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France 24
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Barbara GABEL

'Many legal tools are available': Fighting sexual harassment in France today

A woman holds a placard reading "722 women each day are victims of sexual harassment " as she takes part in a demonstration on May 5, 2012, in Paris, to protest against the Constitutional Council's decision to immediately repeal the current French sexual harassment law. © François Guillot, AFP

On November 2, 1992, the French Parliament unanimously approved legislation criminalising sexual harassment for the first time. This law – which applies to the workplace, public spaces and even online – is constantly evolving to better identify situations and protect victims. 

For several days now, French female streamers have been expressing frustration at the online sexual harassment they have endured for years in the form of obscene photos, threats and insults. Videographer Maghla, who is known for her video game lives on Twitch, posted a long series of tweets in which she described, using photos and screenshots, the pornographic photomontages that have been made of her.  

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