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December 16 Gang-Rape: 2 Death Row Convicts File Review Plea In Supreme Court
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.
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Supreme Court Appoints 2 Advocates To Defend December 16 Gangrape Convicts
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.
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Juvenile Justice Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha, Jyoti Singh's Parents Watched Debate
The Rajya Sabha today passed by voice vote the Juvenile Justice Bill, amending the law to try 16 year olds accused of serious crimes such as rape and murder, as adults. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill, which will now be sent to the President for ratification.
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Law Should Be According To Demand Of Time: Kiren Rijiju On Juvenile Release
Amidst a growing chorus against the release of the juvenile convict of the December 16 gangrape case, the Centre on Monday said it was of the view that law should be made according to the need of time and as per society's requirement.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Juvenile Convict Fears For His Life Outside NGO
The youngest of six men convicted of gang-raping and torturing a student on a moving bus in 2012, was released from a correction home yesterday but is not free.
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How Many Nirbhayas Needed For Laws To Change: Nirbhaya's Parents
With the Supreme Court rejecting the plea against release of the juvenile convict, the parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim today said the courts have failed them and asked how many Nirbhayas would it take for the laws to change.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Can't Stop Youngest Convict's Release, Says Supreme Court
A petition to stop the release of the youngest of six men who gang-raped and tortured a student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012 was rejected today by the Supreme Court, which questioned: "Under what jurisdiction can we extend his detention?" The convict, now 20, was released on Sunday from a correctional home - where he spent three years - to a no...
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Youngest Convict To Be Freed Today, Plea Against Release in Supreme Court Tomorrow
The youngest of the six men convicted for raping and torturing a medical student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012 is set to be released today from a correctional home. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Monday a plea against his release that was filed by the Delhi Commission for Women late last night, but declined to give it an immediate heari...
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Supreme Court To Hear Plea Opposing Release Of Juvenile Convict On Monday
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea by the Delhi Commission for Women against the release of the juvenile convict in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case on Monday. However, the court hasn't put a stay on juvenile's scheduled release from his reform home today at 5 pm.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Women's Commission Criticises Release Of Juvenile Convict
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.
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Submit Report On Juvenile's Release By December 21: Rights Panel To Officials
The National Human Rights Commission today issued conditional summons to the Delhi chief secretary, police commissioner and the Union home secretary following their "failure" to produce reports on the release of juvenile convict in December 16, 2012 gangrape case.
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Government Forms Panel to Approve Schemes Under Nirbhaya Fund
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.
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'India's Daughter': A Horrifying Gang Rape and Its Festering Wounds
At the end of her film, Udwin reminds us of the obvious - violence against women is not merely an Indian problem.
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Protests Over 5-Year-Old's Rape Block Major Intersection Near Delhi
A large group of furious villagers today blocked roads near Delhi today as they protested against the rape of a five-year-old and demanded that the child be urgently moved to a private hospital in
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In Uttar Pradesh, Villagers Watch Banned Film 'India's Daughter'
Defying the ban on 'India's Daughter', the BBC documentary by Leslee Udwin, a group of villagers from Awalkheda near Agra, were shown the film on Sunday.
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December 16 Gang-Rape: 2 Death Row Convicts File Review Plea In Supreme Court
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.
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Supreme Court Appoints 2 Advocates To Defend December 16 Gangrape Convicts
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.
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Juvenile Justice Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha, Jyoti Singh's Parents Watched Debate
The Rajya Sabha today passed by voice vote the Juvenile Justice Bill, amending the law to try 16 year olds accused of serious crimes such as rape and murder, as adults. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill, which will now be sent to the President for ratification.
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Law Should Be According To Demand Of Time: Kiren Rijiju On Juvenile Release
Amidst a growing chorus against the release of the juvenile convict of the December 16 gangrape case, the Centre on Monday said it was of the view that law should be made according to the need of time and as per society's requirement.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Juvenile Convict Fears For His Life Outside NGO
The youngest of six men convicted of gang-raping and torturing a student on a moving bus in 2012, was released from a correction home yesterday but is not free.
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How Many Nirbhayas Needed For Laws To Change: Nirbhaya's Parents
With the Supreme Court rejecting the plea against release of the juvenile convict, the parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim today said the courts have failed them and asked how many Nirbhayas would it take for the laws to change.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Can't Stop Youngest Convict's Release, Says Supreme Court
A petition to stop the release of the youngest of six men who gang-raped and tortured a student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012 was rejected today by the Supreme Court, which questioned: "Under what jurisdiction can we extend his detention?" The convict, now 20, was released on Sunday from a correctional home - where he spent three years - to a no...
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Youngest Convict To Be Freed Today, Plea Against Release in Supreme Court Tomorrow
The youngest of the six men convicted for raping and torturing a medical student on a moving bus in Delhi in 2012 is set to be released today from a correctional home. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Monday a plea against his release that was filed by the Delhi Commission for Women late last night, but declined to give it an immediate heari...
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Supreme Court To Hear Plea Opposing Release Of Juvenile Convict On Monday
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea by the Delhi Commission for Women against the release of the juvenile convict in the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case on Monday. However, the court hasn't put a stay on juvenile's scheduled release from his reform home today at 5 pm.
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Delhi Gang-Rape: Women's Commission Criticises Release Of Juvenile Convict
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.
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Submit Report On Juvenile's Release By December 21: Rights Panel To Officials
The National Human Rights Commission today issued conditional summons to the Delhi chief secretary, police commissioner and the Union home secretary following their "failure" to produce reports on the release of juvenile convict in December 16, 2012 gangrape case.
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Government Forms Panel to Approve Schemes Under Nirbhaya Fund
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.
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'India's Daughter': A Horrifying Gang Rape and Its Festering Wounds
At the end of her film, Udwin reminds us of the obvious - violence against women is not merely an Indian problem.
-
Protests Over 5-Year-Old's Rape Block Major Intersection Near Delhi
A large group of furious villagers today blocked roads near Delhi today as they protested against the rape of a five-year-old and demanded that the child be urgently moved to a private hospital in
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In Uttar Pradesh, Villagers Watch Banned Film 'India's Daughter'
Defying the ban on 'India's Daughter', the BBC documentary by Leslee Udwin, a group of villagers from Awalkheda near Agra, were shown the film on Sunday.
