"ΕΝΗΜΕΡΩΤΗΣ"
ΔΗΜΟΣΙΕΥΜΑ Νο [ 01700 ] [ 2010.11.04 00:00 ]
Τετάρτη, 27 Οκτωβρίου 2010
Παιδοκτονία στην Ινδία
"In India for centuries newborn baby girls are dying after their birth. In Tamil Nadu, the southest part of India, unwanted babies are being killed even today. In remote villages killing of babies (infanticide) is common. It is practised in the name of tradition, superstition and poverty".
Testimony:
"I didn't want to kill my daughter. But neighbors came and told me: "You have three girls, you have to kill one. Two are enough. How are you going to feed and marry them?"
India-Testimony: I killed my baby girl...
My family used to say that girls are useless.
But I couldn't kill her. She was gorgeous, very beautiful. She was destined to die... She was born in our house in 4 am. Our neigbors said "we'll kill her with smoke solution". They prepared a solution with crushed smoke plant leaves. I didn't want to do it. In the morning I prayed to God and I gave her one spoon of the smoke solution. I was misable. I lied next to her but couldn't look at her. The baby didn't die at once, I died in the evening. When I saw it was still alive, I couldn't bear it anymore - I told my mother to save her, to give her sugarwater so as to wake up. My mother gave her with her hands but it was too late... She died... My mother buried her in the garden behind our house. I couldn't do it myself. Later I planted flowers and a tree in that spot. She would have been 10 years old today. I never forgot about her. It is impossible. How can I ever forget her... (sigh)
In Tamil Nadu 3.000 newborn girls are being killed every year. It is illegal according to be law with a maximum penalty of life time prison term but authorities haven't been able to eliminate the practise of infanticide. Here there is still a wide-spread belief that if you kill your daughter, the next child will be a boy.
"LA MALEDICTION DE NAÎTRE FILLE", by Manon Loizeau and Alexis Marant, Capa Presse TV, Albert- Londres prize 2006, 52'
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