Bilkis case: 'Convicts didn't tell SC that HC had junked similar pleas'
Wednesday, 30 November 2022 Rape survivor Bilkis Bano on Wednesday requested the Supreme Court for an open court hearing of her plea for review of the SC's May 13 judgment allowing Gujarat to consider the remission pleas of 11 lifers, guilty of gang-raping many and murdering 14 during the 2002 communal riots in the state. The covnicts concealed from the apex court the fact that the Gujarat HC had twice rejected similar pleas, she said.
The SC on Monday agreed to hear a plea challenging the government’s decision to block the BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots, leading law minister Kiren.. IndiaTimes
Following a misconduct hearing at New Scotland Yard on Tuesday, David Carrick was formally dismissed, after admitting sexual crimes against at least 12 women over a 17-year period. The 48-year-old armed officer had previously been suspended from Britain’s largest police force after being arrested in October 2021.
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Oreva Group company Ajanta Monday accepted the Gujarat high court’s directive to calculate compensation payable to the families of the 135 victims in the Morbi.. IndiaTimes
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to death on Monday by a special court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act cases in Vapi of Gujarat’s.. IndiaTimes
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Ashish Mishra, the main accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case and son of Union minister Ajay K Mishra, was released from prison on Friday after the.. IndiaTimes
Pope Francis Says , Homosexuality Is Not a Crime.
Pope Francis recently gave his first interview since the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI. .
While speaking to the Associated Press,
Francis said that while the Catholic Church views homosexuality as a "sin," being gay is not a "crime.".
Francis thinks distinguishing between the two is important and feels the Catholic Church should do what it can to end laws that criminalize homosexuality in some countries. .
Associated Press reports that around
67 countries or jurisdictions around the world criminalize consensual same-sex relationships. .
In America, over a dozen states continue to have anti-sodomy laws despite the Supreme Court declaring them unconstitutional in 2003.
We are all children of God, and God loves us as we are and for the strength that each of us fights for our dignity, Pope Francis, via Associated Press.
LGBTQ advocates
applauded the pope's comments.
His historic statement should send a message to world leaders and millions of Catholics around the world: LGBTQ people deserve to live in a world without violence and condemnation, and more kindness and understanding, Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, via Associated Press.
The 86-year-old pope went on to address his health, saying, "I'm in good health for my age. I'm normal.".
Francis has been forced to use a wheelchair recently due to issues with his knee
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Hemant Soren illegal mining case: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed his plea challenging a Jharkhand High Court order against him in the illegal mining case.... Zee News
The Punjab DGP said that the accused has been arrested and a case of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered. DNA Also reported by •Zee News
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