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Misogyny – A Human Rights Issue
Created: 08/03/2022The Working Group on Misogyny and Criminal Justice was established in February 2021 and in the months that followed it examined a large body of oral and written evidence and reviewed extensive research into women’s experience of misogynistic conduct. recommending that the Scottish Government creates a specific piece of legislation to protect women from abuses that blight their lives
The Group recently published its independent report which proposes the implementation of a new Misogyny and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act. The Act includes creating a new:
- Statutory Misogyny Aggravation which operates outside of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021;
- offence of Stirring Up Hatred Against Women and Girls;
- offence of Public Misogynistic Harassment;
- offence of Issuing Threats of, or Invoking, Rape or Sexual Assault or Disfigurement of Women and Girls online and offline.
Read the full report - including the Group's findings and recommendations here.
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