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Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freddy Fernandes (FF) wrote: A women's organization like Bailancho Saad should have been involved in every crime against women, high profile or not, whether approached or not. Roveena's death has highlighted the plight of voiceless people who believe on what they are told by the doctors and the authorities. If the alleged doctor has been the cause of her death and guilty of the charges levied against him nothing less than a death penalty would serve justice. -- Response: 1: General Comment: I believe FF is right. Those among us who are "paying" for the running of these NGOs, have a right to demand that the Women's NGOs do what we are "paying" them to do. And while, we have to struggle hard to sit in air-conditioned 'discomfort' and on our armchairs, they (the women's organizations) are duty bound to go and look for such cases. If they don't, we will not "send" them any more funds. No more 1st class air-travel for you even though you may choose to travel by cattle-class (;-). 2: First set of Questions specific to the Raveena case (esp as the "death-penalty" has been sought by FF): [FF may choose to answer the questions or seek the answers to these questions] a: When did R first complain of pain in her belly? b: When was R first taken to the doctor? c: When was the diagnosis of appendicitis first made? d: When was she first operated upon? e: Has a case for negligence (criminal) been filed against any of the doctors in any of the courts? 3: There are other "non-death penalty" questions that FF may wish to seek answers to (wrt to the reportedly unethical actions of the doctors) i.e. verbal abuse of sister (for which there is NO excuse) and the removal of eyes and kidneys without consent (which is an assault): f: Has any body written to the Medical Council about the abuse and filed a case in any court wrt the assault? 4: WRT the non-provision of information to any individual who is not the Official Guardian, I will leave it to FF to think about it. jc