A Deadly Distraction: Why the Death Penalty is not the Answer to Rape in South Asia

Sara Kowal; Scott Walker; Zaman Ashraf; Mai Sato

doi:10.26180/19786873.v4

A Deadly Distraction: Why the Death Penalty is not the Answer to Rape in South Asia

Sara Kowal, Scott Walker, Zaman Ashraf, Mai Sato

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Abstract

Since 2010, persons convicted of rape offences were executed in at least 9 countries, including India and Pakistan. Moreover, public protests against the rape epidemic, which led governments to introduce capital rape laws, illustrates the need to shine a spotlight in South Asia.

This report examines the use of the death penalty for rape in four South Asian countries: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The report provides an overview of capital rape laws in these jurisdictions, discusses the everyday ramifications of such laws, and explores existing and potential avenues by which advocates may campaign for reform.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Malaysia
Publisher	Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN)
Commissioning body	Open Society Foundations
Number of pages	88
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26180/19786873.v4
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

death penalty
criminalisation
rape
Gender Based Violence
Advocacy
Capital punishment
South Asia
Sexual violence
gender violence

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