NHRC notice to MP Government over autopsies being done in an open room in the middle of a residential colony in District Sagar (18.07.2014).
PRESS RELEASE
New Delhi, 18th July, 2014
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that for over three years, the residents of Bhagat Singh Ward in Garhakota Town of District Sagar in Madhya Pradesh had been leading a 'hellish life' due to autopsies being done in an open room of a collapsed building of the Government Hospital. The repeated complaints to the hospital authorities regarding this had failed to evoke any response.
The Commission has observed that the contents of newspaper report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of right to health. Accordingly, notice has been issued to the Principal Secretary (Health), Government of Madhya Pradesh calling upon him to submit a detailed report within four weeks.
Reportedly, this building, located right in the middle of the residential colony, had collapsed over three years ago and since then seven to ten post-mortems were being done every month at an open dilapidated room. The residents do not venture to go on the roof top for the fear of seeing the dead bodies being cut open and internal organs hanging out. The foul smell of rotting flesh hangs in the air. Stray dogs and pigs bring out body parts.
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New Delhi, 18th July, 2014
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that for over three years, the residents of Bhagat Singh Ward in Garhakota Town of District Sagar in Madhya Pradesh had been leading a 'hellish life' due to autopsies being done in an open room of a collapsed building of the Government Hospital. The repeated complaints to the hospital authorities regarding this had failed to evoke any response.
The Commission has observed that the contents of newspaper report, if true, raise a serious issue of violation of right to health. Accordingly, notice has been issued to the Principal Secretary (Health), Government of Madhya Pradesh calling upon him to submit a detailed report within four weeks.
Reportedly, this building, located right in the middle of the residential colony, had collapsed over three years ago and since then seven to ten post-mortems were being done every month at an open dilapidated room. The residents do not venture to go on the roof top for the fear of seeing the dead bodies being cut open and internal organs hanging out. The foul smell of rotting flesh hangs in the air. Stray dogs and pigs bring out body parts.
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