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Hyderabad: Coordination Committee For Peace on Monday appealed to the Chhattisgarh authorities to honour its dedication made earlier than the Excessive Courtroom and instantly launch the our bodies of Maoists from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh killed in an encounter to stop additional deterioration and permit households to bid farewell to their departed with dignity.
Regardless of assurances given by the Advocate Basic of Chhattisgarh earlier than the Excessive Courtroom of Andhra Pradesh on Might 24 that our bodies can be handed over to households after an post-mortem, nothing concrete has been performed. The extended delay was inflicting immense anguish to bereaved households who have travelled lengthy distances to assert the our bodies of their family members, mentioned committee members Prof G. Haargopal and Prof G. Laxman.
They mentioned that much more alarming had been the rising allegations that the our bodies haven’t been preserved in chilly storage and have been left uncovered to decay – regardless of the clear authorized and moral obligation to protect mortal stays with dignity.
Such therapy quantities to a gross violation of medico-legal protocols, dehumanisation of the deceased, and the infliction of additional psychological trauma upon grieving households.
“We’re significantly disturbed that in court docket proceedings, the Deputy Solicitor Basic who appeared for the Central authorities – opposed handing over at the very least two our bodies, citing a possible regulation and order problem arising from funeral processions. This justification, which successfully criminalises mourning, is each callous and constitutionally untenable,” they mentioned.
The households, by senior counsel, had already assured the court docket their willingness to abide by any situations to make sure a peaceable farewell. Even then the our bodies have been withheld. Such obstruction displays contempt for each human grief and elementary rights. “We’re additionally alarmed by experiences that relations, ambulance drivers, and others aiding on this humanitarian course of are dealing with intimidation and obstruction by the authorities,” the committee member mentioned.
This represents an unconscionable abuse of state energy, deepening the trauma of the bereaved. This delay and desecration isn’t merely an administrative lapse and it constitutes a blatant violation of constitutional and authorized obligations.
Domestically, the Nationwide Human Rights Fee (NHRC), in its 2020 advisory on the dignity of the useless, issued 11 clear directives for humane dealing with of the deceased – together with time-bound cremation or burial, correct preservation, and respectful transportation.
Because the ongoing failure by state authorities to satisfy these requirements violates each such precept, the committee demanded speedy launch of all our bodies to their respective households with out additional delay in addition to cessation of all types of harassment directed at relations, ambulance drivers, and help personnel.
The committee has demanded full implementation of constitutional, judicial, and worldwide obligations referring to the dignity of the useless and adherence to authorized protocols for dealing with the our bodies of these killed in counterinsurgency operations, in accordance with home and worldwide regulation.
“Each human being deserves dignity in loss of life. The continued detention of those our bodies isn’t solely legally questionable however morally reprehensible,” the committee added.
