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Title: Portugal makes harassing women in the street a crime
Post by: Willowicious on February 29, 2016, 02:49:33 AM
Portugal makes harassing women in the street a crime

Joseph Patrick McCormick 
Pink News
28th February 2016, 7:57 PM

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/02/28/portugal-makes-harassing-women-in-the-street-a-crime/?utm_source=PNFB&utm_medium=SocialFB&utm_content=FBJM&utm_campaign=PNFacebook (http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2016/02/28/portugal-makes-harassing-women-in-the-street-a-crime/?utm_source=PNFB&utm_medium=SocialFB&utm_content=FBJM&utm_campaign=PNFacebook)

"Portugal has made the harassment of people in the street illegal. The Social Democratic Party in Portugal moved to criminalise verbal sexual abuse.Those found guilty of the office can be fined up to €120, or can even be jailed for up to a year."
Title: Re: Portugal makes harassing women in the street a crime
Post by: itsApril on February 29, 2016, 01:16:28 PM
Wow!  A policy well worth considering!