Group claims ineffective laws around online harassment 'means perpetrators often go unpunished'

Victims of online harassment are left without justice, while perpetrators go unpunished, due to the absence of effective laws, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties has warned.

Group claims ineffective laws around online harassment 'means perpetrators often go unpunished'

Victims of online harassment are left without justice, while perpetrators go unpunished, due to the absence of effective laws, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties has warned.

The ICCL has called for an amendment to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act (NFOAPA) to outlaw the creation and/or sharing of private sexual images without consent.

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