In a landmark reform, the proposed bipartisan legislation would remove military commanders from decisions related to the prosecution of certain crimes including rape, sexual assault, murder ...

The bill published in July proposed that people accused of rape would have to convince a ... arise from recommendations of the Law Reform Commission. A spokesperson for the department said ...

PARIS — French Senator Mélanie Vogel first proposed changing the legal definition of rape nearly a year ago. But it took a gruesome crime that deeply unsettled French society to get the ball rolling ...

Spain's government has backed a proposed change to its controversial ... been one of the mantras of protesters calling for reform of Spain's rape laws The terms of the new rape law, which were ...