India: Further information: Executions suspended until November

Index Number: ASA 20/045/2011
Date Published: 6 September 2011
Categories: India

The execution of two Sri Lankans and an Indian national convicted for being conspirators in the assassination of India’s former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, have been suspended till November 2011 by an Indian court. This is a crucial time to appeal to the Government to commute the death sentences.