Noeline Blackwell: Change needed in laws and public attitudes towards rape

The director of Dublin’s Rape Crisis Centre, Noeline Blackwell says there needs to be a change in legislation and in public attitudes towards rape.

Noeline Blackwell: Change needed in laws and public attitudes towards rape
Tue, 20 Nov, 2018 - 09:03
Vivienne Clarke

The director of Dublin’s Rape Crisis Centre, Noeline Blackwell says there needs to be a change in legislation and in public attitudes towards rape.

A change in mind set is needed, any sexual activity that is not free and consensual is rape, she told RTE’s Morning Ireland.

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