The Verma Committee rejected the suggestion of chemical castration of rapists as it considered handing down such a punishment would violate human rights and that mutilation of the body is not permitted under the Constitution. "We note that it would be unconstitutional and inconsistent with basic human rights treaties for the state to expose any citizen without their consent to potentially dangerous medical side effects." ...
12:04 PM, Jan 24, 2013
The Congress on Saturday submitted its recommendations for amendment in anti-rape law to Justice Verma committee. The party is not in favour of chemical castration as punishment to rape accused but on the debate over whether Juvenile Act should be amended to reduce the age, it remains silent. The party is, however, in favour of death for accused in rarest of rare rape case. ...
11:05 AM, Jan 06, 2013
A South Korean court on Thursday ordered chemical castration of a repeat child sex offender in a first such decision given in the country. According to the Seoul Southern District Court's verdict, the 31-year-old man surnamed Pyo will be sentenced to 15 years in jail and given medication which inhibits sexual urges, Xinhua reported. ...
12:24 PM, Jan 03, 2013
As outrage continues against the death of the Delhi braveheart, the victim of a brutal sexual assault, the Congress has decided to propose a tougher law to check crimes against women which could include a provision like chemical castration of perpetrators of rape in rare cases. ...
02:19 PM, Dec 30, 2012
New Delhi: Alan Turing, the father of computing, whose birth centenary is being celebrated on June 23 was also a victim of homophobia. The World War Two codebreaker committed suicide after being convicted and chemically castrated for being a homosexual. Mathematician Turing led a team at Bletchley Park country House north of London which cracked the Nazis' Enigma code - regarded by the Germans as unbreakable - a move credited...
10:21 AM, Jun 23, 2012
Seoul: South Korea will chemically castrate a serial rapist who preyed on young girls, the first time it has employed the punishment under legislation passed in 2010, Korean media reported on Wednesday. The 45-year-old offender, identified only as Park, was convicted of four rapes or attempted rapes on children under the age of 13 between 1984 and 2002, the Joongang Daily reported. The legislation is intended for use against people...
01:22 PM, May 23, 2012
Moscow: Paedophiles in Russia may soon face chemical castration under a new law approved by the upper house of the Russian Parliament - the Federation Council. Currently, paedophiles only get away with mandatory medical treatment, but under new draft law, they will face chemical castration, life imprisonment and psychiatric drug treatment, Ria Novosti reported. Chemical castration is being introduced in Russia for the first time to deter paedophilia. The new...
07:41 PM, Feb 23, 2012
New Delhi: The capital reported 489 cases of rape last year and the figure for Mumbai was 189. Little surprise then that a court's suggestion of surgical and chemical castration for rapists has found favour with some Indian women. However, there are just as many who feel it will not serve the purpose. "I fully agree with the judge's view to castrate the rapist rather than sentence him to jail....
12:56 PM, May 04, 2011
