I READ with utter amazement the letter written by Mr. Abudul Jamal Khan, captioned ‘Ramifications of Ram’ and published in the Chronicle Newspaper on the 12th of December 2014. 

Mr. Khan’s letter detailed an affidavit sworn by the wife of Christopher Ram, in which she explained graphically, the physical, psychological and emotional violence that she and more importantly, her children endured at the hands of Mr. Ram.
It is appalling that Mr. Ram, a chartered accountant/attorney-at-law/political activist who is featured prominently in the media and who lectures to the nation on issues of morality as well as Law and Order would beat his wife and children so mercilessly, even going to such extremes as threatening to kill them as the Affidavit vividly states.
What is more perplexing, is the deafening silence of all those human and women’s rights bodies that usually speak rather furiously and forthrightly on these matters. I have not heard or seen any comments from Red Thread, the Guyana Women’s Lawyers Association, the Guyana Bar Association (of which Mr. Ram is the secretary), the Women and Gender Equality Association, vocal defender of women’s rights and domestic violence Ms. Priya Manickchand, the Guyana Human Rights Association, etc. Have they not seen the letter to which I make reference? If it is a case where they have seen it and choose to remain silent on this tragic issue, then their silence speaks volumes.

RICHARD MENDOZA