To The Chief Justice of IndiaJustice DY ChandrachudSupreme Court, India Subject: Citizen Petition in the RG Kar Rape and Murder Case Asking for Effective Legal Directives Addressing Sexual Violence and…
On August 9, 2024, a female doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, was brutally raped and murdered in a seminar room on the fourth floor, where she had gone to rest…
What can be said about manner in which certain criminal cases are politicized? This aspect would bear some social relevance, if this appeared to really contribute to decrease in crime…
by Dr. Ugen Bhutia and Dr. Maanvender Singh It is no coincidence that the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital on August…
PUDR opposes the passage of The Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024, which amends the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, and the Protection of Children…
These are very strange days - I have fractured a bone in my foot and am largely confined to a chair at home, with the TV switched on for a…
About two weeks ago, sitting in a State Government administrative building in Kolkata and discussing about the gruesome rape and murder of a Postgraduate Trainee Doctor at R G Kar…
A step backwards for Human Rights,Ensure fool proof investigation, competent prosecution and prevent acquittals, Ensure safety mechanisms in the workplace for women. PUCL condemns the proposal by the Mamata Banerjee…
by Azmat Sadiq & Gunjan Das In the wake of nationwide protests over the brutal rape and murder of a resident doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College in Kolkata, there…
When a young Anglo-Indian mother named Suzette Jordan was picked up on a February night of 2012 from a watering hole on Park Street, Calcutta’s popular entertainment zone, and repeatedly…
Each year millions of Indians celebrate the killing of an Asura King by Hindu Goddess Durga for ten days. The Hindu festival, set in casteist narratives has us convinced that…
The rape and murder of a young medico in R G Kar medical college in Kolkata has shaken not only the medical community but the people across sections of the…
Introduction World Health Organisation says that 8% to 38% of health workers suffer physical violence at some point in their careers. Recent surveys show that the percentage of doctors who…
On August 9, 2024, a female doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College, Kolkata, was brutally raped and murdered in a seminar room on the fourth floor, where she had gone to rest…
Many women are struggling with the disturbing question: Am I a woman or simply a physical body? This is in response to recent events, especially the terrible rape and murder…
"Raksha Bandhan" is primarily a Hindu festival celebrated by brothers and sisters in India, Nepal, Mauritius and among Hindus all-over the world wherever they are residing signifying a spiritual, moral…
The recent case of the rape and killing of a female trainee doctor in the premises of Kolkata’s prestigious R.G. Kar Hospital has drawn all India attention to the murderous…
Arrest all accused and Initiate Action against police and hospital officials who violated the law and committed irregularities. ALIFA Calls for an end to the culture of violence in healthcare NOW:…
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