Italy ordered to compensate woman who was told her rape allegations were ‘normal’

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The European Court of Human Rights ordered Italy to compensate a woman after a prosecutor dismissed her rape allegations as 'normal,' perpetuating sexist stereotypes and minimizing gender violence.

ECHR rules that Italian prosecutor’s remarks perpetuated ‘sexist stereotypes’ and downplayed gender violence The European court of human rights has ordered the Italian state to pay compensation to a woman whose allegations of repeated rape by her partner were dismissed by a prosecutor as “normal” for men who struggle to overcome resistance from “tired” women. The court ruled that the remarks perpetuated “sexist stereotypes” and downplayed gender violence, resulting in the woman being subjected to further victimisation. Continue reading...