Award capital punishment to the rapists
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The 23-year-old Delhi rape victim has died from multiple organ failure at a hospital in Singapore. While I wholeheartedly express my condolences, I strongly urge all, who are involved in promoting women rights in South Asia to use her death as a message to reach out. The anger and the frustration felt by the general public should be used to press authorities and law enforcement agencies to take effective actions. Thousands of women are being raped all over the world each year, and many sustain long-standing physical trauma. The death of the Indian girl is not an issue to be confined within the border of one nation; it's a regional and global issue. Something has gone fundamentally wrong in the social fabric and national law enforcement systems of the region. The spirit of the deceased student should motivate regional NGOs to establish a joint task force to share information, resource and legal supports to help rape victims and prevent violence of any sort against women in South Asia. I wish, purely a wish, though, the culprits were left to the mercy of a mob to decide their fate! But I know civilised society won't, also shouldn't, allow such thing. Yet, I sincerely hope India passes swift judgment of death penalty to those criminals who raped and murdered the girl, and execute them at the earliest possible time.
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