HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATIONS AT DABOLIM AIRPORT POLICE STATION: GHRC SUMMONS CS AND DGP

The Goa Human Rights Commission today issued notice to the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police on the complaint over the non-deployment of lady police and other Human right violations at the Dabolim Airport Police Station.

The three member Goa Human Rights Commission headed by Justice P.K.Misra and comprising of retired District Judge A.D. Salkar and Mr. J.A.Keny has directed the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police to appear before the Commission on 12th October.

Thousands of people arrive at Goa’s Dabolim Airport every day of which many are women and young children, but it is very shocking that not a single lady police has been posted at this very crucial Dabolim Police Station to attend to the ladies and children that may need assistance.

In view of serious concerns about women security it was imperative to have women staff at the Airport police station which oversees hundreds of women travelling daily within its jurisdiction.

As per the Court guidelines every police station needs to have a woman police officer available round-the-clock for dealing with crime involving women. Besides women detainees are required to be supervised and searched by female officers and the law enforcement authorities cannot ignore the requirement of sufficient women staff to ensure the protection of the rights of female complainants, suspects, arrestees and detainees at the Dabolim Airport Police Station.

The absence of women police at the Airport Police Station would force the male police to act in situations which would compromise and affect the dignity of the women which amounts to a very serious invasion of their Human Right.

The attention of the Goa Human Rights Commission has been also drawn to the fact that the Dabolim Airport Police station lacks basic amenities with no toilet, no drinking water and no proper facilities with the police staff having to work under inhuman conditions besides there not being 24 hour CCTV surveillance at such an important police station.

The Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police need to explain as to how they have in violation of Human Rights Standards and Practice failed to deploy lady police staff at the very crucial Dabolim Airport Police Station and they have to also justify as to how the other basic amenities have not been provided.

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