NDSO features

What is the National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO)?

It is a database with 440,000 names registered, including those convicted of rape, gang rape, child sex crimes and sexual harassment. It will provide their photos, addresses and fingerprints, without compromising “any individual’s privacy”

Who can access it?

The database will be accessible only to law enforcement agencies and not to the public

Do other countries have such a register?

Countries such as the United States, Britain and South Africa, keep a record of people who have been convicted of sexual offences such as pedophilia and rape.