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European Union adopts first law aimed at tackling violence against women

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The European Union, on Tuesday (May 7) adopted the first law to tackle violence against women, which includes provisions for forced marriages, female genital mutilation and online harassment, but failed to settle on a common definition of rape. What is the legislation about? The sweeping legislation aims to protect women in the 27-nation bloc from gender-based violence, forced marriages, and female genital mutilation.

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European Union adopts first law aimed at tackling violence against women

13 days ago·Noida, India

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Malay Mail

EU adopts first law devoted to tackling violence against women

BRUSSELS, May 7 — European Union countries today backed the bloc’s first law devoted to combatting violence against women, although the text controversially failed to settle on a common definition of rape. The sweeping law aims to protect women in the 27-nation EU from gender-based violence, forced marriages, female genital mutilation and online harassment. The European Parliament already approved the rules in April and the countries’ green ligh…

13 days ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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Observador

The EU adopts its first European law to combat violence against women online as well.

The prison sentences for online assault and unauthorized sharing of intimate images can be aggravated by a "" long list of circumstances.

13 days ago·Portugal

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Deutsche Welle

EU adopts first law tackling violence against women

The European Union has passed its first legislation to combat violence against women. The law requires all EU countries to criminalize female genital mutilation, forced marriage and online harassment.

13 days ago·Germany

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Publico

The EU adopts first European legislation to combat online violence against women.

Persecution, harassment and incitement to hatred and violence online, as well as the unauthorized sharing of intimate images, are going to become crimes. States have three years to transpose the directive.

13 days ago·Portugal

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Le Monde

EU adopts its first law tackling violence against women

The far-reaching law, which criminalizes everything from female genital mutilation to the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, does not include a common EU-wide definition of rape, a measure which France had opposed.

13 days ago·Paris, France

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