
The Minister for Equality between Women and Men underlines the urgency of action in the face of the alarming figures for feminicides and rape of minors
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Aurore Bergé is Minister Delegate for Equality between Women and Men in the French government. She intervenes in the debate on sexual violence, particularly after the publication of alarming figures on femicide and rape of minors.
Madame Figaro.– This return to school is a bit like your sequence... What is your state of mind?
Aurore Bergé. - I'm at work. This is above all what the French expect from us. Those who say that we can put the country under lockdown until the presidential election and that nothing will happen between now and then are on the wrong track. On the subjects raised, there is no real reason to wait any longer to continue taking action. You even have to speed up.
Indeed, there is an emergency. The figures are staggering: in France, a feminicide is committed every two days and 77% of rapes against minors are incest...
Why was there so much delay in promoting a comprehensive law?
Much has been done in the last ten years. It doesn't all start with the integral law. It is essential because we no longer separate children and women, minor victims from adult victims, and because it places sexual violence at the center. But we don’t start from scratch: prescriptions…
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The government will soon present a comprehensive bill on sexual violence
Likely · Within months
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