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Recommendation
Amend the definition of rape in the Criminal Code so that it is based on lack of consent, in line with international standards, and remove any provision allowing the judicial authority to reduce sentences or acquit perpetrators of sexual offences (of a less serious nature than rape) due to their marriage or relationship with the victim.
Explanation
Le Parlement suisse est actuellement en train de réviser les dispositions du code pénal portant sur délits sexuels.
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