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Thursday, June 6, 2019

Greece in U-turn on law that criminalises non-consensual sex

Government caves in after protests from rights groups and senior judicial officials

Greece’s government has rushed to revise legislation that redefines rape after unprecedented criticism from activists, human rights groups and senior judicial officials.

The law, part of a new penal code submitted to parliament by Alexis Tsipras’ administration only weeks before snap elections, had raised fears of convicted rapists being treated more leniently.

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from World news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2EUXpCQ

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