Latest Institutional accountability News & Updates

Guwahati, Feb 17 (IANS) A senior woman doctor of the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) has filed an FIR on Tuesday alleging workplace harassment by the institution’s principal, Dr Achyut Baishya, triggering a police probe and a government-appointed inquiry into the matter. The Associate Professor and former Head of the Department of Clinical Psychology earlier submitted a detailed complaint to the Chief Minister’s Office on February 6, alleging a pattern of inappropriate conduct, intim…

Islamabad, Jan 24 (IANS) The recent gang rape of a minor girl by policemen in custody in Jacobabad district of Pakistan’s Sindh province reflects a grave procedural failure that warrants serious institutional accountability. The subsequent arrest of six policemen is being touted as evidence that the system works, but accountability limited to junior officers is not true justice, a report highlighted on Saturday. “Female detainees — including minors — were allegedly kept in a private loca…