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The Supreme Court has adjourned for eight weeks a plea to rescue Kerala nurse Nimisha Priya from execution in Yemen, as negotiations with the victim’s family continue. Priya, convicted of murder, faces the death penalty unless blood money secures pardon

The execution of Nimisha Priya, convicted of murdering her Yemeni business partner in 2017, has been deferred amid negotiations. The victim’s family demands justice, while Indian officials and religious leaders push for a pardon through a ‘blood money’ settlement

Japan executed Takahiro Shiraishi, the "Twitter killer," for murdering and dismembering nine people in 2017. His case shocked the nation. Amid growing debate over capital punishment, authorities defended the execution, citing continued public support and concerns over rising serious crime

Urgency of situation escalated after Yemen's President approved her death sentence earlier this month

Terms of plea bargain include Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his two accomplices' longstanding condition that they be spared the risk of death penalty

Iran has sentenced a popular rapper to six years and three months in prison over his participation in protests that rocked the country last year, his supporters said Monday.

Geneva: Zambia’s plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus against the practice, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday in welcoming the decision. President Hakainde Hichilema announced the development on Tuesday in a speech on the eve of Africa Day, according to media reports, UN News reported. “We […]

The Shakti Act also proposed to establish 36 special courts with a special Public prosecutor for cases of heinous crimes against women and children.

The judge said that the prosecution succeeded in proving the guilt of the accused for under sections 449, 328, 380, 404 and 302 of the IPC.

As many as 4,541 rape cases have been reported Bangladesh in the past 16 years and the accused were punished in only 60 of these incidents, according to data from the tribunals.