--- Sanny de Quepem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Maina-Curtorim police took her into custody > after her > anticipatory bail application was rejected. She was > taken to the Goa Medical > College (GMC), Bambolim for medical examination. ----------------------------------------------
Over the last couple of years I have seen women's rights steadily being eroded all in the guise of the nanny-state out to protect their "rights". First came the proposed mandatory HIV testing, which would protect women from AIDS infections. Then came salwar-kameez uniforms to help them with sporting activities. Then came monitoring of pregnancy ultra-sound clinics, who would be held accountable if they gave out details of the fetal gender. Then came the decision that women under 30 years of age would no longer be able to earn a livelihood as unskilled labour in the lucrative Gulf States. Now, we are told than an examination of this woman's body will reveal whether or not she molested a nine year old boy. Perhaps I'm missing something, but never have I heard that an examination of a male suspects body was carried out to form the basis of culpatory evidence. Rape and molestation are very difficult crimes to prove but they are just as equally easily to allege. We have to be ever protective of victim's rights but we also have ensure in a just society that the accused is given a fair trail and not subjected to a kangaroo court. So why are the NGOs not crying foul? To me the extent of cultural evolution in a society is reflected by the equitable and participatory role women play in it. It's very easy to erode womens rights. It's usually done under the benign guise of protecting them. Little by little their ability to take decisions for themselves is undermined and soon there is nothing left but a disadvantaged section of society with their civil rights totally curtailed. The sad reality is, women need more protection from such paternalistic, patronising and pandering shenanigans then they need from anything life has to throw at them. selma __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
