As Affirmative Consent is taken up around the world, we will do our best to keep it all documented and archived on this website.
We have several posts about U.S. Affirmative Consent Policies in the U.S. legislatures, and college campuses, but we see real discussions come out of other countries, like Canada and Ireland.
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For Information on the US State by State Laws and Policies, click here
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Latest International News:
United Kingdom | Canada | Ireland | Guam
She Was Raped During Study Abroad. Then Her School Said She Couldn’t Talk About It. @huffingtonpost
Huffington Post 8.30.16 | Tyler…
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Airlines are surprisingly ill-equipped to handle accusations of sexual assault on their planes. @slate
Slate.com 8.31.16 | Nora Caplan-Bricker…
Read moreCanada: Ontario’s reforms won’t solve campus sex assault, according to scathing new report obtained by Metro @MetroNewsCanada @rosiewestwood
Metro Views Canada 8.10.16 |…
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United Kingdom (UK) Consent Policy:
- The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Issues Consent Guidelines for Police and Government:
Title:What is Consent?
Description: This aide-memoire focuses on consent, as allegations of rape often involve the word of the complainant against that of the suspect. The aim is to challenge assumptions about consent and the associated victim-blaming myths/stereotypes and highlight the suspect’s behaviour and motives to prove he did not reasonably believe the victim was consenting.
CPS and police focus on consent at first joint National Rape Conference
Canada:
- Ghomeshi case has opened the Canada Affirmative Consent Discussion
- New Ontario sex-ed curriculum will include affirmative consent awareness (1.9.15)
- Wynne praises girls’ push for consent in sex-ed curriculum (Ontario) (1.10.15)
Ireland:
- A Modernisation of Sexual Consent: After a storm in American media around consent, Conor Murphy looks at what forces are pushing for change in Ireland.
Guam:
As more countries start to discuss Affirmative Consent, you'll be the first to know!
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