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Stay execution of Iran woman UN pleads #deathpenalty #Vaw

2014-06-26 20:09 (Shutterstock) Geneva – The UN human rights chief appealed to Iran on Thursday not to execute a woman convicted of murdering her husband at age 17.Razieh Ebrahimi, imprisoned in Ahwaz, is among some 160 people thought to be… Continue Reading →

#India – Law Commission calls for review of #deathpenalty #goodnews

LEGAL CORRESPONDENT SHARE  ·   PRINT   ·   T+ ‘Need to ascertain adequacy of existing safeguards against wrong convictions’ The Law Commission has called for a reassessment of the need for the death penalty. In a consultation paper released on Friday, the Commission said: “At this juncture, an exhaustive… Continue Reading →

#SundayReading — Quick History Celebrating Sainthood and Witnessing Barbarity

By SERGE SCHMEMANNMAY 2, 2014 A postcard shows portraits of John Paul II, right, and John XXIII, who were recognized as saints last week. Credit Angelo Carconi/European Pressphoto Agency   The Catholic Church’s canonization of two of its recent popes… Continue Reading →

Double Punishment for Afzal Guru – deathpenalty

Kashmir Times– 18 FEB by Ravi Nitesh   Inspite of unavailabity of sufficient evidence and any direct linkages with terrorists groups, Afzal guru was awarded death and hanged after the order of the apex court of India. Many points have been argued… Continue Reading →

Power of Prez to pardon convicts cannot be interfered with: HC

Power of Prez to pardon convicts cannot be interfered with: HC Chennai : Dismissing a PIL, Madras High Court yesterday said the power of the President of India to pardon convicts or commute death penalty cannot be interfered with “as… Continue Reading →

#India – Courts should give special reasons for awarding #deathpenalty: Supreme Court

Tuesday, Nov 5, 2013, 18:38 IST | Agency: DNA Courts should record “special” reasons while awarding death penalty and “must” take into account the crime and the character of the criminal which should reflect “extreme depravity” to deserve such a… Continue Reading →

#DeathPenalty for 152 in Bangladesh #WTFnews

Tuesday 5 November 2013 A court in Bangladesh has sentenced 152 people to death for their part in a 2009 border guard mutiny in which 74 people, including 57 military commanders, were killed. Picture: AFP INDIA – A court in… Continue Reading →

Death Penalty -Brings out basal instincts of a society

  Irfan Engineer, Dec 1, 2012:Deccan Herald       The march of history has been from more brutal and violent societies to more humane, inclusive and less violent societies; and from authoritarian to democratic states. The objective of punishment… Continue Reading →

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