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Rapists and paedophiles to be sentenced to death and castrated in Nigeria
The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxThe UN has blasted Nigeria's plans to castrate rapists and paedophiles as "draconian".The governor of Nigeria's Kaduna state last month signed a law saying men convicted of rape would be punished with surgical castration and anyone found guilty of raping a child younger than 14-years-old faces the death penalty.A state of emergency has been declared in the west African country following public anger over a recent rise of rapes amid Covid-19 restrictions.On Wednesday, the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet said: "Tempting as it may be to impose draconian punishments on those who carry out such monstrous acts, we