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Women's Groups Call for Reform of Germany's Legislation on Sexual Offenses

The campaign to condemn rape called "Vergewaltigung verurteilen! Nein heißt nein!" (Condemn rape! No means no!) concluded by handing out over 62,000 postcards to the Federal Ministry of Justice. A coalition of women's...

by Adriana Kessler
Image: Raul Lieberwirth - Flickr/CC content

The campaign to condemn rape called "Vergewaltigung verurteilen! Nein heißt nein!" (Condemn rape! No means no!) concluded by handing out over 62,000 postcards to the Federal Ministry of Justice. A coalition of women's rights organizations points out gaps in the German criminal code and calls for all sexual acts that are performed against the will of a person to be made an offence. They say the current legislation is not sufficient to guarantee unconditional protection of sexual self-determination. The protection of the numerous victims is required by international conventions as well.

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