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Brazil's Chamber Approves 'Bárbara Penna' Bill Toughening Penalties for Domestic Abusers

The measure awaits President Lula's sanction to take effect.

Argentina Senate Panel Backs Harsher Penalties for False Accusations

Spain’s Top Court Says Non-Consensual Hand Kiss Can Be Sexual Assault

Brazil’s Senate Approves New Crime of Vicaricide With Up to 40 Years in Prison

EU Panel Backs Consent-Based Rape Definition, Putting Spotlight on Italy’s Contested Bill

Bongiorno’s Rewrite of Italy’s Sexual‑Violence Bill Replaces Consent With ‘Contrary Will’ as Senate Panel Readies Vote

Teresa Peramato Takes Office as Spain’s Attorney General, Pledging to Heal a Divided Fiscalía

Italy’s Consent Bill Hits Brief Senate Hold as Majority Seeks Expert Review

Brazil Senate Panel Backs Making Misogyny a Crime Under the Law of Racism

Mazan Case Appeal Set for Oct. 6–9 in Nîmes as Lone Appellant Faces Retrial

Holyrood Abolishes ‘Not Proven’ Verdict in Sweeping Justice Reforms

Georgia Harrison Becomes First Love Island Star to Receive MBE While Expecting First Baby

Italian Supreme Court Rules Victim’s Reaction Delay Irrelevant, Orders New Appeal in Hostess Assault Case

West Midlands pilot lets rape and sexual assault survivors request a second CPS review

German Bundesrat to Vote on Tougher Penalties for Date-Rape Drug Crimes

Oral Trials Begin for Three High-Profile Assault and Rape Cases in Spain

NRW Pushes for Preventive Detention to Combat Domestic Violence

Seven Suspects Sought in Alleged Gang Rape of 21-Year-Old Woman in Titwala

Man Convicted of Molesting Woman at Kanakeshwar Temple Within 48 Hours

Convicted Rapist Dominique Pelicot Investigated for 1991 Murder