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special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, stated that the law was rushed and its negative consequences could have been avoided had advice been taken from bodies such as the CGPJ. She congratulated the law for guaranteeing reparation for victims, but found that this did not happen in
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The law was amended in April 2023 by the PSOE with support from the centre-right PP, in order to remove its loopholes. Montero criticised the PSOE for relying on PP support, called the amendment a "setback" for women's rights and her "most difficult day as a minister".
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Additionally, the law offers economic aid to sexual offence victims earning under €14,000, as well as priority for social housing. It mandates sex education in all schools, university courses relating to teaching, healthcare and law, and to sex offenders.
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in 2016. A group of five men raped an 18-year-old woman, and at first were only convicted of the lesser charge of sexual abuse as the judge said that there was neither violence nor intimidation. The decision was widely protested against, and the
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required violence or intimidation to be proven. In cases such as the victim being intoxicated, the charge was not applied. After the 2022 law, the charge of
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including cases without violence or coercion, but that was opposed by other left-wing parties who supported the individual's right to prostitution.
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