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Senegal PM Sonko Submits Bill to Double Penalties for Same‑Sex Relations

Parliament will weigh a measure expanding penalties for same‑sex relations, including new offenses tied to advocacy, with no vote date set.

Mexico’s Lower House Sets 2026 Debate on Senate Bill Redefining Sexual Abuse

Mexico City Legislature Unanimously Passes Sweeping Gender-Violence Reforms

PRI Deputy Files Bill in Mexico to Allow Chemical Castration for Convicted Sex Offenders

French Assembly Backs Consent-Centered Rape Law Ahead of Final Senate Vote

Brazil Senate Panel Approves Harsher Penalties for Child Exploitation, Longer Juvenile Internment

European Rights Court Condemns France Over Consent Failures in Sadomasochistic Case

French Senate Unanimously Adopts Non-Consent Clause in Rape Definition

German Bundesrat to Vote on Tougher Penalties for Date-Rape Drug Crimes

California Assembly Advances Bill Without Felony Penalty for Soliciting Older Teens

French Assembly Advances Consent-Based Definition of Rape in Penal Code

French Lawmakers Advance Proposal to Redefine Rape with Focus on Consent