Tag: death penalty

Bangladesh weighs death penalty for rapists as protests flare

DHAKA – Protests rocked Bangladesh on Saturday as hundreds of people took to the streets to demand justice after a series of rapes and sexual assaults that have spurred the government to seek capital punishment for offenders. Such incidents have surged in Bangladesh in recent years, with gang […]

Death of young Thai kickboxer brings focus on dangers

BANGKOK— The sight of two preteen boys pummeling each other with fists, elbows, knees and feet as a boisterous crowd shouts wagers at each other is considered good, clean sport in Thailand. However, the death earlier this month of a 13-year-old Muay Thai contender may push forward changes […]

Cabinet nod to ordinance providing death penalty for raping girls below 12

open view web desk New Delhi, Apr 21: The Union Cabinet approved an ordinance on Saturday to provide stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of rape of girls below 12 years, amid a nation-wide outrage over cases of sexual assault and murder of minors in Kathua and […]

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