Anger over Brazil rape ruling

A United Nations agency said it is deplorable that Brazil’s top appeals court has ruled that sex with a 12-year-old does not necessarily constitute statutory rape.

Anger over Brazil rape ruling

A United Nations agency said it is deplorable that Brazil’s top appeals court has ruled that sex with a 12-year-old does not necessarily constitute statutory rape.

The head of the UN refugee agency’s office for South America says in a statement that, in his words, the “sexual life of a child cannot be used to revoke its rights”.

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