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Avenimiento (literally, "agreement" or "compromise") was a legal concept in the Argentine Penal Code, which stated that if a rape victim over the age of 16 agreed to marry her rapist, he could be freed from prison.

The concept of avenimiento was created as part of a 1998 overhaul of Argentinian laws related to sexual offences. Before 1998, this section of the law was called "Offences to Honesty": afterwards it was renamed "Offences to Sexual Integrity".

The concept has been widely criticized by international human rights organizations, and was removed from the penal code in March 2012, following a unanimous vote of 51 Argentinian senators.

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References

  1. "Collins Spanish-English Dictionary English Translation of "avenimiento"". Collins. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. ^ Flint, Hannah (15 March 2012). "Congress Pass Important Bills in First Session of the Year". The Argentina Independent. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. Pimentel, Silvia; Valéria Pandjiarjian; Juliana Belloque (2006). ""Legitimate Defense of Honor" Illegitimate Impunity of Murders". UNICAMP Center for Gender Studies: 138. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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