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Turkey Considering Chemical Castration of Sex Offenders
February 27, 2018
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following report:

Turkey has opened the door - again - to the idea of mandating chemical castration for those convicted of sex offences against children, a wrongheaded and abusive approach to dealing with child sexual abuse.

Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul told reporters on February 21 the government is considering this in the wake of public outcry over a string of sexual assaults of children. They also vowed . . .

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