: Stan Swamy’s death will always be stain on India’s human rights record, says UN working group #IndiaNEWS The death of tribal rights activist Stan Swamy will always be a stain on India’s human

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Stan Swamy’s death will always be stain on India’s human rights record, says UN working group #IndiaNEWS
The death of tribal rights activist Stan Swamy will always be a stain on India’s human rights record, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has said.The group had made the comments at its session on November 16, and the comments became public earlier this week.Swamy died at a Mumbai hospital, while in police custody, on July 5, nearly nine months after was he was arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The 84-year-old had suffered from multiple ailments including Parkinson’s disease, and had contracted the coronavirus infection at the Taloja prison in Navi Mumbai.Swamy was among those accused in the Bhima Koregaon case. The United Nations working group said that the activist died in “circumstances that were utterly preventable�. It noted that his bail applications were repeatedly denied, and that his requests for medical assistance after he contracted Covid-19 were also initially rejected. “When the request was eventually granted, it was too late,� the working group said.Swamy, in his bail applications, had mentioned having Parkinson’s disease and that he had contracted Covid-19 in prison.Swamy even had to file an application for a straw and a sipper with which to drink water because his hands were too shaky from the Parkinson’s to allow him to hold a glass....Read more

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