India endorsed death penalty for girls' rapists under age of 12 

The Indian Ministers' Council approved on Saturday the death penalty for girls' rapists under the age of 12 to combat the increase of rape and violence against women.

India endorsed death penalty for girls' rapists under age of 12 
21 April, 2018   16:49

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The decree will be sent to the Indian President for being ratified, and the decree requires the parliament's approval within six months in order to become a law.

The decision came after the anger erupted in the country after a series of horrific sexual violence cases. A raping crime committed against an 8-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir states and the rape of a girl at the hands of a deputy in the Indian parliamentary from the ruling member in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

The massive protestations that were launched in New Delhi in 2012 after an incident of mass rape prompted the government to double the prison sentence of rapists to 20 years.

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