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Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Clears Bill Proposing Death Penalty For Rapists
Once the State Assembly passes the Bill, Andhra Pradesh will be the first state in India to have death penalty for rape cases.
Death penalty in child rape
HRW, Delhi HC Condemn Death Penalty against Child Rape Convicts
After the union cabinet passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance 2018 punishing rapists of children below 12 years with the death penalty, Human Rights Watch today has condemned the initiative. It said that India should rather eliminate the death penalty as a punishment as it “is inherently cruel and irreversible, with little evidence that it […]
President’s Nod to Death Penalty for Child Rape Below 12 Years
President Ram Nath Kovind has granted his consent over an ordinance to penalize convicts of raping children below 12 years of age with capital punishment on Sunday. President Kovind implemented The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018, which the union cabinet had already approved on Saturday. It aims at making women and young girls feel safe […]
