is limited to "forced vaginal penetration, met with a certain level of resistance by the woman".
It is widely agreed that the nation's definition needs to undergo a much-needed update that does not focus on particular sex and includes all non-consensual penetration, irrespective of whether the victim fought back.
House Enrolled Act 1079 declares it is rape when a person disregards the other person s attempts to physically, verbally, or by other visible conduct refuse the person s sexual acts.