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Pakistan Cabinet Approves Chemical Castration Of Rapists: Report
Pakistan's Cabinet has approved two anti-rape ordinances which called for the chemical castration of rapists with the consent of the convict and setting up of special courts for rape trials, according to a media report.
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Law Allowing Death Penalty For Rape Of Children Cleared By Parliament
Parliament today passed a stringent legislation prescribing death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years and making the law against such sexual offences harsher.
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Centre To Amend Child Sex Abuse Law To Make It Gender-Neutral
The centre is planning to amend the POCSO Act to provide justice to male child victims of sexual assault, the Women and Child Development Ministry said, days after an ordinance promulgated by President Ram Nath Kovind provided the death penalty for rape of girls under the age of 12.
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Death Penalty For Child Rape 'Populist Measure', Says Justice AP Shah
Criticised over the recent spate of rapes of minors, the government may have introduced capital punishment through an executive order but not everyone seems convinced that's the right step forward. Among them former chief justice of Delhi High Court AP Shah, some lawyers, child rights activists and families of three child survivors of sexual abuse ...
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Death Penalty Ordinance "A Step Taken In Hurry": Bar Council Chairman
Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Mishra today said the ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) was a step taken in hurry. He said the amendment should have been brought after proper discussions
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Was There Scientific Research That Death Penalty Is Deterrent To Rape: High Court To Centre
The Delhi High Court asked the Centre Monday if it had done any research or scientific assessment before coming out with an ordinance to award death penalty for rape of girls below the age of 12.
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Swati Maliwal Ends Fast; Terms Ordinance A "Historic" Victory
DCW chief Swati Maliwal Sunday ended her hunger strike after President Ram Nath Kovind promulgated an ordinance to give stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years.
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Sometimes Rapes Can't Be Stopped, Why Make A "Big Deal", Says Union Minister
Union minister Santosh Gangwar stepped into controversy today, telling the media that while rape incidents were unfortunate, they could not be stopped sometimes and one should not blow it out of proportion.
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Death Penalty for Child Rapists Updates: President Kovind Signs Ordinance To Provide Strict Punishment
Today, President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the executive order to pave way for providing stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years. The Union Cabinet on Saturday at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the ordinance and was waiting for the President's ...
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President Signs Ordinance On Death Penalty For Rape Of Children Under 12
President Ram Nath Kovind today signed an ordinance to pave way for providing stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years.
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Foreign Media On Modi Government's Move Towards Death For Child Rapists
Offenders who rape girls under 12 may now be subject to the death penalty in India, according to an ordinance passed by the cabinet Saturday after a nationwide furor over the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl.
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Ordinance Decision Taken In View Of Lok Sabha Polls: Nirbhaya's Father
Nirbhaya's father alleged on Saturday that the Union Cabinet's approval to promulgate an ordinance to give the death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below 12 years has no "logic" and the decision was taken in view of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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Women's Panel Chief Swati Maliwal To Break Fast Tomorrow After Centre Introduces Death For Child Rape
On a hunger strike for nine days, Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal today said she will break her fast tomorrow after the Union Cabinet approved an ordinance or executive order that introduces death penalty for the rape of a girl under 12 years of age.
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Quicker Trials, Probe In Centre's Death For Child Rapists Ordinance: 10 Facts
The centre on Saturday responded to the barrage of attacks over the government's inability to curb sexual crimes against girls with an executive order to introduce death penalty for child rapists, longer jail term for all rapists and set an ambitious four-month deadline to complete investigation and trial in all rape cases. The changes were cleared...
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Death For Rape Of Children Below 12, Says Government, Clears Executive Order
The centre today signed off on an ordinance, or emergency executive order, to introduce capital punishment for child rapists, a move that is seen as an effort to signal the government's commitment to fight sexual crimes against young girls. The change was cleared at a meeting of the Union Cabinet convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi within hour...
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Pakistan Cabinet Approves Chemical Castration Of Rapists: Report
Pakistan's Cabinet has approved two anti-rape ordinances which called for the chemical castration of rapists with the consent of the convict and setting up of special courts for rape trials, according to a media report.
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Law Allowing Death Penalty For Rape Of Children Cleared By Parliament
Parliament today passed a stringent legislation prescribing death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years and making the law against such sexual offences harsher.
-
Centre To Amend Child Sex Abuse Law To Make It Gender-Neutral
The centre is planning to amend the POCSO Act to provide justice to male child victims of sexual assault, the Women and Child Development Ministry said, days after an ordinance promulgated by President Ram Nath Kovind provided the death penalty for rape of girls under the age of 12.
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Death Penalty For Child Rape 'Populist Measure', Says Justice AP Shah
Criticised over the recent spate of rapes of minors, the government may have introduced capital punishment through an executive order but not everyone seems convinced that's the right step forward. Among them former chief justice of Delhi High Court AP Shah, some lawyers, child rights activists and families of three child survivors of sexual abuse ...
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Death Penalty Ordinance "A Step Taken In Hurry": Bar Council Chairman
Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Mishra today said the ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) was a step taken in hurry. He said the amendment should have been brought after proper discussions
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Was There Scientific Research That Death Penalty Is Deterrent To Rape: High Court To Centre
The Delhi High Court asked the Centre Monday if it had done any research or scientific assessment before coming out with an ordinance to award death penalty for rape of girls below the age of 12.
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Swati Maliwal Ends Fast; Terms Ordinance A "Historic" Victory
DCW chief Swati Maliwal Sunday ended her hunger strike after President Ram Nath Kovind promulgated an ordinance to give stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years.
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Sometimes Rapes Can't Be Stopped, Why Make A "Big Deal", Says Union Minister
Union minister Santosh Gangwar stepped into controversy today, telling the media that while rape incidents were unfortunate, they could not be stopped sometimes and one should not blow it out of proportion.
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Death Penalty for Child Rapists Updates: President Kovind Signs Ordinance To Provide Strict Punishment
Today, President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the executive order to pave way for providing stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years. The Union Cabinet on Saturday at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the ordinance and was waiting for the President's ...
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President Signs Ordinance On Death Penalty For Rape Of Children Under 12
President Ram Nath Kovind today signed an ordinance to pave way for providing stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years.
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Foreign Media On Modi Government's Move Towards Death For Child Rapists
Offenders who rape girls under 12 may now be subject to the death penalty in India, according to an ordinance passed by the cabinet Saturday after a nationwide furor over the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl.
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Ordinance Decision Taken In View Of Lok Sabha Polls: Nirbhaya's Father
Nirbhaya's father alleged on Saturday that the Union Cabinet's approval to promulgate an ordinance to give the death penalty to those convicted of raping girls below 12 years has no "logic" and the decision was taken in view of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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Women's Panel Chief Swati Maliwal To Break Fast Tomorrow After Centre Introduces Death For Child Rape
On a hunger strike for nine days, Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Swati Maliwal today said she will break her fast tomorrow after the Union Cabinet approved an ordinance or executive order that introduces death penalty for the rape of a girl under 12 years of age.
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Quicker Trials, Probe In Centre's Death For Child Rapists Ordinance: 10 Facts
The centre on Saturday responded to the barrage of attacks over the government's inability to curb sexual crimes against girls with an executive order to introduce death penalty for child rapists, longer jail term for all rapists and set an ambitious four-month deadline to complete investigation and trial in all rape cases. The changes were cleared...
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Death For Rape Of Children Below 12, Says Government, Clears Executive Order
The centre today signed off on an ordinance, or emergency executive order, to introduce capital punishment for child rapists, a move that is seen as an effort to signal the government's commitment to fight sexual crimes against young girls. The change was cleared at a meeting of the Union Cabinet convened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi within hour...
