Emakholomu ashaye abesifazane futhi ahlekisa izingane
UNdunankulu wase-Ireland uMikal Martin waxolisa kubo bonke izisulu zokukhosela komama abangashadile nezingane zabo. Futhi, iziphathimandla zibikele ukushona kwezingane, ukuphathwa kabi kwabesifazane kwabasebenzi nakwamanye amacala ukusuka ngo-1922 kuya ku-1998.
"Kumele sivume ukuthi lokhu kuyingxenye yomlando wethu wezwe. Futhi kufanele senze konke okusemandleni abesifazane nezingane ngendlela enomusa enjalo yokuziveza ekuphendukeni kwethu okujulile, ukuqonda nokusekelwa, "kusho uMartin ngesikhathi sokukhuluma kwakhe endlini yabamele i-Ireland.
Ukukhosela kwamakhosela kwamaKatolika kwakukhona ezweni, lapho bathumela khona bonke abesifazane abakhulelwa futhi baba ngumama emshadweni. Phakathi kwazo kwakukhona amantombazane asemncane aneminyaka eyi-12, kanye nezisulu zokudlwengulwa, okubalwa namalungu omndeni, nabesifazane abane-psyche ekhubazekile. Amaphesenti angama-80 abesifazane ayeneminyaka engu-18 kuye kwengama-29. Kwesinye isikhathi abesifazane baya endlini ngokwayo, besaba ukulahla bevela emndenini nakomakhelwane, noma banikezwa abazali nezihlobo zabo, futhi kwesinye isikhathi babengenandawo yokuhamba. Babizwa ngokuthi "yizoni."
Ngo-2014, ukungcwatshwa kwabantu abaningi kwezingane ezingama-796 kutholakale endaweni yenye yezindawo zokukhosela emakamelweni ethangi langaphambili lamanzi amdaka. Lapho-ke iziphathimandla zase-Ireland zaqala uphenyo oluthatha iminyaka.
Umbiko wophenyo uthunyelwe ngoJanuwari 12. Kwavela ukuthi ngokuhamba kweminyaka yokuba khona kwezindawo zokukhosela ezindongeni zazo, kwashona izingane ezingaphezu kwezinkulungwane eziyi-9, ezingamaphesenti ayi-15 ezinambitha zezingane ezazisemashalweni.
Lo mbiko uthi abesifazane bahlala behlazeka futhi becasulwa ngisho nasekubelethweni kwengane. "Kwabesifazane abaningi, ukubeletha kwaba yinto ebuhlungu," kubhalwe kulo mbhalo. Babehlala emakhazeni, abakhombimisisani uzwela, kwathi kuze kube ngu-1973, abaningi bebengazivumeli ukuba bazishiye ingane. Ngisho nangemva kuka-1973, abesifazane bebengaziswanga ngamalungelo abo, futhi izingane zanikezwa imindeni ekhulisa izingane. Izingane zihlukaniswe omama - bobabili ebuntwaneni, naseminyakeni yobudala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izingane zazinonya ngokweqile.
Emashalofini, kwaphawulwa ukufa kwezingane eziphakeme. Endaweni yokukhosela, amaphesenti angama-75 abo bonke abazalwa ngo-1943 bafa ngonyaka wokuqala wokuphila. Esendaweni yokukhosela eBhethaniya, amaphesenti angama-62 ezingane azalwe ngalowo nyaka afe.
"Yilowo nalowo kini kufanelekile okuhle," kusho uNdunankulu. Uthi: "Umbuso wakuholela wena, omama nezingane ababekule ndawo yokukhosela.
Uhulumeni wathembisa ukuhlinzeka ngolwazi lomama ngezingane zabo zokutholwa.
