'Marriage is no longer a shield': new law in Mauritius recognises marital rape
- Mauritius's parliament has unanimously voted to criminalise marital rape and impose harsher sentences for femicide, after a spate of violent attacks against women exposed serious gaps in protection.
- New reforms aim to improve safeguards for victims who have long gone unheard and unprotected.
- "We are refining the law, thereby ensuring that the most horrific and despicable crimes are punished for what they are," Gavin Glover, the country's attorney general told parliament last July.
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- Mauritius's parliament has unanimously voted to criminalise marital rape and impose harsher sentences for femicide, after a spate of violent attacks against women exposed serious gaps in protection.
- New reforms aim to improve safeguards for victims who have long gone unheard and unprotected.
- "We are refining the law, thereby ensuring that the most horrific and despicable crimes are punished for what they are," Gavin Glover, the country's attorney general told parliament last July.
Sources: RFI