HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHDOG SAYS SAVITA INQUIRIES WILL NOT SATISFY HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTION

Date Published: 23-Nov-2012

Ireland's human rights watchdog says none of the three inquiries into the death of Savita Halapannavar will satisfy the European Convention of human rights.

The Irish Council for Civil liberties says it's questionable if our laws conform with the European convention of Human rights, and so a public inquiry should take place.

HIQA announced this lunchtime it will undertake a statutory investigation into the care and treatment provided to Savita Halapannavar.

The HSE and the coroner are also carrying out seperate investigations.

The 31 year old city resident, a dentist, died at University Hospital Galway last month from blood poisoning after suffering a miscarriage.Her husband Praveen says he's prepared to go to the European court of Human rights if an independent inquiry is not set up into her death.

ICCL director Mark Kelly says the current inquiries may not meet the legal requirements of the EU