Oxhumana nabo beMidiya:
World BEYOND War: URachel Small, Umhleli waseCanada, canada@worldbeyondwar.org
UKUKHULULWA OKUPHAKATHI
August 9, 2021
KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Izishoshovu zibhikisha ngaphandle kwesikhungo iLockheed Martin eDartmouth ngenhloso yokugubha unyaka wesithathu wesibhicongo samabhasi esikole saseYemen. Ukuqhuma kwamabhomu eSaudi kwebhasi lesikole emakethe enabantu abaningi enyakatho neYemen ngo-Agasti 9, 2018 kwabulala izingane ezingama-44 nabantu abadala abayishumi kwalimala nabanye abaningi. Ibhomu elisetshenziswe ku-airstrike lenziwe ngumenzi wezikhali uLokheed Martin. ILokheed Martin Canada iyinkampani ephethwe ngokuphelele yenkampani yaseMelika iLokheed Martin.
“Eminyakeni emithathu edlule namuhla ibhasi lezingane lonke lesikole lahlatshwa ngebhomu elingamakhilogremu angu-500 iLockheed Martin. Ngilapha esikhungweni sikaLokheed Martin namhlanje nginengane yami encane, elinganayo nezingane eziningi ezikulelo bhasi, ukuzophendula le nkampani ngokufa kwalezi zingane ezingama-44 nokuqinisekisa ukuthi azikhohliwe, ”kusho uRachel Small World BEYOND War.
Manje sekungunyaka wesithupha, impi eholwa yiSaudi e-Yemen ibulale abantu abacishe babe yikota yesigidi, ngokusho kwe-UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Kuholele nakulokho umzimba we-UN okukubize ngokuthi “inhlekelele enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni yabantu.”
Izishoshovu zokuthula zigubha isikhumbuzo sokuqhunyiswa kwamabhasi ezikole zaseYemen ezweni lonke. E-Ontario izishoshovu zibhikisha ngaphandle kweGeneral Dynamics Land Systems-Canada, inkampani yasendaweni yaseLondon ekhiqiza izimoto ezilula zokulwa (LAVs) zoMbuso waseSaudi Arabia. Amaphikishi okuthula nawo ayenzeka ngaphandle kwehhovisi likaNgqongqoshe wezokuVikela uHarjit Sajjan eVancouver nasehhovisi lePhalamende leLiberal uChris Bittle eSt. Catharines.
Ngesonto eledlule, kwavezwa ukuthi iCanada ivume isivumelwano esisha sokudayisa iziqhumane ezingabiza u- $ 74-million eSaudi Arabia ngo-2020. Kusukela kuqale lolu bhubhane, iCanada ithumele izikhali ezingaphezu kwezigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingama- $ 1.2 eSaudi Arabia. Ku-2019, iCanada yathumela izingalo ezinenani elingu- $ 2.8 billion eMbusweni - ngaphezu kwezikhathi ezingama-77 inani ledola losizo lwaseCanada oluya e-Yemen ngawo lowo nyaka. Ukuthunyelwa kwezikhali eSaudi Arabia manje sekungaphezu kwama-75% okuthunyelwa kwamasosha aseCanada okungewona ase-US.
“Ingane eYemen izofa njalo ngemizuzwana engama-75 kulo nyaka ngenxa yempi eqhubekayo, ngokusho kohlelo lweWorld Food Programme. Njengomzali, angikwazi nje ukuma ngivumele iCanada iqhubeke nokuzuza ngale mpi ngokuthengisa izikhali eSaudi Arabia, ”kusho uSakura Saunders, oyilungu lebhodi World BEYOND War. "Kuyadumaza ukuthi iCanada iyaqhubeka nokugqugquzela impi eholele enhlekeleleni enkulu yezenhlalakahle emhlabeni kanye nezisulu ezisindayo zomphakathi eYemen."
Ekugcineni ukuwa, iCanada yaqokwa obala okokuqala esidlangalaleni njengelinye lamazwe asiza ukubhebhethekisa impi eYemen yithimba lochwepheshe abazimele ababhekele ukungqubuzana kwe-UN nokuphenya amacala ezimpi angenzeka ngamasosha, kubandakanya neSaudi Arabia.
“Ukuze uTrudeau angene kulolu khetho athi uphethe 'inqubomgomo yabesifazane yakwamanye amazwe' akunangqondo ngandlela-thile uma unikela ngokuzibophezela okungaguquguquki kukahulumeni ekuthumeleni izikhali ezigidigidigidi zamadola eSaudia Arabia, izwe elidume ngokuqoshwa kwamalungelo abantu nokucindezelwa okuhlelekile abesifazane. Ukuthengiselana kwezikhali zaseSaudi kuphambene ngqo nendlela yabesifazane yokulwela inqubomgomo yezangaphandle, ”kusho uJoan Smith waseNova Scotia Voice of Women for Peace.
Bangaphezu kwezigidi ezine abantu abasele dengwane ngenxa yempi, kanti abantu abangama-4%, kubandakanya nezingane eziyizigidi eziyi-80, badinga kakhulu usizo losizo. Lolu sizo luye lwabhuntshiswa umhlaba wobumbano oholwa yiSaudi, izwe, nokuvinjelwa kwamasosha asolwandle. Kusukela ngo-12.2, lokhu kuvinjelwa kuvimbele ukudla, uphethiloli, izimpahla ezithengiswayo, kanye nosizo ekungeneni eYemen.
Landela i-twitter.com/wbwCanada ne-twitter.com/hashtag/CanadaStopArmingSaudi yezithombe, amavidiyo, nezibuyekezo ezivela eHalifax nasezweni lonke.
Izithombe ezingeziwe ziyatholakala uma ucelwa.
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