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Law to combat the non-consensual dissemination of sexual images and recordings

Title (original language): Wet ter bestrijding van de niet-consensuele verspreiding van seksueel getinte beelden en opnames/Loi visant à combattre la diffusion non consensuelle d’images et d’enregistrements à caractère sexuel

On 18 May 2020, the law of 4 May 2020 aimed at combating the non-consensual dissemination of images and recordings of a sexual nature  (“revenge porn”) was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The practice has been punishable since 2016, but now stricter penalties apply. 
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).

Entities responsible for implementation:
Belgian Federal Public Service/Federale Overheidsdienst Justitie/Service Public Fédéral Justice

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2020 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Record created: 29 July 2024
Last update: 13 August 2024

  • Belgium

  • Go to document source
  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • NCII (non-consensual intimate image), revenge-porn
  • Machine translation used
Title (original language): Wet ter bestrijding van de niet-consensuele verspreiding van seksueel getinte beelden en opnames/Loi visant à combattre la diffusion non consensuelle d’images et d’enregistrements à caractère sexuel
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On 18 May 2020, the law of 4 May 2020 aimed at combating the non-consensual dissemination of images and recordings of a sexual nature  (“revenge porn”) was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The practice has been punishable since 2016, but now stricter penalties apply. 
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).

Entities responsible for implementation:
Belgian Federal Public Service/Federale Overheidsdienst Justitie/Service Public Fédéral Justice

Status: Implemented | Implementation period start: 2020 | Implementation period finish: Ongoing
Record created: 29 July 2024
Last update: 13 August 2024

  • Belgium

  • Go to document source
  • National: national law
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
  • NCII (non-consensual intimate image), revenge-porn
  • Machine translation used
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