New measures to reduce street harassment in the UK will include the criminalisation of catcalling, as well as following a person or blocking their path.
This is according to the British Home Secretary, Suella Braverman.
Braverman was quoted as saying: ‘Every woman should feel safe to walk our streets. We are putting the needs of victims at the heart of our decision, which will mean the criminals who commit these acts face the consequences they deserve.’
According to the BBC up to two-thirds of British women do not feel safe walking alone at night.
The proposed legislation will criminalise: deliberately walking closely behind someone as they walk home at night; making obscene or aggressive comments towards a person; making obscene or offensive gestures towards a person; obstructing a person’s path; and driving or riding a vehicle slowly near to a person making a journey