UN asks India to strengthen legal regime against rape

January 01, 2013 12:44

Expressing "deep sadness' at the death of 23-year-old Delhi gang-rape victim, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay asked the Indian government to strengthen the country's legal regime to get rid of the "terrible scourge'.

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said rape is a "national problem' in India, affecting women of all classesand castes and requires national solutions. Pillay expressed deep sadness over the death of Delhi rape victim and said she joined Indians in "all walks of life in condemning' the attack on the student, expressing confidence that India could emerge reformed in the wake of this "terrible crime.'

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