India Seeks Death Penalty for Rape of Girls Under 12
India’s government prescribed the death penalty for people convicted of raping children under 12 to help combat an increase in violent crime against women......»»
The long arm of the state: Draconian laws often ignore the real issues
Take, for example, the issue of death penalty for those accused of raping young girls. For one, it is more likely this will lead to more rape victims being killed.....»»
Death to child rapists: Mufti govt okays two ordinances after Kathua horror
J&K Cabinet, which met under Mehbooba Mufti, approved two ordinances to provide stringent punishment, including death penalty for those convicted of rape of minor girls.....»»
India Enacts Death Penalty for Rapists of Girls Below Age 12 Amid National Outrage
The executive order comes after India's prime minister held an emergency meeting......»»
Cabinet approves death penalty for raping children up to 12 years of age
The move comes against the backdrop of the alleged rape and murder of girls in Kathua, Unnao and Surat.....»»
The story of torch light & "kutia": Asaram"s modus operandi to rape girls
Asaram has been sentenced to life imprisonment until his death by a Jodhpur court for raping a minor in 2013. Another case of alleged sexual exploitation on 2 Surat-based sisters remains pending.....»»
Death penalty for child rape may not mean better justice, data shows
No more than 28 per cent of child rapes registered end in convictions, and there is a 20-year backlog of child-sex-abuse related court cases.....»»
Prez Kovind gives nod to ordinance on death penalty in child rape cases
The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved the ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping minors under 12 years.....»»
Cabinet clears ordinance on death penalty for convicts in child rape cases
The punishment for gang rape of a girl below 16 years will invariably be imprisonment for the rest of life, officials said.....»»
News digest: Fugitives on leash, death penalty for child rapists, and more
The Union Cabinet on Saturday approved an ordinance to mete out stringent punishment to those convicted of raping girls below 12 years of age.....»»
Who"s afraid of the death penalty?
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi declared last week that her ministry was in favour of amending the POCSO Act to make the rape of minors below 12 years carry the death sentence.....»»
Ordinance likely to award death penalty for raping children up to 12 years
The proposal has come in the backdrop of nationwide outrage over the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir, and sexual assault of a teenager in Unnao in Uttar Prades.....»»
Preparing proposal for death penalty for rape of minor below 12 yrs: Maneka
Her comments came in the wake of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl at Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir.....»»
Kathua rape incident: Maneka, Mehbooba seek death penalty for raping minors
Kathua case: 8-year-old girl was gang-raped and murdered in a Jammu temple. Rahul Gandhi led a midnight protest against Modi govt's silence over Unnao rape case and Kathua.....»»
Child rape cases: Why introduction of the death penalty is not a great move
About 18-20 per cent of child rapes occur in the family and 50 per cent in an institutionalised setting, according to a study.....»»
Unnao rape case: CBI confirms Sengar"s role, victim demands death penalty
The CBI probe reveals that the Uttar Pradesh police tried to save Kuldeep Singh Sengar by not naming him in the FIR and chargesheet. Here are the latest updates in the Unnao rape case.....»»
Saudi Arabia Seeks Death Penalty for 5 People in Khashoggi Killing
The deputy attorney general said 11 people out of 21 held in the case have been charged. A Saudi royal adviser and a senior intelligence official played key roles in the mission that ultimately led to the kil.....»»
‘God have mercy on your soul.’ Biloxi man gets death penalty for torture, murder of child
‘God have mercy on your soul.’ Biloxi man gets death penalty for torture, murder of child.....»»
Death penalty case details Biloxi stepfather’s gruesome abuse of toddler in front of mom
Death penalty case details Biloxi stepfather’s gruesome abuse of toddler in front of mom.....»»
Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized
Rape, terror and death at sea: How a boat carrying Rohingya children, women and men capsized.....»»
He once sold tea, now India"s Modi seeks his own "tryst with destiny"
He once sold tea, now India"s Modi seeks his own "tryst with destiny".....»»