Thailand on verge of using voluntary chemical castration for sex offenders
Thailand is close to introducing chemical castration as a means of tackling sex crime.
Thu Jul 14 2022
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Thu Oct 20 2016
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Wed Oct 19 2016
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Wed Aug 10 2016
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Fri May 27 2016
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Thu May 26 2016
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