Massive protests in India as women march to ‘reclaim streets’ after doctor’s brutal rape and murder

[IwantToRetire]

Tens of thousands of women took to the streets across India on Wednesday night in protest over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a prominent state-run hospital in West Bengal.

The largest of the protests took place in Kolkata itself, where women armed with placards, candles and the Indian national flag ushered in the country’s 78th Independence Day at midnight by demanding justice for the killing of the 31-year-old female resident at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.

The doctor cannot be named due to India’s laws protecting the identity of rape victims, even in death. Her partially naked body was discovered by students last Friday morning, with an autopsy later confirming she had been sexually assaulted.

Women at the “Reclaim the Night” protest told The Independent that they wanted swift justice for the victim – some are calling for the perpetrator or perpetrators to be given the death penalty – but also a wider reckoning on violence against women and the safety of doctors in the country.

Riya Banerjee, a 22-year-old student, said she had walked more than 5km to take part in the protest after roads became impassable for traffic, as it was “important for everyone to step out of their comfort [zone] and raise their voices”.

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/kolkata-protests-doctor-rape-murder-case-b2596664.html includes video of the march

I'm Indian.
The thread is talking about India.
It's ok to focus on a particular country and discuss it without someone going "what about other countries?"

Kurdish, Yazidi women express solidarity with Indian women protesting against sexual violence

Kurdish and Yazidi women’s organisations have sent letters of solidarity to Indian women, praising their resistance and connecting it to the global struggle for women’s rights.

https://medyanews.net/kurdish-yazidi-women-express-solidarity-with-indian-women-protesting-against-sexual-violence/

Not good for young boys either.
My uncle told me to guard my younger brother as cute young boys get kidnapped.

To you.
And its a strange thing that when I post about a scenario that was a big issue in the 70s you whatabout me with 'Not all Indians' on a thread about Indian male violence
while simultaneously accepting this comment without the same.
I expect you will keep arguing the toss relentlessly rather than acknowledge the double standards.

"Amazing women, kudos to them. I've got family in India, and the level of violence against women is off the scale."

It's almost as if rape is not a (serious) crime any more.

More protests last week, this one about the abuse of two four year old girls while at school.

indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/badlapur-sexual-abuse-case-planned-protest-at-railway-station-say-police-9525135/

BBC:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrlqv8rll1o

'Hundreds of protesters have gathered at a railway station in the western state of Maharashtra to protest against the alleged sexual assault of two children.
The girls were allegedly abused last week when they went to use the toilet in their nursery school in Thane district's Badlapur city.
Police have arrested a male employee of the school, but the parents of the children have alleged there was a delay in action.
On Tuesday, train services at the Badlapur railway station were stopped as angry protesters blocked the tracks, demanding justice for the children.