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The text provides that a person may be guilty of rape if there is a badual act which the other party did not participate "freely"
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Protestor holds a sign for the "#MeToo" movement (Alex Wong)
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July 1, 2018, 9:36 pm
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A Sexual Consent Law, which considers rape any badual act without explicit agreement, even in the absence of threat or violence, takes effect this Sunday in Sweden after the generated commotion The text provides that a person may be guilty of rape if there is a badual act which the other party has not participated "freely" in the country by the #MeToo ” title=”A campanha ‘Me Too’”/>
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"There is absolutely no obligation to say" yes "formally, to push a button on an application, or anything like that," he said. explained to judge Anna Hannell who participated in the drafting of the law, at the local press agency TT.
The law has been criticized by the Bar Association and the Law Council, who have doubts about whether consent is expressed in words, gestures or otherwise. Implementation.
The state also invested 120 million crowns ($ 13.3 million) in the fight against abuses.
The state also invested 120 million crowns ($ 13.3 million) in the fight against abuse and badual violence. "#MeToo has shown that much remains to be done to combat badual abuse and violence at work and in the rest of society," said Minister of Gender Equality, Lena Hallengren in a memo
Behavior Change
The purpose of legislation is to change behavior in a country considered one of the most equal countries among the men and women of the world. The #MeToo campaign to denounce badual abuse, generated by a succession of charges against the Hollywood tycoon Harvey Weinstein has upset all layers of Swedish society.
"# MeToo changes behaviors and people understand how much badual violence is spreading," said Ida Östensson, who created the Make Equal Foundation, which has been working for this new law since 2013. Mentalities have changed, but there needs to be "legislation that protects the badual."
