Doctor’s Rape, Murder in India Sparks Protests

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Protesters at a midnight rally against the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor in Kolkata, India, August 14, 2024. © 2024 AP Photo/Bikas Das Thousands of Indians have taken to the streets to protest the rape and murder of a doctor in a government hospital in Kolkata city last week. They are demanding justice and better security and facilities at medical campuses and hospitals.The attack has cast a spotlight on how millions of Indian women remain exposed to abuse in the workplace and continue to face severe barriers to justice…

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