Finally, Supreme Court (SC) today delivered the much awaited verdict in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape case that shook the nation. The apex court upheld the death sentence of the three convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape case rejecting the review petition by the three rape-murder convicts- Mukesh, Vinay, Pawan, and Akshay. The Supreme Court observed that there is no ground to review the judgment that awarded death to the convicts and there is no error apparent on the face of the record that resulted in gross injustice.
The top court remaining firm on its stand stated “The case that has been plaguing the country for almost 6 years now, needs to be finished once and for all. The court maintained that justice will not be delayed by unnecessary means of appeals and petitions.
But this judgement by Supreme Court doesn’t go well along with the certain organizations and people. Just over an hour after the Supreme Court verdict human rights NGO Amnesty India has opposed the verdict.
Amnesty India tweeted on their handle “The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold death penalty for the accused in the Nirbhaya case is an unfortunate step towards the continued use of the death penalty in India.”
Amnesty International India’s Programmes Director, Asmita Basu said “Unfortunately executions do not eradicate violence against women. There is no evidence to show that the death penalty acts as a deterrent for sexual violence or any other crime. Instead, the government must allocate adequate resources for the effective implementation of laws, improve conviction rates and ensure certainty of justice in all cases.
Even the Justice Verma Committee, whose recommendations were relied upon to reform laws on sexual assault and rape, had opposed imposing the death penalty in cases of rape.” The organization also said in 2017, India was one of only three countries in the world which expanded the scope of death penalty by adopting new laws.
It’s very shocking to see human rights NGO is more concerned for the rights of criminals who have committed such a heinous crime rather than be worried about protecting the innocent.
The death penalty is absolutely needed for committing such heinous crimes that shames humanity and due to which the victim and the family of victim has undergone such mental trauma and pressure and even the victim lost her life too.
Here’s the complete statement by Amnesty India
Executions Will Not Eradicate Violence Against Women
In response to the Supreme Court’s verdict on a review plea filed by three of the four convicts today in the 2012 Delhi bus gang-rape and murder case of a young woman, Amnesty International India’s Programmes Director, Asmita Basu said:
“Unfortunately executions do not eradicate violence against women. There is no evidence to show that the death penalty acts as a deterrent for sexual violence or any other crime. Instead, the government must allocate adequate resources for the effective implementation of laws, improve conviction rates and ensure certainty of justice in all cases. Even the Justice Verma Committee, whose recommendations were relied upon to reform laws on sexual assault and rape, had opposed imposing the death penalty in cases of rape.”
In 2017, India was one of only three countries in the world that expanded the scope of the death penalty by adopting new laws. In April 2018, the Central Government approved an ordinance introducing death penalty for those convicted of raping girls aged 12 years or younger.
“All too often lawmakers in India hold up capital punishment as a symbol of their resolve to tackle crime, and choose to ignore more difficult and effective solutions like improving investigations, prosecutions and support for victims’ families. Far-reaching procedural and institutional reforms are the need of the hour.”
Source : Republic World
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