‘Make All Efforts to Save Stan Swamy’
The NHRC, as per PTI, said in a statement:
Further, NHRC informed that they had received a complain on 16 May saying that Swamy was being denied medical facility during the COVID-19 period.
“It was also alleged that he had not been vaccinated yet and that there was no proper medical care in the jail hospital.”
United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, Mary Lowlor also took to Twitter on Sunday to state that she is deeply saddened to hear about Swamy’s ill health and that she expects “every possible specialist treatment will be provided to him”.
In May, Swamy’s health condition had deteriorated, and civil society groups had urged the authorities to bring him immediate medical attention. Following this, he was, on Bombay High Court’s order, hospitalised. In the hospital, had tested positive for COVID-19.
Following this, the High Court, had on 17 June had instructed for Swamy to continue in the hospital till 5 July.
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