Egypt approved new punishments Thursday for ***ual harassment, amid rising pressure on authorities to fight the rampant phe**me**n. Until **w, Egypt has **t had a law defining ***ual harassment, despite more than 99 percent of women being subjected to some form of abuse, a 2013 study by the United Nations said. But outgoing interim president Adly Mansour approved a range of amendments Thursday that would punish offences against women. If ***ual harassment is "committed with the aim of obtaining ***ual advantages from the victim," offenders can be jailed for at least one year and fined 10,000-20,000 pounds.
06-07-2014, 07:40 AM
Egypt imposes new penalties for ***ual harassment
Egypt approved new punishments Thursday for ***ual harassment, amid rising pressure on authorities to fight the rampant phe**me**n. Until **w, Egypt has **t had a law defining ***ual harassment, despite more than 99 percent of women being subjected to some form of abuse, a 2013 study by the United Nations said. But outgoing interim president Adly Mansour approved a range of amendments Thursday that would punish offences against women. If ***ual harassment is "committed with the aim of obtaining ***ual advantages from the victim," offenders can be jailed for at least one year and fined 10,000-20,000 pounds.
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