15 Cruelest Punishments For Rapists All Over The World

Rape is considered as the most offensive crime a human can commit. Rape victims are often looked down in the society and have to suffer mental torture without any fault of theirs. The society turns the offender’s life into living hell.

The impact is horrific as it inflicts indelible physical, emotional and mental wounds on the victim. But what about the culprit? What should be done to the devil who shatters the soul of the victim?

Different governments across the globe came up with strong laws against sexual assault to make their countries a safer place for their citizens. They made sure anyone who indulged in this heinous crime couldn’t roam free. Some punishments are so brutal that they can make you feel pity for the culprits too.

Here are the most brutal rape punishments of different countries around the world.

1. India
   
   India made its rape punishment laws even stronger after the Anti-Rape Bill passed in 2013. The rapist is either given an imprisonment of 14 years and in rarest of the rarest case, the rapist is hanged to the death.

2. Saudi Arabia
   
   If a person is convicted of rape, then he is executed in public within days of the trial.

So, these were the most brutal rape punishments in the world.

1. Egypt
   
   In Egypt, the rapist is hanged in front of public so that public become more aware of the consequence of this heinous crime.
2. Israel
   In Israel, the rapist gets imprisoned for minimum four years and a maximum of 16 years.
3. UAE
   In UAE, the punishment of sexual assault or rape is death by hanging. There is no compensating, you rape you die within 7 days.
4. Greece
   In Greece, the rapist is punished with incarceration.

So these are the most brutal rape punishments around the world.

The meritocratic leadership of China punishes the rapist straight away with a death sentence and in some scenarios rapist are also punished by the mutilation of their genitals.

1. Iran
   
   In Iran, the rapist is either hanged or shot to death in public. Sometimes the guilty escapes the death penalty by the permission from the victim but is still liable for 100 lashes or life imprisonment.
2. Netherlands
   Any kind of sexual assault, even including a french kiss without the consent of one is considered a rape in Netherlands. The rapist is punished with imprisonment ranging from 4 to 15 years depending on the age of convict.

Even a sexual assault on a prostitute will lead to an imprisonment of 4 years in Netherlands whereas most of the countries are not concerned about the sexual assault on prostitutes.

1. France
   
   In France, the rapist is punished with 15 years of jail time with torture which can be extended to 30 years or lifetime imprisonment depending upon the extent of damage caused to the victim.
2. North Korea
   Ruled by the fanatic dictator, North Korea too has no leniency for the crime like rape. Instant justice is given to the rape victim by shooting the rapist in the head by a squad.
3. Russia
   In Russia, the convict has to serve a term of imprisonment for 3+ years which can go up to 30 years depending on the harm done to the victim.
4. Afghanistan
   
   Justice is given to the victim in Afghanistan in just four days by shooting the rapist in the head.