A crowd-sourcing thread to document and help victims of rape, arson, murder and looting. Because there still seems to be #noplaceforhumanity in the state.
West Bengal Violence 2021: A thread
A call for lawyers willing to fight West Bengal cases pro bono.
Please follow the links and submit any evidence you might have (photo/video) in relation to the West Bengal killings and rape cases. We are compiling a joint representation to the courts.
CW: Gang rape, assault, violence.
Supreme court starts hearings of the horrific gangrape of multiple women including minor girls.
A 60-year old woman was gang-raped in-front of her young grandson while goons thrashed the daughter-in-law. 1/n
Bengal police refused to file FIR despite medical examination at Apollo hospital Kolkata confirming rape.
A 17 year-old Hindu girl was gang-raped to be taught a lesson. Police intimidated the family to withdraw case by insinuating gang-rape of their other daughter. 2/n
Purnima Mondal dodged rape attempt after Kalu Shaikh axed her husband in front of her.
These are the few women who have dared to move to the supreme court despite being victims of rape and heavy intimidation by WB police. 3/n
An open letter to President Biden @POTUS
In March 2020, when US was battling its first wave of COVID-19, India shipped 50 million doses of Hydroquinone, when asked for help, without missing a beat [1].
Ever since, the US has stockpiled enough vaccines to vaccinate the entire eligible population twice over [2].
Biden administration still refuses to lift embargo on export of essential raw materials for the vaccine.