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'Death for rape' plea

, July 12, 2014

Thai social media users hold banners during a rally calling for the death penalty for rapists, outside a shopping mall in Bangkok on July 12. The petition called for the ruling junta to impose a death penalty for convicted rapists. The rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl on an overnight train in Thailand have prompted a nationwide call for stricter enforcement of rape laws and a weekend rally that will defy military restrictions on public gatherings. Penalties for rape in Thailand range from a fine of up to 40,000 baht ($1,200) to life imprisonment or the death penalty but rape laws are rarely enforced. Reuters/Chaiwat Subprasom




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