When it comes to sexual consent:
❌ silence is not consent
❌ giving in to pressure is not consent
❌ being a romantic partner or spouse is not consent
❌ past relationships are not consent
❌ lack of resistance is not consent
The list goes on.
Sexual violence in the EU in 2023 (Eurostat):
📊 91K+ reported r@pe cases
📉 243K+ reported sexual violence cases
A separate EU survey on violence against women shows that only 14% of women surveyed who experienced sexual violence reported it to the police.
In many EU countries, r@pe is still defined by violence or resistance, leaving many victims unrecognised and unprotected.
Parliament is once again pushing for an EU-wide definition of r@pe centred on the absence of consent.
This is only part of the picture. See what else Parliament wants to change to better protect r@pe victims from the link in bio.