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Definition of rape

General definition

Engaging in non-consensual vaginal, anal or oral penetration of a sexual nature of the body of another person with any bodily part or object.

Consent must be given voluntarily as the result of the person’s free will, as assessed in the context of the surrounding circumstances.

Statistical definition

Sexual penetration, whether vaginal, anal or oral, through the use of object or body parts, without consent, using force, coercion or by taking advantage of the vulnerability of the victim.

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  • 3rd International Conference on Survivors of Rape

    … The Third International Conference on Survivors of Rape (ICSoR) is a two day conference which will be held on …

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  • Genere e sport: la cultura del rispetto, la subcultura della violenza/Gender and sport: the culture of respect, the subculture of violence

    … ritenere da parte di alcuni studiosi l’esistenza di una “rape culture”, una vera e propria “cultura dello stupro”, … so much so that some scholars believe the existence of a "rape culture", a real "culture of rape", alongside a stereotyped and sexist vision of the …

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  • UN World Data Forum

    … EIGE's data collection on intimate partner violence, rape, and femicide on 12 October in a pre-recorded session. …

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  • One Billion Rising event in Vilnius

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  • Advancing administrative data collection on intimate partner violence and gender-related killings of women

    … populating EIGE’s indicators on intimate partner violence, rape and gender-related killings across the EU To identify …

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  • Consultation meeting on femicide

    … Additional information: Administrative data collection on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence in EU Member …

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  • First International Conference on Sexual Violence in Croatia

    … „Feminist Dream: Thousands of Women’s Centers against Rape and the Responsible State“ Biljana Branković  (Serbia, …

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  • World Women Congress, Pechino+ 20

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  • 14 SEPT: Meeting on recommendations for the improvement of data collection on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence

    … a starting point for developing harmonised data collection rape, femicide and intimate partner violence were chosen as … This study is designed to address this issue, focusing on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence as the most … Study on Terminology and indicators for data collection on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence commissioned by …

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  • 7 JUL: Online Discussion on proposed indicators for data collection on intimate partner violence, rape and femicide

    … on terminology and indicators used in data collection on rape,  femicide  and intimate partner violence carried out by … for the data collection on  intimate partner violence,  rape and femicide ·         Assess together the relevance, …

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  • 4th International Conference on the Survivors of Rape

    … The conference on Survivals of Rape: Rape, Survivors, Policies and Support Systems a European … will continue to improve the knowledge of the impact of rape on survivals and the work of experts, researchers and …

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  • Equality bodies: How do they strengthen gender equality?

    … to capture the different forms this violence takes. From rape, to psychological abuse, to femicide, our indicators can …

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  • Belgium

    … higher education (ordinary sexism, harassment, aggression, rape culture) to give students a voice, deconstruct the …

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  • Zero Tolerance – Catholic University of Louvain (BE)

    … higher education (ordinary sexism, harassment, aggression, rape culture) to give students a voice, deconstruct the …

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  • Speech for the “What were you wearing that day?” exhibition on gender-based violence

    … you come from, you did too. I recognised one of the many rape myths that just won’t go away. One of the many myths … ‘sex without consent’ is not automatically considered rape in the legislation of most EU countries. The majority … forms of gender-based violence, including of course rape. This data gives us one dimension of women’s …

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  • Speech at an event on gender-based violence

    … to capture the different forms this violence takes. From rape, to psychological abuse, to femicide, our indicators can …

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  • Beyond the Beijing Declaration: Assessment and main challenges

    … %) had received death threats, or threats of beating or rape. The emergence of cyber violence (including online hate …

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  • A dearth of evidence hampers true assessment of violence against women

    … or coercion-based rather than consent-based definitions of rape. As data-recording systems are rarely operated by … and justice sectors on intimate partner violence and rape (EIGE, 2018a).   Footnotes [1] …

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  • References

    … EIGE. (2018a). Indicators on intimate partner violence and rape for the police and justice sectors. Retrieved from …

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