Four Indian men were sentenced to death by a New Delhi court last Friday for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in December. Sonke’s Dean Peacock was interviewed about the death sentence as a penalty for rape, saying that while it is understandable in cases like this, it is not the most effective deterrent to future violence against women.
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