Latest items for LRW-LAW-1
Feb. 20, 2025, 3:56 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Despite a countrywide state of emergency on rape being declared in 2020, the number of rape incidents has increased every year since" (para 8).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Despite a countrywide state of emergency on rape being declared in 2020, the number of rape incidents has increased every year since" (para 8).
Feb. 19, 2025, 6:02 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"1860: India's colonial leaders enact the Indian Penal Code criminalizing rape except in the case of married couples where the wife is over 10 years old" (para 81).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"1860: India's colonial leaders enact the Indian Penal Code criminalizing rape except in the case of married couples where the wife is over 10 years old" (para 81).
Feb. 11, 2025, 9:54 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Iraqi judges have told Human Rights Watch that provision 4 is all-encompassing and indirectly includes crimes such as rape and other crimes committed by ISIS members" (1). "Even in cases in which defendants have admitted to subjecting Yezidi women to sexual slavery, prosecutors have still neglected to charge them with rape, which carries a sentence of up to 15 years" (2).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Iraqi judges have told Human Rights Watch that provision 4 is all-encompassing and indirectly includes crimes such as rape and other crimes committed by ISIS members" (1). "Even in cases in which defendants have admitted to subjecting Yezidi women to sexual slavery, prosecutors have still neglected to charge them with rape, which carries a sentence of up to 15 years" (2).
Feb. 8, 2025, 12:26 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Members of parliament decried the killings during a debate Saturday and called for the offenders to be prosecuted. Despite the condemnations, Somali lawmakers have yet to pass the UN-backed Sexual Offenses Bill that the Council of Ministers approved in 2018. Female MP Gobsan Muhumed was among those who spoke during the session" (par. 10-11). "Prosecutors in Somalia rely on provisions of the 1970s penal code to charge perpetrators of sexual and other gender-related offenses. Critics say this law is not tough enough and have called for the government to adopt harsher penalties" (par. 14).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Members of parliament decried the killings during a debate Saturday and called for the offenders to be prosecuted. Despite the condemnations, Somali lawmakers have yet to pass the UN-backed Sexual Offenses Bill that the Council of Ministers approved in 2018. Female MP Gobsan Muhumed was among those who spoke during the session" (par. 10-11). "Prosecutors in Somalia rely on provisions of the 1970s penal code to charge perpetrators of sexual and other gender-related offenses. Critics say this law is not tough enough and have called for the government to adopt harsher penalties" (par. 14).
Feb. 7, 2025, 6:41 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Consent laws do not require a person to physically fight off unwanted sexual contact" (para 10).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Consent laws do not require a person to physically fight off unwanted sexual contact" (para 10).
Feb. 6, 2025, 10:26 p.m.
Countries: Australia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"One Australian state has introduced new sexual consent laws, which now includes defining the act of 'stealthing' as rape and tougher sentences for offenders. Queensland's revised laws came into force on Monday, which aim to improve 'the experience' of victims of sexual offences when they're ready to make the brave decision to come forward and file a complaint. Among the reforms is that the act of 'stealthing' is now a criminal offence - which can result in a maximum sentence of life behind bars, Yahoo reported. 'Stealthing' is when a sexual partner secretly removes a condom during sex without the knowledge and consent of the other party involved. The recognition...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"One Australian state has introduced new sexual consent laws, which now includes defining the act of 'stealthing' as rape and tougher sentences for offenders. Queensland's revised laws came into force on Monday, which aim to improve 'the experience' of victims of sexual offences when they're ready to make the brave decision to come forward and file a complaint. Among the reforms is that the act of 'stealthing' is now a criminal offence - which can result in a maximum sentence of life behind bars, Yahoo reported. 'Stealthing' is when a sexual partner secretly removes a condom during sex without the knowledge and consent of the other party involved. The recognition...more
Feb. 6, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Countries: Morocco
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Paragraph 2 of article 475 of the Criminal Code has been amended to allow the criminal prosecution of anyone who rapes a minor girl and prohibit him from marrying her" (3). "The penalty for abducting or luring minors has been increased. The prison sentence for luring or abducting for the purposes of sexual relations, even if consensual, is now 10 years. If the act results in sexual assault, it is 20 years. In the case of luring or kidnapping resulting in rape, the sentence is 30 years" (3). "With regard to paragraph 21 of the Concluding Observations, there is a draft criminal act before Parliament containing a set of requirements...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Paragraph 2 of article 475 of the Criminal Code has been amended to allow the criminal prosecution of anyone who rapes a minor girl and prohibit him from marrying her" (3). "The penalty for abducting or luring minors has been increased. The prison sentence for luring or abducting for the purposes of sexual relations, even if consensual, is now 10 years. If the act results in sexual assault, it is 20 years. In the case of luring or kidnapping resulting in rape, the sentence is 30 years" (3). "With regard to paragraph 21 of the Concluding Observations, there is a draft criminal act before Parliament containing a set of requirements...more
Feb. 4, 2025, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"France should update its rape law to add a clear reference to consent, a parliamentary report has found, months after French society was shaken by the trial of 51 men over the repeated drugging and rape of Gisèle Pelicot. The report, to be presented on Tuesday, said action must be taken urgently to update the law. 'Almost 10 years after the start of the #MeToo movement, and as the [Pelicot] trial showed once again, the fight against rape culture must be a priority: the fight against rape culture needs a law that is clearer,' it found. Two MPs – Véronique Riotton from Emmanuel Macron’s centrist group, Ensemble pour la République,...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"France should update its rape law to add a clear reference to consent, a parliamentary report has found, months after French society was shaken by the trial of 51 men over the repeated drugging and rape of Gisèle Pelicot. The report, to be presented on Tuesday, said action must be taken urgently to update the law. 'Almost 10 years after the start of the #MeToo movement, and as the [Pelicot] trial showed once again, the fight against rape culture must be a priority: the fight against rape culture needs a law that is clearer,' it found. Two MPs – Véronique Riotton from Emmanuel Macron’s centrist group, Ensemble pour la République,...more
Feb. 4, 2025, 8:25 p.m.
Countries: Germany, Spain, Sweden
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Consent-based rape law already exists in Sweden, Germany, Spain and more than a dozen other European countries" (para 8).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Consent-based rape law already exists in Sweden, Germany, Spain and more than a dozen other European countries" (para 8).
Feb. 4, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"In December of 2015, Taiwan passed the Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act. The purpose of the act is to prevent sexual assault and to protect the rights of victims. This act provides sexual assault prevention education at every level of school, provides a legally competent authority to investigate sexual assault crimes, provides corrective measures and medical treatment to perpetrators within prison, and provides support for victims and punishments for offenders" (para 8).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"In December of 2015, Taiwan passed the Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act. The purpose of the act is to prevent sexual assault and to protect the rights of victims. This act provides sexual assault prevention education at every level of school, provides a legally competent authority to investigate sexual assault crimes, provides corrective measures and medical treatment to perpetrators within prison, and provides support for victims and punishments for offenders" (para 8).
Jan. 30, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Mauritania
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"A draft law on gender-based violence, supported by the Ministry of Justice, has been twice rejected by parliament and remains pending at time of writing. The law would define and punish rape and sexual harassment, create special criminal court chambers to hear sexual violence cases, and allow nongovernmental groups to bring cases on behalf of survivors. While a step in the right direction, the current draft falls short in several respects, including by maintaining criminal charges for consensual sexual relations outside marriage and restrictions on abortion. Moreover, rape and sexual assault are defined too narrowly, and the Penal Code maintains references to forms of punishments degrading treatment, such as death...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"A draft law on gender-based violence, supported by the Ministry of Justice, has been twice rejected by parliament and remains pending at time of writing. The law would define and punish rape and sexual harassment, create special criminal court chambers to hear sexual violence cases, and allow nongovernmental groups to bring cases on behalf of survivors. While a step in the right direction, the current draft falls short in several respects, including by maintaining criminal charges for consensual sexual relations outside marriage and restrictions on abortion. Moreover, rape and sexual assault are defined too narrowly, and the Penal Code maintains references to forms of punishments degrading treatment, such as death...more
Jan. 29, 2025, 7:35 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, CBMC-DATA-1
"It is concerned, however, about the high percentage of births to girls and adolescents in which the father is not declared or his age is not registered, suggesting a problem of sexual abuse or acts by adults with children, criminalized in Law No. 9406 on improper unions" (13).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, CBMC-DATA-1
"It is concerned, however, about the high percentage of births to girls and adolescents in which the father is not declared or his age is not registered, suggesting a problem of sexual abuse or acts by adults with children, criminalized in Law No. 9406 on improper unions" (13).
Jan. 28, 2025, 8:03 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"It should also be noted that the digital violence continues to fall through the cracks in the legal framework which do not offer sufficient protection against digital sexual violence in the form of harassment and abuse of women. Digital sexual harassment is not limited to young people and it is established that it predominantly affects women" (2).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"It should also be noted that the digital violence continues to fall through the cracks in the legal framework which do not offer sufficient protection against digital sexual violence in the form of harassment and abuse of women. Digital sexual harassment is not limited to young people and it is established that it predominantly affects women" (2).
Jan. 28, 2025, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Costa Rica
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Between 2017 and 2020, 40 laws were passed on the protection of rights in relation to human trafficking, violence, sexual harassment in the street, employment, vulnerable populations, family relations, international conventions, the sharing of family responsibilities, statutory limitations on criminal prosecution for sexual offences, and equal pay, among others" (4).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Between 2017 and 2020, 40 laws were passed on the protection of rights in relation to human trafficking, violence, sexual harassment in the street, employment, vulnerable populations, family relations, international conventions, the sharing of family responsibilities, statutory limitations on criminal prosecution for sexual offences, and equal pay, among others" (4).
Jan. 24, 2025, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"In 2018, a comprehensive UN-backed sexual offences bill was introduced but it has not yet been passed by parliament. In 2020 a new sexual intercourse related crimes bill was proposed, which relaxed current age restrictions to allow for marriage at puberty and legalise forced marriage as long as there is family consent" (para 21).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"In 2018, a comprehensive UN-backed sexual offences bill was introduced but it has not yet been passed by parliament. In 2020 a new sexual intercourse related crimes bill was proposed, which relaxed current age restrictions to allow for marriage at puberty and legalise forced marriage as long as there is family consent" (para 21).
Jan. 24, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Iraq’s Penal Code Article 393 defines rape as 'sexual intercourse with a female without her consent or…buggery with any person without their consent.' Article 393 is not gender-neutral and is limited only to acts of 'sexual intercourse'—leaving out Daesh’s serious violent and invasive sexual crimes that were beyond 'sexual intercourse or buggery' (e.g. by including penetration by objects and other body parts). 'Consent' is central to Iraq’s definition of rape (rape only occurs where there is lack of consent). However, the term 'consent' is not defined, clarified, or otherwise described anywhere in the Penal Code’s rape provision. Prosecutions focusing on 'consent' inherently focus on semantics about the victims’ words or...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Iraq’s Penal Code Article 393 defines rape as 'sexual intercourse with a female without her consent or…buggery with any person without their consent.' Article 393 is not gender-neutral and is limited only to acts of 'sexual intercourse'—leaving out Daesh’s serious violent and invasive sexual crimes that were beyond 'sexual intercourse or buggery' (e.g. by including penetration by objects and other body parts). 'Consent' is central to Iraq’s definition of rape (rape only occurs where there is lack of consent). However, the term 'consent' is not defined, clarified, or otherwise described anywhere in the Penal Code’s rape provision. Prosecutions focusing on 'consent' inherently focus on semantics about the victims’ words or...more
Jan. 23, 2025, 5:06 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, LRW-LAW-1
"The biggest and most significant change to the laws is the one that redefines rape from 'forcible sexual intercourse' to 'non-consensual sexual intercourse' - effectively making legal room for consent in a society where the concept is still poorly understood. Activists argue that Japan's narrow definition has led to even narrower interpretations of the law by prosecutors and judges, setting an impossibly high bar for justice and fostering a culture of scepticism that deters survivors from reporting their attacks" (para 21-22).
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-2, LRW-LAW-1
"The biggest and most significant change to the laws is the one that redefines rape from 'forcible sexual intercourse' to 'non-consensual sexual intercourse' - effectively making legal room for consent in a society where the concept is still poorly understood. Activists argue that Japan's narrow definition has led to even narrower interpretations of the law by prosecutors and judges, setting an impossibly high bar for justice and fostering a culture of scepticism that deters survivors from reporting their attacks" (para 21-22).
Jan. 23, 2025, 5:05 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Japan has passed laws that redefine rape and raise the age of consent in a landmark overhaul of sex crime laws. The definition of rape was broadened to 'non-consensual sexual intercourse' from 'forcible sexual intercourse', aligning Japanese law's definition with other countries. The legal age of consent, previously at only 13, has been raised to 16 years. Previous laws did not protect those coerced into having sex and deterred reporting of such attacks, critics say. They have also led to inconsistent court decisions, fuelling calls for change. The new laws were passed by the upper house of the Diet - Japan's parliament - on Friday. They explicitly outline eight scenarios...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Japan has passed laws that redefine rape and raise the age of consent in a landmark overhaul of sex crime laws. The definition of rape was broadened to 'non-consensual sexual intercourse' from 'forcible sexual intercourse', aligning Japanese law's definition with other countries. The legal age of consent, previously at only 13, has been raised to 16 years. Previous laws did not protect those coerced into having sex and deterred reporting of such attacks, critics say. They have also led to inconsistent court decisions, fuelling calls for change. The new laws were passed by the upper house of the Diet - Japan's parliament - on Friday. They explicitly outline eight scenarios...more
Jan. 23, 2025, 4:56 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, IIP-LAW-2
"The rape law was amended in 2013 to criminalise stalking and voyeurism and to lower the age when a person can be tried as an adult, from 18 to 16" (para 12).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, IIP-LAW-2
"The rape law was amended in 2013 to criminalise stalking and voyeurism and to lower the age when a person can be tried as an adult, from 18 to 16" (para 12).
Jan. 22, 2025, 8:48 p.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Iraqi MPs and women’s rights groups have reacted with horror to the Iraqi parliament passing a law permitting children as young as nine years old to marry, with activists saying it will 'legalise child rape'" (para 1).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Iraqi MPs and women’s rights groups have reacted with horror to the Iraqi parliament passing a law permitting children as young as nine years old to marry, with activists saying it will 'legalise child rape'" (para 1).
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
Countries: France
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"[There are] broader questions over the toxic masculinity riddling French society, how the police, courts and society treat rape victims, the use of drugs in rape, and, of course, consent, or the absence of the concept in French law. In France, rape is defined as 'sexual penetration, committed against another person by violence, constraint, threat or surprise' (23).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"[There are] broader questions over the toxic masculinity riddling French society, how the police, courts and society treat rape victims, the use of drugs in rape, and, of course, consent, or the absence of the concept in French law. In France, rape is defined as 'sexual penetration, committed against another person by violence, constraint, threat or surprise' (23).
Jan. 18, 2025, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, LRCM-LAW-2
"Responding to local and international advocates, Lebanon first passed a law in 2014 to criminalize domestic violence against women. Law No. 293/2014) fell far short of expectations, however. It defined domestic violence quite narrowly and, due to pressure from religious authorities, maintained major loopholes around economic and psychological coercion, child custody, and spousal rape within marriages, among other problems" (para 3). "An amendment was passed in 2020 (Law No. 204/2020), which helped to impose penalties for particularly severe cases of economic and psychological abuse as well as for some forms of sexual harassment. But the law still did not criminalize marital rape and left many other loopholes in place, including...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, LRCM-LAW-2
"Responding to local and international advocates, Lebanon first passed a law in 2014 to criminalize domestic violence against women. Law No. 293/2014) fell far short of expectations, however. It defined domestic violence quite narrowly and, due to pressure from religious authorities, maintained major loopholes around economic and psychological coercion, child custody, and spousal rape within marriages, among other problems" (para 3). "An amendment was passed in 2020 (Law No. 204/2020), which helped to impose penalties for particularly severe cases of economic and psychological abuse as well as for some forms of sexual harassment. But the law still did not criminalize marital rape and left many other loopholes in place, including...more
Jan. 17, 2025, 11:50 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Article 172 of Cambodian Labor Law imposes an obligation on managers and employers to 'watch over good behavior and decency 'of women' and prohibits 'sexual violation.' However, 'sexual violation' is undefined and there are no further provisions with respect to penalties, sanctions or preventative measures. The Penal Code defines sexual harassment as 'an act that a person abuses the power which was vested to him/her in his/her functions in order to put pressure again and again on other persons in exchange for sexual favor.' However, this does not address sexual harassment that falls outside of the 'quid pro quo harassment,' and which would apply more broadly to horizontal relationships. Similarly,...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Article 172 of Cambodian Labor Law imposes an obligation on managers and employers to 'watch over good behavior and decency 'of women' and prohibits 'sexual violation.' However, 'sexual violation' is undefined and there are no further provisions with respect to penalties, sanctions or preventative measures. The Penal Code defines sexual harassment as 'an act that a person abuses the power which was vested to him/her in his/her functions in order to put pressure again and again on other persons in exchange for sexual favor.' However, this does not address sexual harassment that falls outside of the 'quid pro quo harassment,' and which would apply more broadly to horizontal relationships. Similarly,...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Law No. 30838, considers that rape can be committed in 'coercive environments', exceeding the requirement of physical violence or serious threat. Likewise, it establishes the imprescriptibility of sexual crimes. Legislative Decree No. 1410 defines the crimes of harassment, sexual harassment, sexual blackmail and the dissemination of images, audiovisual content, or audios with sexual content" (8).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"Law No. 30838, considers that rape can be committed in 'coercive environments', exceeding the requirement of physical violence or serious threat. Likewise, it establishes the imprescriptibility of sexual crimes. Legislative Decree No. 1410 defines the crimes of harassment, sexual harassment, sexual blackmail and the dissemination of images, audiovisual content, or audios with sexual content" (8).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:32 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, LRW-LAW-2, ERBG-LAW-2
"Malawi has a Gender Equality Act that prohibits sexual harassment with a penalty of 1 million kwacha (approximately $974) and a five-year jail term. But it has barely been enforced and information about it is hardly disseminated in rural areas" (par. 29).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1, LRW-LAW-2, ERBG-LAW-2
"Malawi has a Gender Equality Act that prohibits sexual harassment with a penalty of 1 million kwacha (approximately $974) and a five-year jail term. But it has barely been enforced and information about it is hardly disseminated in rural areas" (par. 29).
Jan. 10, 2025, 2:14 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"There is a major loophole in Indonesia's new ban on sex outside marriage - which critics have warned could also be 'abused' to discriminate against sexual assault victims. On Tuesday, the Indonesian Parliament unanimously voted to approve the ban, which will affect both citizens and foreign visitors. Having sex outside marriage could see visiting Aussies slapped with a one-year jail sentence - while unmarried couples who cohabitate could face six months in prison" (par. 1-3). "Adultery charges must be based on police reports lodged by a spouse, parents or children" (par. 22).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"There is a major loophole in Indonesia's new ban on sex outside marriage - which critics have warned could also be 'abused' to discriminate against sexual assault victims. On Tuesday, the Indonesian Parliament unanimously voted to approve the ban, which will affect both citizens and foreign visitors. Having sex outside marriage could see visiting Aussies slapped with a one-year jail sentence - while unmarried couples who cohabitate could face six months in prison" (par. 1-3). "Adultery charges must be based on police reports lodged by a spouse, parents or children" (par. 22).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:27 p.m.
Countries: United States
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"House Bill 485, authored by Rep. Angela Cockerham, I-Magnolia, would standardize the handling, timely testing and tracking of sexual assault evidence or 'rape kits' in Mississippi. Unlike 36 other states, Mississippi has no statewide rules and advocates say there is a large — albeit unknown due to lack of tracking — backlog of unprocessed rape kits. It would also give survivors the right to know the status of their kits" (para 4). While this bill is not yet a law, it does show that there are currently no laws about the processing and tracking of rape kits (MB2-CODER COMMENT). "McLean’s bill would delete language in the law that says a...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"House Bill 485, authored by Rep. Angela Cockerham, I-Magnolia, would standardize the handling, timely testing and tracking of sexual assault evidence or 'rape kits' in Mississippi. Unlike 36 other states, Mississippi has no statewide rules and advocates say there is a large — albeit unknown due to lack of tracking — backlog of unprocessed rape kits. It would also give survivors the right to know the status of their kits" (para 4). While this bill is not yet a law, it does show that there are currently no laws about the processing and tracking of rape kits (MB2-CODER COMMENT). "McLean’s bill would delete language in the law that says a...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"A bill granting the right to a life free from violence has been reactivated in congress" (para 19).
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
"A bill granting the right to a life free from violence has been reactivated in congress" (para 19).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
""Domestic legislation, including the Criminal Code, establishes criminal liability for certain forms of domestic violence: murder (article 104), incitement to suicide (article 109), grievous and medium bodily harm (articles 110 and 111), battery (article 116), torture (article 117), coercion of women to perform abortions (article 124), rape (article 138), sexual assault (article 139), coercion to perform sexual acts (article 140), sexual intercourse and other actions of a sexual nature with a juvenile under 16 years of age (article 141), indecent assault (article 142), sexual intercourse, other actions of a sexual nature or indecent assault with abuse of feelings and religious beliefs (article 142.1). A parent who involves his or her...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
""Domestic legislation, including the Criminal Code, establishes criminal liability for certain forms of domestic violence: murder (article 104), incitement to suicide (article 109), grievous and medium bodily harm (articles 110 and 111), battery (article 116), torture (article 117), coercion of women to perform abortions (article 124), rape (article 138), sexual assault (article 139), coercion to perform sexual acts (article 140), sexual intercourse and other actions of a sexual nature with a juvenile under 16 years of age (article 141), indecent assault (article 142), sexual intercourse, other actions of a sexual nature or indecent assault with abuse of feelings and religious beliefs (article 142.1). A parent who involves his or her...more
Jan. 4, 2025, 12:21 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
“But the glaring dangers of this spiralling industry became increasingly urgent in 2022 when Japan lowered its age of adulthood from 20 to 18 - meaning that teenagers could more simply get swept up into the sick porn world” (para 5). “Additionally, the law makes it, in principle, illegal to force people to take part in sex acts in front of the camera. Members of PAPS, who had sought to have the legislation put in place, called the law 'groundbreaking' at the time and Ito said: 'Compared to the hellish situation before where there was no recourse for victims, this is really a valuable step forward. 'It's a law giving...more
Variables: LRW-LAW-1
“But the glaring dangers of this spiralling industry became increasingly urgent in 2022 when Japan lowered its age of adulthood from 20 to 18 - meaning that teenagers could more simply get swept up into the sick porn world” (para 5). “Additionally, the law makes it, in principle, illegal to force people to take part in sex acts in front of the camera. Members of PAPS, who had sought to have the legislation put in place, called the law 'groundbreaking' at the time and Ito said: 'Compared to the hellish situation before where there was no recourse for victims, this is really a valuable step forward. 'It's a law giving...more