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Rapists will be chemically castrated in Pakistan under new laws approved by Prime Minister Imran Khan Harsher laws on rape were approved by Khan in cabinet meeting yesterday The draft laws would fast track assault cases and improve witness protection Kahn said rape survivors will be able to register complaints without fear By Joe Davies … Read more
Rapists will now face the death penalty in Bangladesh after spate of recent assaults prompted protests Bangladesh’s Cabinet approved an increase in the maximum punishment in rape Law Minister Anisul Huq said the president is expected to issue the ordinance A series of violent sexual attacks has triggered protests in capital city Dhaka By Sophie … Read more
Rapists will be surgically castrated and anyone who rapes a child will face the death penalty under new laws in Nigerian state Anyone raping a child under age 14 will face the death penalty in state of Kaduna Men convicted of rape will face surgical castration under the new legislation Reported cases of rape in … Read more
Rapists and violent offenders will serve at least two-thirds of their prison terms under an overhaul of England and Wales’ justice system to ensure serious criminals ‘get the time they deserve’. Later today Justice Secretary Robert Buckland will announce a Sentencing White Paper that will give judges the power to give 18 to 20-year-olds life … Read more
Two prisoners escape open jails EACH WEEK including murderers and rapists – and more than 630 have absconded in the past five years, figures show Inmates transferred to Category D ‘open’ prisons to test readiness for release Some vanished after being allowed out to work or to attend classes or see family Escapees since 2015 … Read more