December 21, 2002	Saturday	Shawwal 16, 1423

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NEW DELHI, Dec 20: Leading human rights group Amnesty International has condemned the death sentences given to three Muslim Kashmiri men for their role in a deadly attack on the Indian parliament last year.

“The death penalty is a violation of the right to life and the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment,” Amnesty said in a statement received here on Friday.

The London-based rights group criticized POTA, saying it falls considerably short of international fair trial standards.

It also criticized media coverage of the trial, deeming it “extremely prejudicial”. —AFP