By Aleksandar Roknic in Belgrade "I don’t remember a day without beating and terror. We were in impossible conditions, tortured physically and mentally." Zoran Sangut, head of the NGO Vukovar 1991, last month spoke of the suffering he endured in prisoner-of-war camps run by the Yugoslav army, JNA, in Serbia during the early Nineties. His […]
War criminals and punishment
I realise now that I didn’t have a hope. I had almost reached the stage when two of the biggest gorillas I have ever seen swept me up and carried me out of the tent. It was humiliating, but it could have been worse. The guard on the other side of the stage, half hidden […]
Tanzania May Retain Capital Punishment Despite Human Rights’ Pressure To Abolish It
Capital punishment, also called death penalty, has been debated in many parts of the world and at different times. In Tanzania, there has been also a debate on whether to retain or abolish capital punishment as more people are becoming aware of the inalienable right to life and other fundamental freedoms that should be […]
DEATH PUNISHMENT
Death punishment is also known as capital punishment it is generaly for those who are guilty of crimes like murder. In india the way of awarding this punishment is hanging by neck till his death. in other countries it is little different, like shooting, electric chair, and so on. Though the tradition of death punishment is a age long but now […]
Three Test ban on Harbajan Singh lifted, let off with a minor punishment !
The three test ban imposed on Indian cricketor was lifted in the appeal proceedings conducted by the judge from New zealand under the auspices of the ICC. During the second test played between India and Australia at SCG, Sydney, amidst a high drama and controversies, the match referee Mike Proctor imposed a three […]
Crime and Punishment
The Leftist magazine Mainstream in a recent issue carried a very interesting article by Shree Shankar Sharan, representing a Gandhian organization Lok Paksh. The article offered a constructive and rather innovative solution to deal with the Naxalites of Andhra Pradesh, a festering sore that refuses to go away. Drawing on their experiences in dealing […]
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