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  • Penal system in a state of disarray: study

    Penal system in a state of disarray: study

    The constitution remains the most abused document in the Maldives, as the country's penal system is in a state of disarray due to the lack of a criminal and civil legislative framework, a study on the Maldives judiciary has found.

    May 17, 2013 4 comments
  • "Must commute death sentence for 18 yr olds"

    "Must commute death sentence for 18 yr olds"

    Maldivian authorities must commute the death sentences and stop the potential execution of two teenagers who on Thursday received the death sentence after being convicted of murder committed when they were under 18, Amnesty International said.

    May 04, 2013 3 comments
  • Two 18 yr olds sentenced to death for murder

    Two 18 yr olds sentenced to death for murder

    Two of the three accused in the stabbing murder of Abdul 'Bobby' Muheeth have been convicted and sentenced to death by the Juvenile Court on Thursday.

    May 02, 2013 2 comments
  • State mum on annulling clemency clause

    State mum on annulling clemency clause

    State on Monday refused to comment on the case filed to annul the power afforded to the President to grant clemency to convicts on death row.

    April 22, 2013
  • Four year old death sentence overturned

    Four year old death sentence overturned

    High Court on Thursday overturned the death sentence of a man on death row for the past four years.

    March 21, 2013
  • Strike paralyses India Kashmir, curfew lifted

    Strike paralyses India Kashmir, curfew lifted

    SRINAGAR, India, Feb 17, 2013 (AFP) - A curfew imposed in Indian Kashmir after the execution of a separatist convicted over a 2001 attack on parliament was lifted Saturday but a general strike against the hanging paralysed the region.

    February 17, 2013
  • India court delays appeal for convicts

    India court delays appeal for convicts

    NEW DELHI, Feb 17, 2013 (AFP) - India's Supreme Court said Saturday it would hear "in due course" an execution appeal filed by four bandits convicted over a blast that killed 22 policemen a decade ago, a lawyer for the men said.

    February 17, 2013
  • Bangladesh war crime trials reopen old wounds

    Bangladesh war crime trials reopen old wounds

    DHAKA, Feb 14, 2013 (AFP) - When Ranajit Rinku heard the "Butcher of Mirpur" had been jailed for life for mass murder during Bangladesh's liberation war, he couldn't believe a man with so much blood on his hands could escape the gallows.

    February 14, 2013
  • Bangladesh falls silent for executions

    Bangladesh falls silent for executions

    DHAKA, Feb 13, 2013 (AFP) - Much of Bangladesh fell silent for three minutes on Tuesday as part of a growing mass public campaign to demand the execution of defendants who are being tried for war crimes by a domestic tribunal.

    February 13, 2013
  • Kashmiris chafe under curfew after hanging

    Kashmiris chafe under curfew after hanging

    SRINAGAR, India, Feb 11, 2013 (AFP) - Residents of India's Kashmir valley chafed for a second day Sunday under a curfew imposed following the hanging of a local separatist which has sparked a fresh debate on capital punishment.

    February 11, 2013
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