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Krishna Mochi, Nanhe Lal Mochi, Birkuer Paswan and Dharm

March 20, 2017November 6, 2018 ACHR Comment(0)

President Pranab Mukherjee recommended commutation of death sentence of Krishna Mochi & 3 others based on the recommendations of the NHRC after ACHR filed a complaint seeking their commutation.

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ACHR welcomes commutation of death sentence of Krishna Mochi & others by President Pranab Mukherjee

January 23, 2017November 6, 2018 ACHR

New Delhi: Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today welcomed the commutation of death sentence of four death row convicts i.e. Krishna Mochi, Nanhe Lal Mochi, Bir Kuer Paswan and Dharmendra Singh @ Dharu Singh by President Pranab Mukherjee. They were convicted in the Bara massacre case of 13 February 1993 in Bihar. The State Government […]

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CBI to face legal hurdles for extradition from 158 countries despite Law Commission’s recommendations to apply death penalty only in terror cases

August 31, 2015November 6, 2018 ACHR

New Delhi:  Asian Centre for Human Rights in its report, “India: Not Safe for Extradition of those facing Death Penalty?” released today stated that despite the Law Commission’s recommendations for speedy abolition of the death penalty from the statute books, except in cases where the accused is convicted of involvement in a terror case, the Central […]

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Commutation of Koli’s death sentence a step towards providing timely access to justice to death row convicts

January 28, 2015November 6, 2018 ACHR

New Delhi: Asian Centre for Human Rights welcomed the commutation of death sentence of Surinder Singh Koli, prime accused of the Nithari serial killings, into life imprisonment by the Allahabad High Court today on the grounds of delay of three years and three months as a step towards providing timely access to justice to death row […]

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