Tag: castration
Madagascar: Surgical castration of child rapists validated by implementing decree
In Madagascar, surgical castration has officially become a reality for rapists of minors. Last week, the Malagasy government announced that it had issued a decree requiring this surgical procedure for…
In Louisiana, a child rapist may be ordered to undergo surgical castration in the future | Foreign countries
Louisiana’s Republican governor is next set to decide whether to sign the bill into law or use his veto to overturn it. In the United States, a person convicted of…
the Catholic Church denounces the law authorizing the castration of pedophiles
In a press release published Tuesday, May 14, the influential conference of bishops of Madagascar protested against the law authorizing a sentence of surgical castration for child rapists. A law…
EU expresses reservations on castration penalty for child rapists
It has not yet been promulgated, but continues to create controversy. At the beginning of February, the Malagasy Parliament adopted a law providing for a castration sentence for people convicted…
In Madagascar, castration of child rapists sparks controversy
On a government proposal, the Malagasy Parliament voted this week to toughen the sentences imposed on perpetrators of child rape. In addition to forced labor sentences which are equivalent to…
KD wants to introduce chemical castration of rapists
The Christian Democrats want tougher penalties for rapists. Among other things, they want to see chemical castration as a condition for conditional release, 25 years in prison for aggravated rape…