December 16 Delhi Gang-rape

December 16 Gang-Rape: 2 Death Row Convicts File Review Plea In Supreme Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 16, 2017

Two of the four death row convicts in the December 16, 2012 gangrape and murder case today moved the Supreme Court for review of its verdict upholding the capital punishment awarded to them.

Nirbhaya Rapists To Hang, Says Top Court, Refers To Her 'Dying Declaration'

Delhi News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan and Tanima Biswas, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday May 6, 2017

Nearly five years after a 23-year-old medical student on her way home from a movie was gang-raped and tortured on a moving bus in Delhi, the Supreme Court has confirmed death for four convicts.

Death Or Life For 4 Who Raped, Killed Nirbhaya: Supreme Court Verdict Today

India News | Written by A Vaidyanathan | Friday May 5, 2017

Four years after a 23-year-old para-medic student on her way back after watching a movie was beaten, gang-raped and her intestines pulled out, the Supreme Court will decide today if the four men sentenced to death for the brutal crime should be spared the gallows.

Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Appeals In December 16 Gang-Rape Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 27, 2017

The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on the appeals filed by four death row convicts in the December 16, 2012 gang-rape and murder case. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra asked the parties concerned to file their written submissions within a week.

Supreme Court Appoints 2 Advocates To Defend December 16 Gangrape Convicts

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 8, 2016

The Supreme Court today appointed two amicus curiae on appeals of four convicts in the December 16 gangrape and murder case against the Delhi High Court order upholding their death sentence.

Juvenile Justice System Needs To Be Changed, Says BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 20, 2015

On a day that the youngest rapist in the December 16 Delhi gang-rape case was released from a correctional home, the BJP today advocated for changes in the country's juvenile justice system so that the underage who commit heinous crimes are not allowed to walk free.

Centre Had Opposed Juvenile Convict's Release, Says Kiren Rijiju

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 19, 2015

Amidst a raging debate on whether the juvenile convict in December 16 Delhi gang-rape case should have been released, the Centre today said it had opposed his release but the Delhi High Court has ordered him to be freed from the remand home.

Women's Commission Asks President to Stay Release of Juvenile Delhi Gang-Rape Convict

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 18, 2015

Delhi Commission for Women today sought intervention of President and the Chief Justice of India against releasing of the juvenile convict in the December 16 gang-rape case, saying he must be kept in observation home until his reformation is ascertained.

Delhi Gang-Rape: Women's Commission Criticises Release Of Juvenile Convict

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 18, 2015

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) today said the High Court's refusal to stay the release of the juvenile convict in the December 16 gangrape case was a "dark day" in the history of the country and it would appeal against his release.

Delhi Commission for Women Chief Supports Nirbhaya Fund For CCTV's On Buses

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 17, 2015

On the third anniversary of December 16 gangrape incident, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Maliwal proposed using the Nirbhaya Fund for installation of CCTV cameras inside DTC buses and at all police stations of the country starting with Delhi.

Mamata Banerjee Remembers Nirbhaya on Delhi Gang-Rape Anniversary

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday December 16, 2015

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today took to the Twitter to remember Nirbhaya on the third anniversary of the Delhi 16 gang-rape.

Delhi Gang-rape: Centre Seeks Extension Of Juvenile Convict's Observation Home Stay

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 14, 2015

The Centre today asked Delhi High Court to extend the observation home stay of the juvenile convict in December 16, 2012 gangrape case who is scheduled to be released on December 19.

Sexual Offenders Should be Monitored After Being Released: Maneka Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 1, 2015

Ahead of the release of the juvenile convict involved in the December 16 gangrape, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi today said that she has written to the Home Ministry demanding that those accused of sexual abuse and having served a sentence, should be tracked once released.

Government Forms Panel to Approve Schemes Under Nirbhaya Fund

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 5, 2015

An empowered committee comprising officials from various ministries, including Women and Child Development, Home Affairs, Road Transport and Railways, has been constituted to approve schemes proposed under the Nirbhaya Fund, Finance Ministry said today.

'India's Daughter': A Horrifying Gang Rape and Its Festering Wounds

India News | Rachel Saltz, The New York Times | Friday October 23, 2015

At the end of her film, Udwin reminds us of the obvious - violence against women is not merely an Indian problem.