New Indian Death Penalty Law on Rape

On Saturday, the Indian government approved the introduction of the death penalty for anyone convicted of raping a child under the age of twelve, following the shocking sex attack and murder of an eight year old girl called Asifa Bano. Is it enough stop the high number of sexual assaults in the country?

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(Image: A protest rally against the rape and murder of eight-year-old Asifa Bano in Srinagar, Indian administered Kashmir on 16th April 2018. Credit: Saqib Majeed/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images)