DHAKA, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s cabinet on Monday approved the death penalty for rapists amid nationwide protests in the wake of a series of gang rapes and sexual assaults. Bangladesh has seen a surge of sexual crimes in recent years, with nearly 1,000 incidents reported between January and September, more than a fifth of […]
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Aawaaj Report The demand for capital punishment soars every time reports of gruesome crimes dominate the headlines as emotions and rage run high. However, in countries like Nepal, where the certainty of punishment to the genuine perpetrator is relatively low and legal trials are often harder on victims than on the accused (often leading to
Saudi Arabia put to death 184 people in 2019 – a record number for the kingdom – despite a decline in executions worldwide, Amnesty International says. The number of executions also doubled in Iraq to 100 last year, while Iran remained the second most prolific executioner after China, with 251. However, global confirmed executions decreased
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