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Femicide in France: Why does the country lag behind

on gender violence measures?

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Video by: Annette Young

France  recently introduced a new series of measures to deal with domestic violence include the creation of specialised court facilities but it still lags behind many of its European neighbours including Spain on this front. FRANCE 24's Annette Young, the host of The 51 Percent, France 24’s women’s show tells us more.

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UBCO must pay $50,000 for mishandling

sex assault complaint

B.C. Human Rights Tribunal rules the university’s methods exacerbated

Stephanie Hale’s PTSD

The Canadian Press

Sep 8, 2023 4:30 PM

University of British Columbia Okanagan has been ordered to pay a former student $50,000 for discriminating against her based on her sex and disability in the way it handled her allegation of sexual assault by another student.

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says the university’s method of investigating non-academic misconduct exacerbated Stephanie Hale’s PTSD and caused her harm to the point that she couldn’t participate in the process.

The tribunal says that though the university had a high-level understanding of sexual violence and a commitment to support survivors, its response didn’t result in a reasonable investigation process or restore a “discrimination-free learning environment.”

The 132-page decision handed down late last month says the discrimination was very serious, involving a power imbalance and Hale’s “unique vulnerability.”

The university has also been ordered to pay Hale $50,000 as compensation, nearly $7,000 in lost wages and about $8,000 in expenses.

Hale, whose mental disability is said in the ruling to stem from her PTSD, has alleged she was assaulted in 2013, but the other student denied the allegations and said what happened was consensual.

UBC’s then-president Santa Ono dismissed Hale’s complaint against the other student in 2017, citing a lack of evidence.

UBC lawyers went to court in 2019 and tried unsuccessfully to quash the tribunal’s decision to hear the case.