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President Ram Nath Kovind recommends revoking right to mercy petition for POSCO convicts on death row
• 5 years agoDemonic attacks on women have shaken the conscience of the country, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday and advocated that those convicted under the POCSO Act should be deprived of their right to mercy petition
Hyderabad rape and murder case: Telangana HC directs state govt to preserve bodies of four accused till 9 Dec
• 5 years agoThe Telangana High Court on Friday directed the state government to preserve the bodies of four accused in the rape and murder of a young veterinarian till 8 pm on 9 December
Hyderabad encounter killings achieve little more than satiating collective bloodlust, delaying meaningful action against rape culture
Partha P Chakrabartty • 5 years agoA move such as the Hyderabad encounter killings is not likely to make any significant dent in the problem of our country’s heinous rape culture.
As Hyderabad rape, murder case triggers calls for harsher penalties, how political posturing prevents death penalty for rapist-killers
Pinki Virani • 5 years agoAmid calls for the death penalty for rapists, in the aftermath of the rape and murder of a Hyderabad veterinarian, this ringside view proves how political posturing can contrast with reality, with politicians themselves protecting the rapist-killer by permitting inordinate delays and presidential pardons.
Amid outrage over Hyderabad rape and murder case, a look at why politicians protect rapist-killers
Pinki Virani • 5 years agoCrimes that shock the nation are now a daily reality. This has also lead to further breakdown in law and order, more so since punishment by theory of deterrence to mark public abhorrence is not being applied.
Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking immediate execution of death row convicts in 2012 December gangrape case
• 6 years agoThe Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking directions for the immediate execution of the four men convicted in the Delhi gangrape and murder case of 2012.
Activists, parents of minor rape victims oppose death penalty, say move will increase cases of rape and murder
• 7 years agoChild rights groups reiterated that the real deterrent in such cases is the implementation of the laws and the certainty of punishment, rather than the death penalty.
Arvind Kejriwal urges DCW chief Swati Maliwal to end 8-day fast, says Centre considering changes in rape laws
• 7 years agoChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday appealed to Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal to end her fast, after the central government informed the Supreme Court that the law ministry is considering to change the law
Death penalty for rape of minor: Bill proposed in Madhya Pradesh would only aggravate the problem
Sauravdatta • 8 years agoMore often than not, the proponents of the death penalty little realise that their demand for death of child rapists would only exacerbate the problem.