Residents in Dhaka on Tuesday (October 13) came out in support of a decision by the government to implement the death penalty for rapists in the wake of a series of gang rapes and sexual assaults.

Residents rally in support of new death penalty for rape in Bangladesh

<p>After the <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/did-you-carry-out-any-scientific-assessment-that-death-penalty-is-deterrent-to-rape-high-court-asks-government-132333">Delhi High Court reprimanded the Centre over the ordinance </a>passed to amend the POCSO Act, the former Delhi High Court chief justice AP Shah&nbsp;said on Monday that the enhancement of punishment will have "disastrous consequences for children".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Calling the&nbsp;inclusion of the death penalty "futile",&nbsp;he urged "everyone" to reject the ordinance. He also expressed the need for reforming the criminal justice system.</p>

<p>He said, "Not only is the enhancement of punishment to include death penalty futile, but it will also have disastrous consequences for children. I urge everyone to reject the ordinance and focus on reforming the criminal justice system".</p>

<p>Earlier the Delhi High Court had questioned the Centre over the&nbsp;ordinance awarding death penalty to those found guilty of having raped a girl&nbsp;below the age 12.</p>

<p>The High Court said, "Did you carry out any study, any scientific assessment that death penalty is a deterrent to rape? Have you thought of the consequences to the victim? How many offenders would allow their victims to survive now that rape and murder have the same punishment".</p>

<p>The Cabinet had on Saturday passed an Ordinance which proposed punishments ranging from 20 years life term to death for the rape of girls under the age of 12&nbsp;which was <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/death-penalty-to-child-rapists-president-ram-nath-kovind-promulgates-the-ordinance-to-amend-pocso-act-131985">approved by President Kovind on Sunday</a>.</p>

<p>The High Court said the government was "not even looking at the root cause" or "educating people" as the offenders are often found below the age of 18 and are mainly someone from the family or known to them.</p>

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'Not only is the enhancement of punishment to include death penalty futile, but it will also have disastrous consequences for children. I urge everyone to reject the ordinance and focus on reforming the criminal justice system,' AP Shah said

After the Delhi High Court reprimanded the Centre over the ordinance passed to amend the POCSO Act, the former Delhi High Court chief justice AP Shah said on Monday that the enhancement of punishment will have "disastrous consequences for children". Calling the inclusion of the death penalty "futile", he urged "everyone" to reject the ordinance. He also expressed the need for reforming the criminal justice system. He said, "Not only is the enhancement of punishment to include death penalty futile, but it will also have disastrous consequences for children. I urge everyone to reject the ordinance and focus on reforming the criminal justice system". Earlier the Delhi High Court had questioned the Centre over the ordinance awarding death penalty to those found guilty of having raped a girl below the age 12. The High Court said, "Did you carry out any study, any scientific assessment that death penalty is a deterrent to rape? Have you thought of the consequences to the victim? How many offenders would allow their victims to survive now that rape and murder have the same punishment". The Cabinet had on Saturday passed an Ordinance which proposed punishments ranging from 20 years life term to death for the rape of girls under the age of 12 which was approved by President Kovind on Sunday. The High Court said the government was "not even looking at the root cause" or "educating people" as the offenders are often found below the age of 18 and are mainly someone from the family or known to them. Not only is the enhancement of punishment to include death penalty futile, but it will also have disastrous consequences for children. I urge everyone to reject the ordinance & focus on reforming the criminal justice system: Justice A P Shah, former Delhi High Court Chief Justice pic.twitter.com/mDRQCz67zJ — ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2018 ×

Death for child rape: 'Disastrous consequences for children,' says ex-HC chief justice

<p>The father of the eight-year-old&nbsp;child who was brutally raped and killed in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir has demanded a death penalty for the culprits.</p>

<p>Expressing a fear for his life he also said that there was a need&nbsp;for having security.</p>

<p>He said " We want justice, the culprits should be hanged. We feel the need for having security as anything can happen".</p>

<p>The mother of the victim also demanded a justice for her daughter's horrific rape and death.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The father of the child had also filed a petition in the Supreme Court today seeking a transfer of the case to Chandigarh.</p>

<p>The request for the transfer of the case came after the victim's lawyer claimed that the circumstances in the state would not allow for a fair trial.</p>

<p>Following this, the apex court issued a notice to the Jammu and Kashmir government.</p>

<p>Supreme Court also directed the J&K government to provide police protection to victim's family members and the counsel representing them.</p>

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Expressing a fear for his life he also said that there was a need for having security

The father of the eight-year-old child who was brutally raped and killed in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir has demanded a death penalty for the culprits. Expressing a fear for his life he also said that there was a need for having security. He said " We want justice, the culprits should be hanged. We feel the need for having security as anything can happen". The mother of the victim also demanded a justice for her daughter's horrific rape and death. The father of the child had also filed a petition in the Supreme Court today seeking a transfer of the case to Chandigarh. The request for the transfer of the case came after the victim's lawyer claimed that the circumstances in the state would not allow for a fair trial. Following this, the apex court issued a notice to the Jammu and Kashmir government. Supreme Court also directed the J&K government to provide police protection to victim's family members and the counsel representing them. Father of #Kathua rape victim says, 'We want justice, the culprits should be hanged. We feel the need for having security as anything can happen.' Mother says, 'We just want justice for my daughter.' #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/TR9i39smm7 — ANI (@ANI) April 16, 2018 ×

Kathua rape victim's father demands death penalty for culprits