NHRC registers case about Savita's death

November 30, 2012 22:23

The National Human Rights Commission today registered a case on the death of dentist Savita Halappanavar, who died in October in Ireland after doctors refused to terminate her miscarriage on the ground that Ireland was a Catholic country.

"Acting on a complaint filed by Odisha based organisation India Media Centre, the NHRC has a registered a case on the matter," a statement from the Commission said.

The right's body said that the Irish Human Rights Commission in Dublin also took up the issue for its attention.

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