Italy ordered to compensate woman who was told her rape allegations were ‘normal’

<p>ECHR rules that Italian prosecutor’s remarks perpetuated ‘sexist stereotypes’ and downplayed gender violence</p><p>The European court of human rights has ordered the Italian state to pay compensation to a woman whose allegations of repeated rape by her partner were dismissed by a prosecutor as “normal” for men who struggle to overcome resistance from “tired” women.</p><p>The <a href="https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/#{%22fulltext%22:[%22italy%22],%22sort%22:[%22kpdate%20Descending%22],%22documentcollectionid2%22:[%22GRANDCHAMBER%22,%22CHAMBER%22],%22itemid%22:[%22001-251247%22]}">court ruled</a> that the remarks perpetuated “sexist stereotypes” and downplayed gender violence, resulting in the woman being subjected to further victimisation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/06/italy-ordered-compensate-woman-rape-allegations-echr">Continue reading...</a>