Eye for an Eye Justice: Same Punishment for Proven False Rape Accusations as for Rape

The Issue

False rape accusations destroy innocent lives, reputations, families, careers and mental health while wasting law enforcement and judicial resources worldwide.

In most countries, rape carries heavy punishment: 10+ years imprisonment to life or death penalty in some jurisdictions. Proven false rape accusations typically receive far lighter penalties (often 1-5 years maximum or fines).

This disparity violates equality before the law in virtually all legal systems.

We demand that every government worldwide immediately amends its criminal laws to impose exactly the same punishment on any person proven guilty of filing a false rape accusation as applies to the rape offence itself.

Eye for an eye must apply globally to false rape reports for deterrence and equal justice.

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The Issue

False rape accusations destroy innocent lives, reputations, families, careers and mental health while wasting law enforcement and judicial resources worldwide.

In most countries, rape carries heavy punishment: 10+ years imprisonment to life or death penalty in some jurisdictions. Proven false rape accusations typically receive far lighter penalties (often 1-5 years maximum or fines).

This disparity violates equality before the law in virtually all legal systems.

We demand that every government worldwide immediately amends its criminal laws to impose exactly the same punishment on any person proven guilty of filing a false rape accusation as applies to the rape offence itself.

Eye for an eye must apply globally to false rape reports for deterrence and equal justice.

The Decision Makers

António Guterres
Secretary General of the United Nations

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