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Nirbhaya Convicts To Hang On March 20 At 5:30 am, Says Delhi Court
The four convicts, who got death penalty for the gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi - dubbed Nirbhaya - more than seven years ago, will be hanged on March 20, at 5:30 am. This is the fourth death warrant issued by a Delhi court.
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Nirbhaya's Mother Protests Delay In Convicts' Hanging Outside Delhi Court
The mother of the 23-year-old woman who was gangraped and tortured in a bus seven years ago held a protest outside a Delhi court today over the delay in execution of the four convicts. The court, she said, was supporting the convicts after the hearing of her plea to issue death warrants was postponed today.
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Protest In Rajya Sabha Over Bihar Shelter Rapes
RJD member Manoj Kumar Jha said "a chilling incident" occured in Muzaffarpur where more than 40 'Nirbhayas' have been abused.
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The Nirbhaya Rape Case That Rocked India
Supreme Court on Monday upheld death sentences for three men over the infamous gang-rape and murder of a woman in New Delhi in 2012 that sparked national protests and led to tough new penalties for sexual violence.
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Nirbhaya's Parents In Top Court For Verdict On Death Penalty For 3 Rapists
The Supreme Court will today decide whether the four men sentenced to death for raping and torturing a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012, triggering nationwide protests, deserve mercy. The top court will announce its verdict on a review plea filed by three of the four convicts seeking reduction of their death sentence to ...
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Will Nirbhaya Rapists Be Spared Death? Supreme Court To Decide On Monday
The Supreme Court on Monday will decide whether the four men sentenced to death for raping and torturing a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in Delhi, triggering nationwide protests, deserve any mercy.
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Foreign Media On Modi Government's Move Towards Death For Child Rapists
Offenders who rape girls under 12 may now be subject to the death penalty in India, according to an ordinance passed by the cabinet Saturday after a nationwide furor over the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl.
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Rahul Gandhi Leads Midnight March Against 8-Year-Old's Rape: 10 Points
Congress president Rahul Gandhi was at the heart of the national capital at midnight to demand justice for the young girl gang-raped and killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua and the alleged rape of a teenager in Unnao. Sonia Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Vadra Gandhi joined the protests that are seen to be an effort to put the ruling BJP at the cent...
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8-Month-Old Girl Raped In Delhi Has Internal Injuries
A eight-month-old girl raped in Delhi has suffered internal injuries, a leading rights campaigner said on Wednesday, as she launched a 30-day protest to demand the death penalty for child rapists.
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5 Years After Nirbhaya, All We Have Are Empty Promises, Says Her Mother
In the months and years when her daughter died after suffering for 10 days, Asha Devi still had a lingering hope: That Nirbhaya's pain wouldn't go in vain. India had upgraded its laws for crimes against women, the Union government promised more boots on the ground and the city government, a rule that no bus could operate in the national capital wit...
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5 Years Since Nirbhaya Gang-Rape: The Story So Far
December 16, 2017, will mark five years of the brutal Delhi gang-rape incident that triggered nation-wide protests and led to formation of new laws on crimes against women in the country.
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Opinion: The Difference In Justice For Nirbhaya And Bilkis Bano
Two judgements within a day of each other have caught national attention. The first is the Supreme Court judgement in the Nirbhaya case. The second is the Mumbai High Court judgement in the Bilkis Bano case. Two cases, two women, two standards of justice.
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Anger, Protests On Streets Of Kerala After Barbaric Rape And Murder Of Student
There was anger and protests on the streets of Perambavoor town in Kerala's Ernakulam district on Wednesday, a week after the brutal murder and alleged rape of a 30-year-old law student.
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After Protests, Rajya Sabha To Take Up Juvenile Justice Bill Tomorrow
Under pressure after massive public protests, political parties have agreed to discuss in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, the Juvenile Justice Bill, which seeks to amend the law to allow trying those over 16 years of age and accused of heinous crimes, as adults.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Youngest Convict Free, Protesters Detained At India Gate
Hundreds of protesters who had gathered at India Gate today to oppose the release of the youngest convict in the Delhi gang-rape case, were detained by the police. Among them were the parents of the woman, paramedical student Jyoti Singh, who led the protests. The 20-year-old convict was released earlier today from a correctional home, he will now ...
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Nirbhaya Convicts To Hang On March 20 At 5:30 am, Says Delhi Court
The four convicts, who got death penalty for the gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student in Delhi - dubbed Nirbhaya - more than seven years ago, will be hanged on March 20, at 5:30 am. This is the fourth death warrant issued by a Delhi court.
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Nirbhaya's Mother Protests Delay In Convicts' Hanging Outside Delhi Court
The mother of the 23-year-old woman who was gangraped and tortured in a bus seven years ago held a protest outside a Delhi court today over the delay in execution of the four convicts. The court, she said, was supporting the convicts after the hearing of her plea to issue death warrants was postponed today.
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Protest In Rajya Sabha Over Bihar Shelter Rapes
RJD member Manoj Kumar Jha said "a chilling incident" occured in Muzaffarpur where more than 40 'Nirbhayas' have been abused.
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The Nirbhaya Rape Case That Rocked India
Supreme Court on Monday upheld death sentences for three men over the infamous gang-rape and murder of a woman in New Delhi in 2012 that sparked national protests and led to tough new penalties for sexual violence.
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Nirbhaya's Parents In Top Court For Verdict On Death Penalty For 3 Rapists
The Supreme Court will today decide whether the four men sentenced to death for raping and torturing a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012, triggering nationwide protests, deserve mercy. The top court will announce its verdict on a review plea filed by three of the four convicts seeking reduction of their death sentence to ...
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Will Nirbhaya Rapists Be Spared Death? Supreme Court To Decide On Monday
The Supreme Court on Monday will decide whether the four men sentenced to death for raping and torturing a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in Delhi, triggering nationwide protests, deserve any mercy.
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Foreign Media On Modi Government's Move Towards Death For Child Rapists
Offenders who rape girls under 12 may now be subject to the death penalty in India, according to an ordinance passed by the cabinet Saturday after a nationwide furor over the rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl.
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Rahul Gandhi Leads Midnight March Against 8-Year-Old's Rape: 10 Points
Congress president Rahul Gandhi was at the heart of the national capital at midnight to demand justice for the young girl gang-raped and killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua and the alleged rape of a teenager in Unnao. Sonia Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Vadra Gandhi joined the protests that are seen to be an effort to put the ruling BJP at the cent...
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8-Month-Old Girl Raped In Delhi Has Internal Injuries
A eight-month-old girl raped in Delhi has suffered internal injuries, a leading rights campaigner said on Wednesday, as she launched a 30-day protest to demand the death penalty for child rapists.
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5 Years After Nirbhaya, All We Have Are Empty Promises, Says Her Mother
In the months and years when her daughter died after suffering for 10 days, Asha Devi still had a lingering hope: That Nirbhaya's pain wouldn't go in vain. India had upgraded its laws for crimes against women, the Union government promised more boots on the ground and the city government, a rule that no bus could operate in the national capital wit...
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5 Years Since Nirbhaya Gang-Rape: The Story So Far
December 16, 2017, will mark five years of the brutal Delhi gang-rape incident that triggered nation-wide protests and led to formation of new laws on crimes against women in the country.
-
Opinion: The Difference In Justice For Nirbhaya And Bilkis Bano
Two judgements within a day of each other have caught national attention. The first is the Supreme Court judgement in the Nirbhaya case. The second is the Mumbai High Court judgement in the Bilkis Bano case. Two cases, two women, two standards of justice.
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Anger, Protests On Streets Of Kerala After Barbaric Rape And Murder Of Student
There was anger and protests on the streets of Perambavoor town in Kerala's Ernakulam district on Wednesday, a week after the brutal murder and alleged rape of a 30-year-old law student.
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After Protests, Rajya Sabha To Take Up Juvenile Justice Bill Tomorrow
Under pressure after massive public protests, political parties have agreed to discuss in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow, the Juvenile Justice Bill, which seeks to amend the law to allow trying those over 16 years of age and accused of heinous crimes, as adults.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Youngest Convict Free, Protesters Detained At India Gate
Hundreds of protesters who had gathered at India Gate today to oppose the release of the youngest convict in the Delhi gang-rape case, were detained by the police. Among them were the parents of the woman, paramedical student Jyoti Singh, who led the protests. The 20-year-old convict was released earlier today from a correctional home, he will now ...
