India: Open letter regarding the resumption of executions in India

Index Number: ASA 20/042/2012
Date Published: 12 December 2012
Categories: India

In this open letter regarding the recent resumption of executions in India after eight years, Amnesty International urges the Indian authorities to immediately establish a moratorium on executions with a view to abolishing the death penalty. The use of the death penalty in India is riddled with systemic flaws.