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French woman not 'at fault' for refusing sex with husband, European court rules

The European Court of Human Rights over-ruled the French court's decision that the woman was 'at fault' in her divorce. AFP - FREDERICK FLORIN

A French woman blamed for her divorce because she refused to have sex with her husband has won a landmark case at Europe’s top human rights court. The case has become a talking point in the renewed debate over women's rights in France.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled in favour of the 69-year-old French woman, whose husband had obtained a divorce on the grounds that she had stopped having sex with him.

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