Islamabad,<\/p>\n
Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi on Tuesday approved the country’s new anti-rape law that will ensure speedy trials and allow for chemical castration of convicted offenders.<\/p>\n
Under the Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020, all cases related to rape will be wrapped up by the special courts within four months, according to a statement from the president’s office.<\/p>\n
Anti-rape crisis cells will be established to conduct medico-legal examination of rape victims within six hours of the incident.<\/p>\n
A nationwide registry of repeated sexual offenders will also be established.<\/p>\n
The law also prohibits revealing a rape victim’s identity, declaring it a punishable offense.<\/p>\n
Repeated offenders will be chemically castrated a procedure which requires using a drug to lower testosterone levels and as a result sex drive.<\/p>\n
Last month, the Cabinet approved the anti-rape law after several rape incidents were reported nationwide causing public outrage.<\/p>\n
In September, a woman driving with her children was raped on a prominent highway.<\/p>\n
This was followed by an incident in November where a mother-daughter duo was kidnapped and raped for several days in the southern Sindh province.<\/p>\n
In their aftermath, Prime Minister Imran Khan vowed to bring a new law to curb increasing rape incidents in the country.<\/p>\n
Women rights activists welcomed the new law urging the government to implement it in its true spirit.<\/p>\n
“Bringing a new and strict law was necessary in light of rising incidents of raping and killing of children in the country,” said Shad Begum, a prominent rights activist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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