{
  "id": 15178919,
  "title": "France's new sexual violence bill 'fails to tackle root causes', campaigners warn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/frances-new-sexual-violence-bill-fails-to-tackle-root-causes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T10:17:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20261017-france-s-new-sexual-violence-bill-fails-to-tackle-root-causes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A sweeping package of reforms, passed unanimously by the lower house of parliament this week, aims to overhaul how France investigates and prosecutes sexual violence. Yet campaigners say the legislation does not do enough to prevent abuse, while protection for some of the most vulnerable victims is lacking.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Local France",
        "title": "Macron calls for calm amid fears of violence at France protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/macron-calls-for-calm-amid-fears-of-violence-at-france-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-17T09:33:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}