Nanavati Report Exposed State Failures In 1984 Riots
Nanavati Report Exposed State Failures In 1984 Riots Why in News? Former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar died while serving a life sentence in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots murder case. His […]
Lebanon Ends Death Penalty, Marking Historic Regional Shift
Lebanon Ends Death Penalty, Marking Historic Regional Shift Why in the News ? Lebanon’s Parliament has abolished the death penalty, replacing it with life imprisonment and aggravated hard labour. The […]
International Justice Day Reinforces Commitment To Equal Justice
International Justice Day Reinforces Commitment To Equal Justice Why in the News ? On the occasion of International Justice Day, Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal reaffirmed […]
SC Allows Review of Death Sentences Under Article 32
Why in the News? The Supreme Court today has ruled that a death row convict may challenge their sentence through a writ petition under Article 32, allowing reconsideration of mitigating […]
Amnesty Accuses Israel of Starvation Policy in Gaza
Why in the News ? Amnesty International has accused Israel of implementing a “deliberate policy” of starvation in Gaza, citing testimonies of displaced Palestinians and medical staff. The group alleges […]
Is Israel’s Gaza Offensive a Case of Genocide?
WHY IN THE NEWS? In January 2024, South Africa filed a case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza following the October 7 […]