Contrary to the typical media claims circulating when a case of rape or other sexual violence comes to light, Russian President Vladimir Putin did not sign a law that would legally allow rape victims to kill the perpetrator.
In this instance, an article originally published by "Preduzetnica" media outlet claimed that, "Russian women will now be free to kill a man who tries to rape them, and that will automatically be treated as a self-defense, and that woman will not be criminally liable for that act."
Quite the contrary, Russian activists believe that the law that Putin signed in 2017 on the decriminalization of some forms of domestic violence has actually contributed to the increase in violence against women.
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