Full Coverage: Justice and crime
March 2008
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20.03.2008
Even as Indian national Sarabjit Singhs execution has been stayed until April 30 by Pakistan, efforts are on to save his life. He was sentenced to death for his involvement in spying and bomb blasts that had claimed several lives. Singh claims that he is the victim of mistaken identity.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Human rights] [Ethics & value systems] Image: Well-wishers of Sarabjit Singh / Photo credit: The Hindu
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18.03.2008
SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, Mar 18 (OneWorld) - Dozens of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans publicly testified this weekend about crimes they committed during the course of battle -- many of which were prompted by the orders or policies laid down by superior officers.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Iraq] [Codes of conduct] [Ethics & value systems] [Law] [Arms & military] [Conflict] Image: U.S. soldier watches over prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. © U.S. Dept of Defense / Amnesty International USA
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12.03.2008
NEW YORK, Mar 12 (OneWorld) - The United States government is facing new international scrutiny for its treatment of racial minorities.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [United States] [Civil rights] [Race Politics] [Geopolitics] Image: World Conference Against Racism logo. © United Nations Development Programme
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06.03.2008
Forget that judicial system is not accessible to the vast majority of people in India, even worse is the fact that it is increasingly acquiring an elitist and anti-poor character. A recently held convention in New Delhi talked of reclaiming and reinventing the judiciary for the poor.
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03.03.2008
Found guilty of espionage, Kashmir Singh, an Indian national was awarded capital punishment by a Pakistan court in 1973. Having remained on death row for 35 long years, he has been recently granted clemency by President Pervez Musharraf. He is now all set to return and reunite with his family.
more...Related topics/regions: [South Asia] [Human rights] [Civil rights] Image: Pakistan human rights minister Ansar Burney with Kashmir Singh, the man he rescued from death row / Photo credit: IPS
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