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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Katrine Bussey

Nicola Sturgeon backs proposal to criminalise misogyny

Current laws are “failing” women and girls, Nicola Sturgeon said, as she welcomed a new report recommending misogyny be criminalised as part of “radical”  legal reforms to protect females from abuse.

The Scottish First Minister spoke out following publication of “ground-breaking” work which called for legislation to be introduced that would create a new statutory aggravation of misogyny.

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