“Too many European countries still do not include the concept of consent in their definition of rape,” Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berchet said today. In his statement, Berce called on European states to implement the Istanbul Convention, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. According to this text, which aims to end gender-based violence, the definition of rape is based on the absence of free consent “in contrast to traditional definitions of rape based on the use of violence”. A “significant difference” in order to “describe” what women and girls who are victims of sexual violence live “and how they react to it”, the secretary-general pointed out, in the context of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Women’s. “Very recently, Finland, Denmark, Belgium and Spain amended the definition of rape in their laws in order to adapt to the provisions of the Convention,” he noted. […]
Source: News Beast
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