Campaigners hail ‘amazing’ victory as government move to protect women from street sex harassment is announcedCampaigners have welcomed an “amazing” victory in the fight against sexist street harassment after the government announced a comprehensive review of hate crime legislation, which will consider whether to recognise misogyny as a hate crime.The Labour MP Stella Creasy had put forward an amendment to the upskirting bill, which was debated in the Commons on Wednesday evening, that would add misogyny as an aggravating factor, enabling courts to consider it when sentencing an offender and requiring police forces to record it. Continue reading…
Via: Review brings misogyny as a hate crime a step closer
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