Petition to stop death penalty for 400 prisoners in Pak

Last Updated: Sunday, July 14, 2013, 15:52

Some 400 death row prisoners in Pakistani jails should not be executed, a petition filed in a court here has appealed to the Pakistan President.

Pak slammed for revoking suspension of death penalty

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 14:34

Human Rights Watch has warned Pakistan government of reviving a cruel and degrading punishment by ending the suspension on the death penalty, when globally it is being abolished.

Snowden says risks death penalty in asylum request

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 23:05

Fugitive US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden told Poland in an asylum request that he risks the death penalty at home, after he disclosed Washington`s alleged violations of the US constitution and global treaties.

China to introduce death penalty for environmental polluters

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 12:54

A new judicial explanation took effect on Wednesday guaranteeing the enforcement of environment-related laws and regulations, which has long been lax and superficial in China.

UN to discuss abolition of death penalty in June

Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013, 11:21

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hailed the growing momentum against capital punishment.

Death penalty for man who raped, murdered 5-yr-old in Januray

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 22:59

In a speedy trial, a 53-year-old man was on Friday sentenced to death by a court here for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in January this year.

Man gets death penalty for raping, killing 5-yr-old

Last Updated: Friday, June 7, 2013, 17:10

In a speedy trial, a 53-year-old man was on Friday sentenced to death by a court in Thane for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in January, 2013.

US soldier admits Afghan massacre, avoids death penalty

Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2013, 09:06

US soldier Robert Bales, who is accused of committing a massacre of 16 innocent Afghan villagers in March 2012, on Thursday pleaded guilty to the crime saying there was "not a good reason in this world" for his actions".

Withdraw all appeals for death penalty in Guj riot cases: VHP

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 20:44

After Gujarat government`s move to withhold its decision to seek death penalty for ex-minister Maya Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya riots case, Vishwa Hindu Parishad has now demanded withdrawal of all appeals seeking death penalty.

Rejection of Das mercy plea by then President Patil illegal: SC

Last Updated: Thursday, May 2, 2013, 22:04

Supreme Court declared as "illegal" rejection of mercy petition of death row convict M N Das by President Pratibha Patil and commuted sentence to life imprisonment on ground of 12 year delay.

Nothing to suggest death penalty is a deterrent: UN official

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 20:06

Amid demands for death for rape in India, a top UN official on Wednesday disfavoured it saying there is "nothing to suggest that death penalty is a deterrent".