Jan 17, 2019 | Death Penalty, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
To, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, The President of India, President’s Secretariat Rashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi – 110 004 Subject: Appeal for intervention in ensuring the release of Bara convicts Respected sir, We bring to your attention the plight of four...
Dec 4, 2018 | Death Penalty
On November 20, 2018, a Delhi Sessions Court awarded death penalty to Yashpal Singh and life imprisonment to Naresh Kumar for their role in murder and arson in Mahipalpur on November 1, 1984 which caused the death of two persons and injuries to three others. A week...
Apr 3, 2018 | Death Penalty
In August 2015 the Law Commission had recommended abolition of death penalty except in terror related cases. Recently 14 states have responded to these recommendations. Barring the exception of Karnataka and Tripura, other 12 states have rejected the recommendations....
Jun 28, 2017 | Death Penalty
President of India, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee rejected five more mercy petitions between 25th and 26th May, 2017. With his current rejections, he has achieved 42 rejections and seven acceptances of mercy petitions during his tenure. There has been marked increase in...
May 11, 2017 | Death Penalty
On 5th May, 2017 the Supreme Court upheld the High Court judgement giving death penalty to the four accused in the ‘Nirbhaya’ case ie the brutal gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh on December 16, 2012. The trial and conviction of the guilty in a time bound manner...
May 10, 2017 | Death Penalty
10 May 2017 To, The Chairperson NHRC, Delhi Sir, We thank you for your reply dated 3 May 2017 in relation to the clemency granted to the prisoners in the case of Bara massacre 1992. PUDR applauds the efforts of NHRC in taking up the matter with the Home...
