India - Sexual violence law
March 24, 2013, Sunday
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INDIA'S Parliament passed a sweeping new law Thursday to protect women against sexual violence, in response to a fatal December gang rape and beating of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi.
The new law, which still requires the president's signature before it becomes official, makes stalking, voyeurism and sexual harassment a crime. It also provides for the death penalty for repeat offenders or for rape attacks that lead to the victim's death.
Under the law it is also a crime for police to refuse to open cases when they receive complaints of sexual attacks.
The new law, which still requires the president's signature before it becomes official, makes stalking, voyeurism and sexual harassment a crime. It also provides for the death penalty for repeat offenders or for rape attacks that lead to the victim's death.
Under the law it is also a crime for police to refuse to open cases when they receive complaints of sexual attacks.
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