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   24 Oct 2014

1 Feb: All India Convention against Death Penalty

   by drpadmin | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

   While the executions had been more or less on hold for the past two
   decades, since 2012- 2013 with two surreptitious and secretive
   executions and rejection of mercy petitions of 23 persons by the
   President, an abhorring trend was being … Continued
   22 Oct 2014

Will I be hanged now?

   by drpadmin | posted in: Articles | 0

   * All names of persons and places have been changed to maintain
   confidentiality.   The interviewee, a fragile looking man in his
   sixties, while discussing the details of the pre-trial stage of his
   case, suddenly begins to shake violently. He … Continued
   31 Jul 2014

Legitimate aim, unconstitutional means

   by drpadmin | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

   The 117th Constitution Amendment Bill has failed to define low
   representation of SCs/STs which is necessary to make reservation in
   promotions possible There is certainly a strong argument to be made in
   favour of reservation for the Scheduled Castes and … Continued
   15 May 2014

India among few countries still using death penalty: report

   by drpadmin | posted in: Blogs & Videos | 0

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   The World Death Penalty Report 2014, to be launched by Amnesty
   International on Thursday, has found that executions in India were not
   announced prior to being carried out, neither to the public nor to the
   … Continued
   7 May 2014

On the verge of unconscionable hangings

   by drpadmin | posted in: Blogs & Videos | 0

   After correctly acknowledging the possibility of reformation as a
   ground to commute the death sentence, the Supreme Court must now
   consider the case of 22 individuals awaiting execution in the same vein
   Three judges of the Supreme Court, including the … Continued
   7 May 2014

Death is entirely discriminatory

   by drpadmin | posted in: Articles | 0

   A life term for Kodnani and the hangman’s noose for Kasab show the
   arbitrariness in the judicial administration of capital punishment
   Judge Jyotsna Yagnik’s invocation of human dignity while not awarding
   the death penalty in the Naroda-Patiya massacre case and … Continued
   5 May 2014

Redeeming the Supreme Court

   by drpadmin | posted in: Articles | 0

   The Supreme Court has taken the position that it cannot be expected to
   abandon its role of being the guardian of the fundamental rights of all
   persons within the territory of India In a span of about 45 days, the …
   Continued

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