Want to supplement the Criminal Code article for sexual harassment – Tumix.ru

In the Criminal Code of Russia proposed to introduce a new article providing penalties for sexual harassment. The statement sent to the Federal Assembly of the Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights.

According to the newspaper “Izvestia” the words of the chairman of the association, lawyer Mary Bast, available today in Article 133 of the Criminal Code, “Coercion to perform sexual acts” do not correspond to reality and does not protect women from harassment of a sexual nature.

In this regard, the legal community, advocating for women’s rights, insists on the introduction of a separate article for sexual harassment or the addition of Article 135 of the Criminal Code, “Sexual Abuse”. She punishes indecent assault an adult without use of force against persons under 16 years of age.

Bast sure become necessary, if not criminal, at least in administrative and labor codes with extension a number of related articles. “It’s one thing to look after, and another – when she walks down the street, and she shouted something, hands and legs missing. This causes a great moral damage a woman” – said the lawyer.

A member of the Duma Committee on Civil, Criminal, Arbitration and Procedural Legislation Ivan Sukharev (Liberal Democratic Party) has promised to consider the offer details. He feared the excesses due to the fact that such a law could “very well treated.” Also, according to him, to say that the victims of sexual harassment are women only, you can not. “There are cases when a woman leader sexually molested a slave, a graduate of the university, for example,” – he said.

The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy, Valery Ryazan believes that the adoption of a law on sexual harassment need it detailed elaboration. According to him, it is necessary to describe in detail what is considered as harassment, indecent proposal.

According to “to Lenta.ru”, in 2014 a member of the parliamentary faction “Fair Russia” Oleg Nilov introduced a similar bill, but the amendments have have been adopted.