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India Criticized For Changing Rape Laws Too Hastily

by Julie McCarthy, NPR
February 5, 2013

The Indian government was slow to comprehend the mass revulsion after a fatal gang rape made headlines across the globe in December. A new ordinance effectively overhauls the current statutes on what constitutes sex crimes. It allows for capital punishment in cases of sexual assault that cause death.

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