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Title    India Introduces the Death Penalty for Child Rapists
Date    Sunday April 22 2018, @05:44AM
Author    janrinok
Topic   
from the make-the-punishment-fit-the-crime dept.
https://soylentnews.org/politics/article.pl?sid=18/04/21/1725210

takyon writes:

After a number of high-profile crimes that sparked outrage and protests, India will allow the death penalty for those convicted of raping girls under the age of 12:

The executive order was cleared at a special cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It allows capital punishment for anyone convicted of raping children under the age of 12. Minimum prison sentences for rape against girls under the age of 16 and women have also been raised.

According to Reuters, which has seen a copy of the order, there was no mention of boys or men.

Two recent rape cases have shocked the nation. Protests erupted earlier this month after police released horrific details of the rape of an eight-year-old Muslim girl by Hindu men in Kathua, in Indian-administered Kashmir in January. Anger has also been mounting after a member of the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was accused last week over the rape of a 16-year-old girl in northern Uttar Pradesh state.

India's poor record of dealing with sexual violence came to the fore after the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student on a Delhi bus. This led to huge protests and changes to the country's rape laws. But sexual attacks against women and children have since continued to be reported across the country.

Some activists have criticized the application of the death penalty, saying it will deter reporting, especially given that almost all perpetrators are family members or acquaintances.

Also at Reuters and Bloomberg. Editorial at The Indian Express.

Related: Indian Government Attempts to Suppress Rape Documentary


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  1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
  2. "allow the death penalty" - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43850476
  3. "the rape of an eight-year-old Muslim girl by Hindu men in Kathua" - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-43722714
  4. "the rape of a 16-year-old girl in northern Uttar Pradesh state" - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-43735542
  5. "criticized" - http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/death-penalty-will-deter-reporting/article23631087.ece
  6. "Reuters" - https://in.reuters.com/article/india-rape-deathpenalty/india-approves-death-penalty-for-rape-of-girls-under-12-idINKBN1HS09Q
  7. "Bloomberg" - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-21/india-approves-death-penalty-for-child-rapists-after-outcry
  8. "The Indian Express" - http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/posco-act-minor-victim-sexual-crime-death-penalty-5145656/
  9. "Indian Government Attempts to Suppress Rape Documentary" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=15/03/08/004249
  10. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=26140

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