Supreme Court in a majority verdict upholds the constitutional validity of death penalty

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· Nov 29, 2018 · 08:01 am

Mandsaur rape: Girl’s father demands death sentence for accused, police set up SIT inquiry

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· Jul 01, 2018 · 03:57 pm

Thailand conducts first execution in nine years, Amnesty International condemns move

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· Jun 19, 2018 · 04:41 pm

Opinion: #DeathForChildRape is an empty slogan – it won’t stop attacks on our children

Nandita Saikia

· Apr 22, 2018 · 10:30 am

Haryana Assembly passes bill to make rape of girls younger than 12 punishable by death

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· Mar 15, 2018 · 05:49 pm

Haryana Cabinet approves proposal to give death penalty to rapists of girls aged 12 or below

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· Feb 28, 2018 · 05:17 pm

Some Indian states are considering the death penalty for child rapists. But will it be effective?

Bhavya Dore

· Feb 09, 2018 · 06:30 am

Indian Medical Association asks that doctors be excused from participating in execution of convicts

Priyanka Vora

· Oct 25, 2017 · 04:00 pm

‘In Pakistan, death penalty is for the poor’: Mother of mentally ill man on death row makes a plea

Iqbal Bano

· Oct 10, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Contradicting the Constitution: What India’s vote against UN resolution on death penalty means

Arvind Narrain

· Oct 04, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Pakistan is using death penalty as a political tool, says study

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· Jul 07, 2017 · 10:26 pm

The Law Commission has recommended abolishing the death penalty, except in terrorism cases

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· Mar 22, 2017 · 08:43 pm

Gangs, extremists: Maldives’ secrets come out as first person is put on death row in 60 years

Omkar Khandekar

· Jul 15, 2016 · 12:30 pm

A freed Pakistani death row prisoner explains what kept him going ‒ a love of books

Zubeida Mustafa

· Mar 31, 2016 · 10:30 am

Pope Francis wants a worldwide ban on the death penalty

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· Feb 22, 2016 · 08:00 am

Court sentences Esther Anuhya's rapist-murderer to death

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· Oct 30, 2015 · 02:46 pm