Irish law should be Europe-wide – Fitzgerald

Ireland’s former justice minister wants to see her criminal law extended Europe-wide to protect Ukrainian women and children. More than five million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the war. There are concerns that refugees are vulnerable to exploitation. It is an issue being debated in the European Parliament today. In 2015, the then Justice Minister, Frances Fitzgerald, brought in the sexual offences act. She says it is helping to protect Ukrainian women in Ireland now, but the same principles need to be applied right across the EU.

Out words: Across Europe

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