Replacing rape with sexual assault: activists welcome move
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Replacing rape with sexual assault: activists welcome move

New Delhi : India | Jul 20, 2012 at 4:54 AM PDT
Source: NewKerala
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While the cabinet's move has been widely welcomed by women activists and lawyers, some were unhappy with raising the age limit in the definition of minors to 18 years. The cabinet proposed to replace "rape" with "sexual assault" in the Indian Penal Code and widen the scope of the offence in the Criminal... FULL ARTICLE AT NewKerala
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