Death Penalty For Rape
Allahabad HC acquits man sentenced to death for rape, murder of minor
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted a man who had been awarded death penalty in the rape and murder of a minor.
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Bangladesh Cabinet approves death penalty for rape cases after protests
Bangladesh's Cabinet on Monday approved an amendment to introduce the death penalty for rape cases after a series of recent sexual assaults sparked nationwide protests. Bangladesh was rocked over the weekend by an unprecedented level of protest after footage of a brutal gang assault on a woman went viral on social media. Demonstrators carried signs reading "Hang the rapists" and "No mercy to rapists". The Cabinet unanimously endorsed the amended law... prescribing capital punishment for rape instead of (existing) lifetime rigorous imprisonment, Cabinet secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam told a news briefing emerging from the meeting of the council of ministers. He added that during the Cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina emphasised on completing rape trials within the stipulated timeframe as well. Law minister Anisul Huq told PTI that the Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Bill was expected to receive President Abdul Hamid's approval by tomorrow to be ...
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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
Kathua fallout: Convicted to be awarded death for raping children below 12
The Union Cabinet has cleared an ordinance to award death sentence to those convicted of raping children below the age of 12. Read all the updates around the ordinance
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