The European Human Rights Court in Strasbourg, eastern France, stated that a French woman should not blame her divorce because she refused her sexual relationship with her husband. Frederick Florin/AFP hides the caption via Getty Images
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The European Human Rights Court was on the side of a French woman who decided to be responsible for divorce because the French court refused to have sex with her husband. The Top Court said that it was violated by women’s human rights.
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The defendant, who was identified as HW, filed a divorce in 2012 after marriage for more than 25 years. She said he became violent, malicious, and gave his job over family life. Her husband argued for several years that she could not fulfill her couple’s duty by refraining from gender, and made a slander accusation. The French court has found HW as negligence. The Court of the country has refused her final appeal.
Echr discovered that the lack of HW, which is sexual intimacy with her husband, has infringed the right to “respect her private and family rights”. The court has determined that the mere existence of the obligation to marital obligations is contrary to sexual freedom and the autonomy of the body.
This comes to a particularly noticeable time for French women’s rights. Because her husband and dozens of men recruited dozens of men, the famous cases of Gisele Pelicotto’s large -scale rape were impacted to the world and focused on the handling of women in French society. is.
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What does this mean for French women’s rights?
In an unprecedented movement, Pericott chose to publish her lawsuit. It was forced to find a deep soul on women’s rights to rape, consent, and body autonomy of the body of France, which was forced to confront the family -headed culture.
Echr’s ruling promotes the conversation.
HW lawyer Lilia Missen issued a statement celebrating victory.
“I hope this decision will mark the turning point of fighting for women in France,” said Reuters. “Currently, like other European countries such as Portugal and Spain, it is essential for France to take concrete measures to eradicate this rape culture and promote the true culture of consent and respect.”
