Kwa-Emerge Centre Against Domestic Abuse (Emerge), sikholelwa ukuthi ukuphepha kuyisisekelo somphakathi ongenakho ukuhlukunyezwa. Ukubaluleka kwethu kokuphepha nothando ngomphakathi wethu kusibiza ukuthi sigxeke isinqumo saleli sonto seNkantolo Ephakeme yase-Arizona, esizobeka engcupheni inhlalakahle yabasinde odlameni lwasekhaya (DV) kanye nezigidi ezengeziwe kulo lonke elase-Arizona.
Ngo-2022, isinqumo seNkantolo Ephakeme yase-United States sokuchitha u-Roe v. Wade savulela izifundazwe ithuba lokusungula imithetho yazo futhi ngeshwa, imiphumela injengoba yayibikezelwe. Ngo-April 9, 2024, iNkantolo Ephakeme yase-Arizona yakhipha isinqumo esivuna ukuvinjelwa kokukhishwa kwezisu okweminyaka eyikhulu. Umthetho wango-1864 uwukuvinjelwa okucishe kuphelele kokuhushula isisu okwenza kube ubugebengu abasebenzi bezempilo abahlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokuhushula izisu. Ayinikezeli ngaphandle kokulala nesihlobo noma ukudlwengula.
Emasontweni ambalwa edlule, u-Emerge ugubhe isinqumo Sebhodi Labaphathi Besifunda sase-Pima sokumemezela Inyanga Ka-April Yokuqwashisa Ngokuhlukunyezwa Ngokocansi. Ngemva kokusebenza nabasinde be-DV iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-45, siyaqonda ukuthi kaningi kangakanani ukuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi nokuphoqwa ukuzala kusetshenziswa njengendlela yokugomela amandla nokulawula ebudlelwaneni obuhlukumezayo. Lo mthetho, owandulela umbuso wase-Arizona, uzophoqa abasinde odlameni locansi ukuthi bakhulelwe abangafunwa—uphinde ubaphuce amandla phezu kwemizimba yabo. Imithetho eyehlisa isithunzi njengalena iyingozi kakhulu ngokwengxenye ngoba ingaba amathuluzi agunyazwe uhulumeni kubantu abasebenzisa ukuziphatha okuhlukumezayo ukuze badale umonakalo.
Ukunakekelwa kokuhushula isisu kuwukunakekelwa kwezempilo. Ukulivimbela kuwukukhawulela ilungelo lomuntu eliyisisekelo. Njengazo zonke izinhlobo zokucindezelwa okuhlelekile, lo mthetho uzoletha ingozi enkulu kubantu asebevele besengozini kakhulu. Izinga lokushona komama kwabesifazane abamnyama kulesi sifunda cishe kathathu eyabesifazane abamhlophe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abesifazane abamnyama bathola ukuphoqwa ngokocansi ku kabili izinga zabesifazane abamhlophe. Lokhu kungafani kuzokwanda kuphela uma umbuso usuvunyelwe ukuphoqa ukukhulelwa.
Lezi zinqumo zeNkantolo Ephakeme azibonisi amazwi noma izidingo zomphakathi wethu. Kusukela ngo-2022, kube nomzamo wokuthola ukuchitshiyelwa kumthethosisekelo wase-Arizona okhethweni. Uma iphasiswa, izochitha isinqumo seNkantolo Ephakeme yase-Arizona futhi isungule ilungelo eliyisisekelo lokunakekelwa kokuhushula isisu e-Arizona. Nganoma yiziphi izindlela abakhetha ukwenza kanjalo, sinethemba lokuthi umphakathi wethu uzokhetha ukuma nabasindile futhi usebenzise izwi lethu elihlangene ukuze uvikele amalungelo ayisisekelo.
Ukuze simelele ukuphepha nokuphila kahle kwabo bonke abasinde ekuhlukunyezweni Esifundeni sase-Pima, kufanele sigxilise okuhlangenwe nakho kwamalungu omphakathi wethu lapho izinsiza zabo ezilinganiselwe, umlando wokuhlukumezeka, kanye nokwelashwa okuchemile ngaphakathi kokunakekelwa kwezempilo nezinhlelo zomthetho zobugebengu zibabeka engozini. Ngeke siwufeze umbono wethu womphakathi ophephile ngaphandle kobulungisa bokuzala. Ngokubambisana, singasiza ukubuyisela amandla ne-ejensi kwabasindile abafanelwe wonke amathuba okuthola inkululeko ekuhlukunyezweni.