Consent Required – A Debate on Sexual Violence
- Where: on-line
- When: December 2, 2021, 19:00 – 20:00
Expert research suggests that approximately 12,000 rapes occur in the Czech Republic every year, but only around 600 of those cases are reported. This means that though an average of 34 rapes take place daily, a mere one or two are reported. Every third woman encounters sexual violence and one in nine experiences rape. Why do victims not defend themselves? Why are only 5 percent of rapes reported to the police? Why are conditional sentences handed down in 50 percent of rape convictions in this country? What effect does rape have on a person? Why do we need a new criminal law definition of rape? How should consent be recognised? And what can all of us do to ensure that rapes are a less frequent occurence in our society?
These and other questions will be answered by Johana Nejedlová, founder of the Konsent association, Lucie Hrdá, lawyer and founder of the Bez trestu initiative, and Anna Obermajerová, a survivor of sexual violence.
Debate chaired by Irena Hůlová, head of advocacy at Amnesty International CR.