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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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    … CRSV is exacerbated by war strategies such as using rape as a tactical weapon of war. Women and girls face an … and optimal timelines for the clinical management of rape. Women fleeing war in Ukraine The provision of sexual … assessments among these sectors. Establish accessible rape crisis centres that provide specialised and immediate …

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    … formal complaint. We need the establishment of accessible rape crisis or sexual violence referral centres. And we need … regardless of formal complaint Establish accessible rape crisis or sexual violence referral centres Provide …

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    … believe women often exaggerate claims of sexual abuse or rape. 46% of men (and 26% of women) think financial control …

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    … Women and Domestic Violence by ensuring the definition of rape is consent-based.” She said: “We will continue to fight …

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  • Country profile for Latvia

    … (100 %), and most victims of domestic homicide (58 %). Rape In 2022, 168 victims of rape committed by any perpetrator were recorded by police. … this same year, women represented 93 % of victims of rape committed by any perpetrator (157 out of 168). Women are …

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  • Country profile for Poland

    … 34 % of victims of intentional homicide recorded in 2022. Rape In 2022, 585 women victims of any rape were recorded by police. Women represented almost all (95 %) of rape victims during that year. Protecting victims of domestic …

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  • Country profile for Finland

    … homicide victims are women (based on data from 2022). Rape 96% of rape victims recorded by police are women (based on 2022 data). In 2022, 1737 women victims of rape were recorded by police, and 1807 total victims of this …

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    Country profile: Gender-based violence
  • Country profile for Bulgaria

    … of homicide and their perpetrators are not available. Rape and sexual violence In 2022, 96 women victims of rape were recorded by police. Male victims of rape are not recorded by police in Bulgaria. In 2022, police …

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  • Country profile for Estonia

    … of homicide by any perpetrator were recorded by police. Rape In 2022, 37 total victims of rape by a domestic perpetrator were recorded by police. Data specifically on female victims of rape has not been shared with EIGE. Protecting victims of …

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  • Country profile for France

    … killed by intimate partners were women (118 out of 145). Rape In 2021, police recorded 19,028 women victims of rape committed by any perpetrator. During the year, women represented 93 % of victims of rape (19,028 out of 20,467). In 2021, women comprised an even …

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  • Country profile for Belgium

    … not available on women victims of these forms of homicide. Rape In 2022, police recorded 80 offences of rape committed by intimate partners, and 128 offences of rape committed by domestic perpetrators. Protecting victims …

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  • Country profile for Germany

    … 73 % of domestic homicide victims (198 out of 271). Rape Women comprise almost all victims of rape committed by intimate partners (98 %) and domestic … Deprivation of liberty (Freiheitsberaubung) Rape, sexual assault, and sexual coercion (Vergewaltigung, …

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  • Country profile for Spain

    … partner (93 %) and by a domestic perpetrator (82 %). Rape In 2022, police recorded 2,384 women victims of rape committed by any perpetrator. 90 % of victims of rape by any perpetrator are women (based on 2022 data). …

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