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Against street justice -Minna Kabir

-The Indian Express It is very difficult to try and be a rational voice in the cacophony of cries for revenge and retribution on the alleged perpetrators of the ghastly crime that was committed on the night of December 16. I am equally ashamed, outraged and shocked that an incident like this could take place in the heart of India, which gave birth to a Mahatma Gandhi, a Gautam Buddha, a...

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Crimes against Women

-Economic and Political Weekly According to data compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau, the number of reported cognisable crimes has increased in most years between 2001 and 2011; the increase has been much faster of crimes against women. There has been a substantial decadal increase in reported rape cases. More than 85% of offenders in rape cases are known to the survivors. Please click here for the data. ...

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Why the young are different-Ved Kumari

-The Indian Express The juvenile justice system should aim to reform, rather than punish, offenders The anguish and anger evoked by the sheer brutality of the gangrape in Delhi has led to the demand that the accused be subject to the most severe punishment. Voices have been raised seeking the death penalty and chemical or physical castration. As one of the accused is below 18 years of age and cannot be “punished”...

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Two sides of a coin -Sitaram Yechury

-The Hindustan Times Some weeks ago, much before the gruesome gang rape and murder in the capital ruptured the country's conscience and forced our people out of their stupor to rise in widespread angry protests, The Guardian had posed the following question: "Of all the G-20 nations, India has been labeled as the worst place to be a woman. But how is this possible in a country that prides itself as being...

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Of all juvenile crimes, 64% by 16-18 yr olds -Deeptiman Tiwary

-The Times of India Even as the nation pushes and the government debates lowering the age limit in juvenile crimes in the light of the Delhi gang rape, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data shows that most juvenile crimes are committed by those in the age group of 16-18 years. Notably, the minor accused in the Delhi gang rape, who was allegedly the most brutal among the six accused, is 17...

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