Overview
- Stefanie Hubig said the state must confront sexual harassment and so‑called digital voyeurism using criminal law so women can move safely in public spaces.
- The Federal Ministry of Justice is examining how to craft a constitutionally sound approach, with Hubig aiming to present a practicable draft to better protect against digital violence.
- Federal and state justice ministers plan to discuss in November whether to amend the Criminal Code to address voyeuristic recordings.
- A Cologne runner whose buttocks were filmed in the spring was told the act was not criminal, and she later submitted a petition titled “Voyeur-Aufnahmen strafbar machen” to NRW Justice Minister Benjamin Limbach.
- Limbach supports reform, calling for a general overhaul of sexual‑offences law and citing Section 184k on upskirting as a possible model for new provisions.