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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Anne-Laure Mondesert

EU Agrees First Law Combatting Violence Against Women

EU lawmakers said they were disappointed the law would not include a consent-based definition of rape (Credit: AFP)

EU member countries and lawmakers reached an agreement on Tuesday on the bloc's first rules to tackle violence against women, the European Parliament and officials said.

The law seeks to protect women in the 27-nation European Union from gender-based violence, forced marriages, female genital mutilation and online harassment.

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