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Hyderabad Gang-Rape: Police Want 5 Minors Tried As Adults "For Maximum Punishment"
In the Hyderabad gang-rape of a teenaged girl for which six persons have been arrested, police will push for the five under-18 accused to be tried as adults so that they do not get lighter punishment on account of being juveniles.
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How Many Nirbhayas Needed For Laws To Change: Nirbhaya's Parents
With the Supreme Court rejecting the plea against release of the juvenile convict, the parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim today said the courts have failed them and asked how many Nirbhayas would it take for the laws to change.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Women's Commission Criticises Release Of Juvenile Convict
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) today said the High Court's refusal to stay the release of the juvenile convict in the December 16 gangrape case was a "dark day" in the history of the country and it would appeal against his release.
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Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Opposes Lowering Legal Age of 'Juvenile'
Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi today opposed the proposal to lower the legally defined age of "juvenile" but called for special measures to deal with heinous crimes committed by teenagers.
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Juvenile Offenders: A Second Chance
The Delhi gang-rape case two months ago brought the issue of juvenile justice into sharp focus. So far, the debates have looked at the law in a negative context, and revisited the age limit angle. An important dimension of the law, reform and rehabilitation, has been ignored. India Matters examines this aspect through the eyes of two former juvenil...
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Hyderabad Gang-Rape: Police Want 5 Minors Tried As Adults "For Maximum Punishment"
In the Hyderabad gang-rape of a teenaged girl for which six persons have been arrested, police will push for the five under-18 accused to be tried as adults so that they do not get lighter punishment on account of being juveniles.
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How Many Nirbhayas Needed For Laws To Change: Nirbhaya's Parents
With the Supreme Court rejecting the plea against release of the juvenile convict, the parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim today said the courts have failed them and asked how many Nirbhayas would it take for the laws to change.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Women's Commission Criticises Release Of Juvenile Convict
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) today said the High Court's refusal to stay the release of the juvenile convict in the December 16 gangrape case was a "dark day" in the history of the country and it would appeal against his release.
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Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Opposes Lowering Legal Age of 'Juvenile'
Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi today opposed the proposal to lower the legally defined age of "juvenile" but called for special measures to deal with heinous crimes committed by teenagers.
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Juvenile Offenders: A Second Chance
The Delhi gang-rape case two months ago brought the issue of juvenile justice into sharp focus. So far, the debates have looked at the law in a negative context, and revisited the age limit angle. An important dimension of the law, reform and rehabilitation, has been ignored. India Matters examines this aspect through the eyes of two former juvenil...
