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Amnesty urges caning repeal in Indonesia`s Aceh

Amnesty said caning defies UN Convention against Torture ratified by country.

Amnesty demands action on Malaysian caning `epidemic`

Caning in Malaysia has "hit epidemic proportions" with thousands of people subjected every year to ...

Caning case: La Mart principal, teachers get bail

The principal of La Martiniere School and four other teachers have been arrested by WB police.The pr...

Rouvanjit`s death hasn`t deterred beatings in WB

Six months after Class 8 student Rouvanjit Rowla hanged himself following a humiliating caning by th...

Calcutta HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of La Mart `HRD visitor`

The Calcutta High Court today rejected the anticipatory bail prayer of Ramesh Bhattacharya, who wa...

La Martiniere yet to appoint counsellor for students: Lawyer

La Martiniere for Boys, the school in the eye of a storm following the suicide of a student after ...

Rouvan case: HRD team visits school, demands rpt

A Human Resources Development ministry team on Wednesday visited Kolkata`s La Martinere school and a...

Church defends La Marts principal in caning case

The Church, which runs the La Marts School for Boys, has doubted NCPCR`s finding in caning case.

NCPCR recommends suspension of La Marts principal

The child rights body has sought suspension of the principal of Kolkata`s La Martinere School till t...

Caning issue: HRD panel to visit La Martinere

A two-member committee appointed by the HRD ministry will visit La Martinere School for Boys next ...

La Marts authorities refuse to sack principal for caning

The authorities of La Martiniere for Boys` School today refused to sack its principal for caning a...

Rouvan case: Church of N India defends principal

With the Church and alumni of La Martinere School for Boys coming out in support of him, principal...

Caning has no connection with Rouvan suicide: Church

The Church of North India (CNI)`s Kolkata Diocese, which runs La Martinere School for Boys here, t...

Rouvanjit case: Police yet to quiz principal

Kolkata Police Wednesday said it is yet to question the principal of La Martiniere for Boys School,...

Principal sorry, de-links Rouvan`s suicide from caning

La Martiniere`s Principal says caning should not be linked to the death of the class VIII student.

Caning of La Martiniere student ‘callous’

Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has termed as "callous" caning of a 13-year-old student of a leading ...

Malaysia’s ‘whip-for-drinking-beer’ model a free woman now

Former Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, whose caning sentence for drinking beer in public...

Indonesian couple face caning for adultery: Police

A couple caught having extramarital sex in Indonesia were paraded naked through their village, bea...

Malaysia beer-drinking model `escapes caning`

A model who faced caning under Malaysia`s strict Sharia law for drinking beer has had her sentence...

Malaysia`s beer-drinking model `escapes caning`

A Muslim woman sentenced to be caned for drinking beer has had her punishment commuted, in a surpris...

Model`s caning issue: Pahang Sultan to seek legal advice

The Sultan of Malaysia`s Pahang state has said he would seek legal advice on the caning punishment i...

Caning under Sharia law must be explained: Malaysian Deputy PM

Days after three Muslim women were whipped for having illicit sex, Malaysian Deputy Premier Muhyiddi...

Caning helped deal with guilt, say Malaysian women

Three Malaysian women who were caned for having illicit sex have regretted their actions and plan to...

End caning ‘epidemic’: Amnesty to Malaysia

Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Malaysia to end a caning "epidemic”, saying that authoritie...

In a first, three women caned in Malaysia under Shariah law

Three Muslim women became the first in this Islamic country to be caned for Shariah offences after...

Malaysian model to have royal audience before being caned

The sultan and the regent of Malaysia`s Pahang state will grant an audience to a part-time model who...

Malaysian model`s father wants caning to be carried out correctly

A Muslim model, who will become first woman to be caned under Islamic law in Malaysia, wants authori...

Malaysian panel upholds caning for beer-drinking woman

An appeals panel has upheld a Malaysian Sharia Court`s ruling to cane a Muslim woman for drinking be...

Do not disturb, says Malaysian model sentenced to caning

Tired of the media glare and concerned groups who come inquiring, a Malaysian part-time model senten...

Religious body ready to proceed with caning of Muslim model

The Islamic religious department of a Malaysian state is ready to proceed with the caning of a Musli...

Malaysian govt clears token caning of Muslim model

The Malaysian government has "cleared" the token caning of a Muslim women model if the Shariah court...

Too late for Malaysian ex-model to appeal against caning

Former model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, who was to be caned after she drank beer in public, cannot ...

B`desh HC orders instant actions against arbitration caning

Bangladesh`s High Court has ordered government to take action against extra judicial punishments lik...

Ex-model who is to be caned can appeal: Malaysian PM

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak on Tuesday said that Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, an ex-mode...

Malaysia state says woman to be caned after Ramadan

A Malaysian state will cane a Muslim woman who drank alcohol once the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ...

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