Event Brief
Jul 8, 2026 at 9:06 AM ET
Hong Kong survivors urge closing consent loophole
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Women’s rights advocates and survivors urged Hong Kong to extend stricter consent definitions to a defence allowing mistaken belief.
WHO: Association Concerning Sexual Violence Against Women and We Are X
WHAT: Urged authorities to close a consent loophole by extending stricter consent definitions to the honest-but-mistaken belief defence.
WHEN: Jul 8, 2026 at 8:14 AM ET
WHERE: Hong Kong
WHY: They warned the proposed reforms could be undermined by a long-standing defence based on an honest but mistaken belief in consent.
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