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Inter-Parliamentary Union Press Release Geneva, 10 October 2013 Moratoriums on the death penalty are a step towards total abolition. ©REUTERS/Amit Dave Although significant progress has been made in either abolishing capital punishment or in establishing national moratoriums over the years,… Continue Reading →
Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi highlights the UK’s longstanding opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances. Senior Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi said: Today is World Day Against the Death Penalty 2013, an occasion to highlight the UK’s longstanding… Continue Reading →
Despite growing opposition, capital punishment remains entrenched in the country’s justice system. ZI HENG LIMMAY More Suspects listen to their verdicts at a court in Kunming, Yunnan province, November 6, 2012. (Reuters)Zhang Jing has only seen her husband four times… Continue Reading →
October 3, 2013 Updated: October 3, 2013 Satyabrata Pal When a death sentence is given to satisfy the “collective conscience of the community,” it raises troubling questions about the fairness of the trial The verdict of death for the bestial… Continue Reading →
Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013, 10:14 IST | Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA Dilip D�Souza Twenty eight years in jail with hard labour is more effective than capital punishment Maya Kodnani must have done well as an elected representative because… Continue Reading →
People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) Press Statement 16th September 2013 The judgment on the16th December 2012 Delhi gang rape case awarding death penalty to all four accused seems to have brought finality to the cries for justice…. Continue Reading →
Hollow Vengeance BY MALLIKA KAUR | SEPTEMBER 14, 2013, Fo Death penalty for sexual assault is reportedly a celebrated position in India right now. On Friday, in a case that has captured both national and international attention, a judge sentenced four men to execution… Continue Reading →
What should be the treatment for offenders? Why are women expected to forgive those who offend them? Every day too many incidents of sexual harassment take place in BMTC and Metro, which go unreported most of the time. N Jayaram,… Continue Reading →
In the seven-month period between Delhi gang-rape and Mumbai one, hundreds of rape cases were reported all across the country G. Sampath , Thel ivemint First Published: Tue, Aug 27 2013. 11 39 AM IST Muslim women protest against gang-rape of a… Continue Reading →
Press Trust of India | Updated: August 14, 2013 File picture of Devinderpal Singh Bhullar being produced in court New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) terrorist Devinderpal Singh Bhullar’s plea seeking a review of its verdict refusing… Continue Reading →