Submitted on Wednesday 20th March 2019
Rejected on Monday 25th March 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Make catcalling and street harassment a punishable offence.
We all have the right to feeling safe in public spaces. If street harassment is criminalized this could reduce the number of incidents of non-consensual touching and unsolicited sexual attention experienced in public. France, Portugal, and Belgium all have legislation in place, so why don't we?
Campaigns such as Catcalls of London: http://bit.ly/catcallsofldn
help to highlight the extent of the problem, as does Hollaback!, Stop Street Harassment and Safe and the City to name a few.
80% of the submissions I receive through Instagram are from young ladies 16 years old or below, with an overwhelming amount in the 12-14 range.
France imposed first fine for street harassment last year:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45643864
Belgium:
http://www.flanderstoday.eu/politics/sexual-harassment-illegal-under-new-belgian-law
Portugal:
https://www.dn.pt/portugal/interior/piropos-ja-sao-crime-e-dao-pena-de-prisao-ate-tres-anos-4954471.html
New Zealand:
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1981/0113/latest/whole.html
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