Fact Findings on Female Sterilisation
A Fact Finding Report of the Sterilisation Camp Held at Manikchak Rural
Source: Natioanl Coalition Against Two Child Norm (TCN) & Coercive Population Policies On February 5, 2013 a mega female Minilap Ligation operation camp was held at Manikchak rural hospital of in the district of Malda, West Bengal. On this particular day 103 women were sterilised. It was reported in the local media that the women who were sterilised in this camp were kept on the open ground (hospital campus premises) in semi conscious state, and their relatives were asked to take them back home immediately after the operation. This was highlighted in the media (NDTV and other news channels) as gross human rights violation and later enquires were conducted by the state health department and the national human rights commission. Author: Leena Uppal Read more |