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  2. Rape in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Rape in the Philippines is considered a criminal offense. In Philippine jurisprudence, it is a heinous crime punishable by reclusiĆ³n perpetua when committed against women. Rape of males is also legally recognized as rape by sexual assault, which is penalized by imprisonment of six to twelve years. [ 1][ 2]

  3. Violence against women in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The term "violence against women" is "the word or concept (that) has been used in a broad, inclusive manner to encompass verbal abuse, intimidation, physical harassment, homicide, sexual assault, and rape ." [ 1] This form of violence is gender-biased. Violence occurs precisely because of their gender, specifically because the victims are women.

  4. Revised Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    Features. The Revised Penal Code criminalizes a whole class of acts that are generally accepted as criminal, such as the taking of a life whether through murder or homicide, rape, robbery theft, and treason. The Code also penalizes other acts that are considered criminal in the Philippines, such as adultery, concubinage, and abortion.

  5. List of torture methods used by the Marcos dictatorship

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    Various forms of torture were used by the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines between the declaration of martial law in 1972 and the Marcos family's ouster during the People Power Revolution in 1986. These included a range of methods Philippine forces picked up during its long periods of colonial occupation under Spanish, American, and ...

  6. Wartime sexual violence - Wikipedia

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    Laws and customs of war prohibit offenses such as "inhuman treatment" or "indecent assaults", adding to this domestic military codes and domestic civil codes (national law) may make sexual assault a crime. In 1999, humanitarian law concerned the maltreatment of civilians and "any devastation not justified by military necessity". [10]

  7. Sexual assault - Wikipedia

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    Sexual assault is defined as sexual contact with another person without that other person's consent. Consent is defined in section 273.1 (1) as "the voluntary agreement of the complainant to engage in the sexual activity in question". Section 265 of the Criminal Code defines the offences of assault and sexual assault.

  8. Sexual consent in law - Wikipedia

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    Sexual consent plays an important role in laws regarding rape, sexual assault and other forms of sexual violence.In a court of law, whether or not the alleged victim had freely given consent, and whether or not they were deemed to be capable of giving consent, can determine whether the alleged perpetrator is guilty of rape, sexual assault or some other form of sexual misconduct.

  9. List of Philippine laws - Wikipedia

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    The following table lists Philippine laws which have been mentioned in Wikipedia, or are otherwise notable. Only laws passed by Congress and its preceding bodies are listed here; presidential decrees and other executive issuances which may otherwise carry the force of law are excluded for the purpose of this table.