08-15-2004, 03:11 AM
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Human rights activists hold vigil
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Last Updated: August 14, 2004 05:38 IST
<b>Manab Adhikar Suraksha Manch activists and a group of students from
the Bishop's College held a vigil near the Alipore jail on Saturday
morning, about an hour before to the execution of rapist-murderer
Dhananjoy Chatterjee.</b>
Though the road leading to the jail was cordoned off, MASUM members
holding candles and placards stood by the barricades and sang 'We
shall overcome'.
'Death sentence is against the will of god. Tooth for a tooth, eye
for an eye, there will be no eye and no tooth left
in the world,' read a Bishop's College placard.
MASUM spokesman Kirti Roy said: "This is not the way to deal with
crime. The killers of Indira Gandhi were hanged, but it failed to
stop Rajiv Gandhi from being assassinated.
"It is not as if Dhananjoy wants to die, but the court, the
government and the police are putting him to death. <b>Will hanging him
stop rapes? Every day rapes are taking place, even three-year-olds
are being raped. Will the hanging stop this?"</b>
Asked what could be the solution, Roy said, "We don't know. But we
are against people being put to death."
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When was the last time these dolts held a vigil for the rape victims or fought for their rights or justice. <!--emo&<_<--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='dry.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Human rights activists hold vigil
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->August 14, 2004 04:59 IST
Last Updated: August 14, 2004 05:38 IST
<b>Manab Adhikar Suraksha Manch activists and a group of students from
the Bishop's College held a vigil near the Alipore jail on Saturday
morning, about an hour before to the execution of rapist-murderer
Dhananjoy Chatterjee.</b>
Though the road leading to the jail was cordoned off, MASUM members
holding candles and placards stood by the barricades and sang 'We
shall overcome'.
'Death sentence is against the will of god. Tooth for a tooth, eye
for an eye, there will be no eye and no tooth left
in the world,' read a Bishop's College placard.
MASUM spokesman Kirti Roy said: "This is not the way to deal with
crime. The killers of Indira Gandhi were hanged, but it failed to
stop Rajiv Gandhi from being assassinated.
"It is not as if Dhananjoy wants to die, but the court, the
government and the police are putting him to death. <b>Will hanging him
stop rapes? Every day rapes are taking place, even three-year-olds
are being raped. Will the hanging stop this?"</b>
Asked what could be the solution, Roy said, "We don't know. But we
are against people being put to death."
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When was the last time these dolts held a vigil for the rape victims or fought for their rights or justice. <!--emo&<_<--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='dry.gif' /><!--endemo-->