In international news, human rights group, Amnesty International, released in a report that Denmark has a “pervasive rape culture” because it fails to address victims’ grievances, antiquated laws, and is reluctant to prosecute rapists.
Despite the fact that the 2017 Gender Equality Index by the European Institute for Gender Equality said that many areas of Danish society have achieved gender equality; Amnesty International maintains, sexual violence needs to be better addressed by authorities.
Helle Jacobsen, one of the report’s authors, says "There is this understanding in Denmark that it has already achieved gender equality, but when it comes to sexual violence, it is almost impossible to get a conviction for rape, there is a very low number of [women reporting rape], so it means access to justice in Denmark if you are a rape a survivor is almost non existent."