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View all search resultsIn Marseille, where about 200 protesters gathered in front of the Palais de Justice, Lou Salome Patouillard, a 41-year-old artist, said: "I am here to support Gisele and all women as there are many Giseles, too many Giseles."
The law, passed by the state assembly but yet to be approved by the president, expresses outrage at the chronic issue of violence against women following the discovery of a 31-year-old doctor's bloodied body at a state-run hospital in the local capital Kolkata.
Sandip Ghosh, who resigned as principal of the British colonial-era college days after the incident became public, was arrested on Monday on charges of financial irregularities, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said.
The murdered doctor -- who has not been formally named but is being called "Abhaya", or "fearless" by protesters -- was found in the teaching hospital's seminar hall, suggesting she had gone there for a break during a long shift.
Komnas Pereumpuan's 2023 report has found an increasing trend in reported incidents of sexual violence, which it attributed primarily to the 2022 Sexual Violence Law, but it also acknowledged the data was limited to reported cases.
More reports of offline and online gender-based violence show emboldened victims, even as many police officers, prosecutors, and judges still question the degree of consent in reported rapes, advocates for the victims say.
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