Uzbekistan Enhances Penalties for Child Sexual Abuse and Early Marriage Fines

Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a law increasing penalties for child abuse and raising fines for early marriage violations. The new legislation, effective October 14, introduces potential life imprisonment for sexual abuse of children under 14 and removes the statute of limitations for raping individuals under 18. Intentional crimes causing a child's death will not have reduced sentences.

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