MEPs call for a directive to combat violence against women
[European Parliament, Brussels, 15 March 2011] Rape and other sexual violence against women should be recognised as a crime throughout the EU, and its perpetrators prosecuted automatically, said the Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee on Tuesday, in a resolution calling for an EU directive to combat gender-based violence.
The committee calls for a criminal-law instrument in the form of an EU directive against gender-based violence. 20-25% of all women in Europe have experienced (...)
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