The ruling by the European Court of Human Rights goes against French courts. Advocates called on the government to amend French law “to eradicate this rape culture.”
A French court had ruled that a woman had violated her marital duties by not having sex with her husband. The European Court of Human Rights condemned that decision.
A Frenchwoman took her case to the European Court of Human Rights after she was ruled at fault in her divorce because she had stopped having sex with her husband.
"I hope that this decision will mark a turning point in the fight for women's rights in France," the woman said.
A woman, who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband, has won an appeal in Europe’s top human rights court, the court said on Thursday, reigniting a debate in France over women’s rights.
The case will now be considered by the British home secretary who has the final say on some high-profile extradition cases.
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A French woman who had stopped having sex with her husband and had been considered at fault in a divorce, has won a case at Europe’s top human rights court
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that a 69-year-old French woman was not "at fault" in her divorce because she stopped having sex. View on euronews
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The European court of human rights (ECHR) sided Thursday with a French woman who had stopped having sex with her husband, saying she should not have been considered at fault on those grounds in their divorce.