Death Penalty
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Yasin Malik pleaded guilty to escape death penalty, NIA tells Delhi High Court
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Death penalty: Centre tells SC it is considering forming panel to examine execution by hanging
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Singapore executes man for trafficking 1 kg of cannabis
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Death sentencing needs reform, but is the Supreme Court’s focus off the mark?
Gale Andrew Lakshmi Menon
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Trial courts gave 165 death sentences last year – highest since 2000, shows report
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The SC’s examination of death sentencing is the first step to a justice system aimed at redemption
CP Shruthi Baljeet Kaur
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Death penalty: Five-judge Constitution bench to frame rules on mitigating circumstances
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Why SC thinks courts humanely evaluating the accused could reduce rush to award death penalty
Umang Poddar
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2013 Shakti Mills rape case: Bombay HC commutes death penalties of three convicts to life sentence
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Complainant’s age is not the only criteria for death penalty in rape-murder cases, says SC
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Singapore court delays hanging of Malaysian man after he contracts coronavirus
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Trump administration is holding out the prospect of using cruel, discredited methods of execution
Austin Sarat, The Conversation
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The Weekend Fix: Hanging December 2012 rape convicts is not a victory for women and nine other reads
Ipsita Chakravarty
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2012 Delhi gangrape: High Court rejects plea seeking direction to NHRC to check convicts’ health
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Death penalty: Supreme Court sets six-month deadline for itself to list appeals for hearing
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2012 Delhi gangrape case: Woman’s parents urge HC to swiftly rule on convicts’ execution
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SC agrees to examine Centre’s plea seeking ‘victim-centric’ rules in cases of death penalty
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India is increasingly handing out death penalty to rapists and most cases are stuck in court
Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend.com
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Chief Justice Bobde says death-row convicts ‘cannot go on fighting endlessly’
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Centre moves Supreme Court to seek ‘victim-centric’ rules in death row cases
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