Kusukela Reprieve.org.uk, Juni 10, i-2019
Iqembu lamadoda ahlukunyezwa nokuphathwa kabi ezandleni zamabutho ase-US e-Afghanistan aphikisana nesinqumo seNational Criminal Court sokuba angenzi uphenyo ngempi yezempi eyenziwe ngenkathi ingxabano yase-Afghan.
Isikhalazo sifakwe ngokuhlanganyela yiReprieve kanye neCentre for Rights Constitutional. UReprieve phambilini ubethumele izethulo zezisulu egameni lamadoda amathathu, abeboshwe ezikhungweni ezilawulwa yi-US e-Afghanistan njengengxenye 'yempi yokwesaba'.
Ngo-Ephreli kulo nyaka, Abagwebi be-ICC bavumile ukuthi "kunesizathu esizwakalayo sokucabangela ukuthi ubugebengu ngaphakathi kwegunya le-ICC buyenziwe e-Afghanistan" kodwa kubhekisele ubunzima bokuphenywa kobugebengu, kuhlanganise nokuntuleka kokubambisana okuvela emaphandleni afanele ekuphikeleni uphenyo.
Isinqumo se-ICC sokungaphenyi size ngemuva kokuthi uMengameli ehoxise i-visa yokungena kukamshushisi, uFatou Bensouda, kanti izikhulu eziphezulu kuhulumeni zisabise ngokuthi izikhulu ze-ICC zingathathelwa izinyathelo zobugebengu uma kuqhubeka uphenyo. Ukuphendula isinqumo se-ICC ku isitatimende, UMongameli wase-US uDonald Trump ubize lesi sinqumo ngokuthi “ukunqoba okukhulu kwamazwe omhlaba” futhi wathi inkantolo izotholana "nempendulo esheshayo futhi enamandla" uma izama ukushushisa izakhamizi zase-US noma ababambisene nazo.
U-Katie Taylor, iSekela loMqondisi e-Reprieve, wathi:
"Abasinde empini yokuhlukunyezwa kwezempi baye balinda iminyaka eyishumi nesishiyagalolunye ngenhloso efanayo yobulungiswa - okwamanje bekuphikisiwe ngokuphelele. Kwabaningi, ukuhlupheka okwaqala e-Afghanistan kuyaqhubeka, kungapheli emehlweni, eGuantánamo Bay. Ukuze ICC iphoqe iphenyo layo, ngaphansi kwengcindezi evela e-US, ibeka ukwethembeka kwayo engozini. Inkantolo kumele iqaphele ukuthi lezi zisulu zinelungelo lokuzwakala. "
Impendulo eyodwa
UFatou Bensouda udinga ukukhula ngebhangqa! Kube khona ubugebengu bezempi obenziwa ngaphansi kwabo bonke ubongameli base-US mhlawumbe kusukela eVietnam. Ngakho-ke asiqhubeke.