Madagascar Implements Surgical Castration for Child Rape in Landmark Ruling
18:44 11.07.2025 (Updated: 19:04 11.07.2025)
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Madagascar Implements Surgical Castration for Child Rape in Landmark Ruling
Madagascar's Court of Appeals imposed the sentence of surgical castration, in addition to life imprisonment and hard labor, on a man charged with raping and attempting to murder a six-year-old girl.
This is the first such ruling in the history of the Indian Ocean island nation and stems from a new 2024 law introduced to combat the high incidence of child sexual abuse involving minors aged 10 and under.
"Today's decision is a strong and significant response from the justice system, intended also to serve as a warning to anyone with similar malicious intentions," said Didier Razafindralambo, the attorney general at the Court of Appeal.
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