"No means no" when it comes to rape – so says the German parliament after a unanimous vote. All 601 lawmakers in the lower house the Bundestag decided to toughen laws, seeking to reassure a public shaken by mass attacks on women on New Year’s Eve that were largely blamed on migrants. Under the new rules, all forms of non-consensual sexual contact will be punishable, regardless of the circumstances. They aim to close loopholes that made convictions difficult if evidence was lacking that violence had been used, or when victims did not resist.
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