Germany to classify date rape drugs as weapons to ensure justice for survivors
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- #Date Rape Drugs
- Germany plans to classify date rape drugs as weapons to enable stricter prosecutions.
- Nearly 54,000 women and girls were victims of sexual offenses in 2024, a 2.1% increase from the previous year.
- A parliamentary debate on a bill proposing a mandatory five-year sentence for date rape drug use in assaults was postponed.
- Police registered a record 266,000 domestic violence victims in 2023, with many cases unreported.
- Nearly 1,200 women and girls were victims of homicide or attempted homicide in 2024.
- Germany approved a draft law allowing electronic ankle monitors for domestic violence perpetrators.
- An app for domestic abuse victims to document incidents secretly will be nationally rolled out.