Ngokusho kwe-UN, namuhla kunabesifazane abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-250 emhlabeni jikelele abalahlekelwe ngamadoda abo. Ngokuvamile, amandla asendaweni nasesifundazweni akhathaleli isiphetho sabafelokazi, izinhlangano zomphakathi azizinaki kahle.
Futhi, kanye nalokhu, emazweni amaningi kukhona isimo sengqondo esinonya ngabafelokazi ngisho nezingane zabo . Emhlabeni wonke, abafelokazi abangaba yizigidi eziyi-115 baphila ngaphansi kobuhlwempu. Bahlushwa ubudlova kanye nokubandlululwa, impilo yabo ingaphansi, abaningi babo abanalo uphahla phezu kwamakhanda abo.
Kwamanye amazwe, owesifazane unesimo esifanayo nomyeni wakhe. Futhi lapho kwenzeka ukufa kwakhe, lo mfelokazi ulahlekelwa yizinto zonke, kufaka phakathi ukufinyelela kwefa kanye nokukwazi ukuvikelwa komphakathi. Owesifazane olahlekelwe ngumyeni wakhe emazweni anjalo akakwazi ukubhekwa njengelungu eligcwele lomphakathi.
Usuku lomhlaba wonke lwabahlolokazi lugubha nini?
Ukuqaphela isidingo sokunaka abafelokazi banoma yikuphi ubudala abahlala ezindaweni ezihlukene kakhulu nakwezinye izindawo zamasiko, i-UN General Assembly yanquma ngasekupheleni kuka-2010 ukusungula uSuku Lomfelokazi Wamazwe Omhlaba, futhi yanqunywa njalo ngonyaka ngo-23 Juni .
Ngokokuqala ngqa, usuku lwabafelokazi lwaqala ngo-2011. UNobhala Jikelele we-UN, ekhuluma ngale ndaba, wathi abafelokazi kufanele bajabulele wonke amalungelo ngokulingana okulingana nawo wonke amalungu omphakathi wethu wezwe. Wancenga bonke ohulumeni ukuba banakekele kakhulu abesifazane abaye balahlekelwa amadoda nabantwana babo.
NgeSuku Lwamanye Abafelokazi eRussia, nakwamanye amazwe omhlaba, izingxoxo kanye nezenzakalo zezokwaziswa zenziwa, lapho izishoshovu zamalungelo abantu abaziwayo kanye nabameli bemenywa khona. Inhloso yalo mhlangano ukwandisa ukuqwashisa komphakathi wethu mayelana nesimo sabafelokazi, kanye nezingane zabo. Kulolu suku, izisekelo eziningi zokusizakala zikhulisa imali ngokusiza abesifazane abadinga usizo.