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Protests spread across India over rape, murder of female doctor
The rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate medical student in Kolkata India on August 9, 2024 has led wide spread protest all over the country.
Despite the official end of a strike called by a major doctors’ association, many doctors remained off duty, and public demonstrations have intensified.
Doctors all over the country have taken to the streets in candlelight marches, protesting and refusing to attend to non-emergency patients over the past week. The tragic incident occurred at the British colonial-era R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, where the victim was studying chest medicine.
The case has reignited concerns over women’s safety in India, drawing comparisons to the 2012 gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a moving bus in Delhi—a crime that led to sweeping changes in India’s criminal justice system.
In solidarity with the medical community, thousands of people marched through the streets of Kolkata on Sunday evening, chanting “we want justice” as authorities in West Bengal struggled to contain the growing unrest.
The victim’s father, who is legally barred from being named, expressed gratitude for the widespread support. “My daughter is gone but millions of sons and daughters are now with me,” he told reporters on Saturday. “This has given me a lot of strength and I feel we will gain something out of it.”
The accused, a police volunteer, who was designated to assist police personnel with hospital admissions, has been arrested and charged with the crime. His mother, speaking to Reuters, expressed deep remorse. “I should not have given birth to my son… it’s a huge mistake,” she said from her home, acknowledging the gravity of her son’s actions.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), which had called for a 24-hour strike that ended early Sunday, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene, citing the urgent need for enhanced security protocols in hospitals, similar to those in place at airports. “As 60% of India’s doctors are women, he needed to intervene to ensure hospital staff were protected by security protocols akin to those at airports,” the IMA wrote in a letter to the Prime Minister.
The R.G. Kar hospital has been the epicenter of ongoing agitation, with police imposing a ban on gatherings of five or more people around the hospital—a directive that was defied by protesters late Sunday before they eventually dispersed. The government has urged doctors to return to work to address rising cases of dengue and malaria, while also setting up a committee to recommend measures for the better protection of healthcare professionals.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
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