Daffodil International University
Faculty of Humanities and Social Science => Law => Topic started by: Johir Uddin on July 30, 2019, 09:35:45 PM
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This year, the incidents of child rape have increased by 41 per cent from last year. A total of 571 incidents of child rape took place in 12 months last year. Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF) has issued a statement last week demanding death penalty for the rapists of children by bringing them under the law at the quickest.
For a comparative understanding, reference may be made to a legislative amendment brought about in India last year. In the wake of a ghastly incident of child rape, India amended its Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 introducing death penalty for aggravated penetrative child sexual abuse. The debate following this legislative amendment became polarised while the same gave the State some time and space to think through the crises.
Link: https://www.thedailystar.net/law-our-rights/news/death-penalty-child-rapes-1772023