The report, endorsed on Wednesday by the Committees on Civil Liberties and Women’s Rights with 75 votes for, 27 against and 3 abstentions, builds on Parliament’s long-standing position that the absence of consent must be the central element in court proceedings for rape. An EU-level definition based on absence of consent MEPs urge the Commission […]
Time for EU legislation to define rape based on absence of consent, say MEPs | News


