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Chemical Castration - Therapy or Torture?

28 mins·15:00, 2 Jun 2016
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Chemical Castration - Therapy or Torture?

28 mins
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15:00, 2 Jun 2016
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The horrific gang rape and brutal murder of a 14-year old girl in Sumatra spurred Indonesian President Joko Widodo to sign a decree amending the country's law on child rape, to introduce harsher punishments including chemical castration. We speak to Mariza Abdulkadir, the interim Executive Director of the child advocacy NGO, Protect & Save The Children, on whether the introduction of tougher laws can help deter sexual crimes committed against children.

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