Life imprisonment for all rapists not the answer, say NGOs

From: New Straits Times | Date: February 13, 2004 | Copyright information


New Straits Times

02-13-2004

Life imprisonment for all rapists not the answer, say NGOs
Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2*
Section: Nation

KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. - Life imprisonment should not be the standard punishment for rapists, according to non-governmental organisations and social activists.

Unlike the Swiss, who accepted that rapists be imprisoned for life without the possibility of parole, the NGOs felt that punishment for rape must accord...

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