Top European human rights court backs French woman who refused sex with her husband

Her marriage had been deteriorating for decades — marred, she said, by health problems and threats of violence.

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She Was Faulted in Her Divorce for Refusing Sex. A European Court Disagreed.

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.
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Divorcee who stopped having sex with husband wins appeal at court

"I hope that this decision will mark a turning point in the fight for women's rights in France," the woman said.
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Top European rights court rules woman's refusal to have sex not a fault in divorce case

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
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Divorcee who stopped having sex with husband wins appeal at court

"I hope that this decision will mark a turning point in the fight for women's rights in France," the woman said.
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Woman who refuses sex is not ‘at fault’ in divorce in France, court rules

European court of human rights sides with French woman whose husband obtained divorce on grounds she was only person at fault. • Europe live – latest updates . A woman who refuses to have sex with ...
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Brad Pitt reacts to ‘awful’ scammers who fooled French woman using his pictures

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Top European human rights court backs French woman who refused sex with her husband

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She Was Faulted in Her Divorce for Refusing Sex. A European Court Disagreed.

Divorcee who stopped having sex with husband wins appeal at court

Top European rights court rules woman's refusal to have sex not a fault in divorce case

Divorcee who stopped having sex with husband wins appeal at court

Woman who refuses sex is not ‘at fault’ in divorce in France, court rules

‘I back her 100%’: Dunkley refuses to blame Knight for England Ashes failure

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