West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the court giving life imprisonment to the convict in the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case and said if the case had been with Kolkata Police, they would have ensured a death penalty.
Ahead of Sealdah Court pronouncing the verdict in the RG Kar rape-murder case, Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh on Friday, said that the guilty in the case should get a 'death penalty'.
As a special NIA court on Friday convicted 28 accused today for the Kasganj violence with the family of deceased, Chandan Gupta demanded that the main culprit be given the death penalty.
Taiwanese lawmakers have proposed a bill to tackle forced organ harvesting, a growing crime globally, particularly in China. The bill suggests severe penalties, including life imprisonment and the death penalty, for those involved. It also includes measures to protect whistle-blowers and pre
The High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on Wednesday commuted the sentence of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) leader Paresh Baruah, changing his sentence from the death penalty to life imprisonment in the 10-truck arms smuggling case.
The UN Human Rights Committee has called on Pakistan to reform its military court system, eliminate the death penalty in civilian cases, and safeguard judicial independence. Emphasising the need for privacy protections and freedom of expression, the Committee recommended broad legal reforms
Their inquiries focus on issues arising from recent protests, anti-terrorism policies, accountability laws, widespread enforced disappearances, the right to life amid climate change, death penalty practices, and violations of women's rights
Former US President Donald Trump called for the death penalty for migrants who kill US citizens or members of law enforcement, during his rally in the city of Aurora in Colorado, escalating the anti-immigration rhetoric that has fueled his presidential run.
Speaking to ANI, Nikam said "Two chargesheets were filed against the accused and the police had enough proof against him. The two victims of the rape incident had identified the accused and the victims had also told their parents about the incident. If the police had gone to the court with s