Kidney Sale ... NHRC Intervenes Issues Notice To Punjab Government

January 30, 2006
  • The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Director General of Police and the Chief Secretary, seeking their response. The NHRC, in its order on January 24, asked the authorities to submit a report viz. the number of people who were forced to sell their kidneys to escape starvation within two weeks.

    Media reports indicated that about 300 laborers had lost their kidneys since 2001.Nearly 20 to 25 lost their lives after "selling the kidneys". A major scam has been alleged senior Doctors and Principal of a Government Medical College of the state who reportedly gave permission for illegal transplant while he was the Chairman of the Authorization Committee.

    The Human rights activist Jawaid Laiq, senior advocate Ram Jethmalani and advocates Lataa Krishnamurthy, Kamini Jaiswal and Ashok Kumar Singh had called for the NHRC’s intervention, in the matter.

    In their letter, the complainants had reiterated that it appeared that being imprisoned was further victimizing poor victims of the exploitation.

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