2007年VOA标准英语-Human Rights Groups Warn Violence in Zimbabwe C
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Johannesburg
29 March 2007
Human rights organizations are warning that the violence in Zimbabwe could spiral out of control and are calling for Southern African leaders to take action if the Zimbabwe government fails to halt the brutality 2. Correspondent Scott Bobb reports from our Southern Africa Bureau in Johannesburg.
A researcher for Human Rights Watch, Tiseke Kasambala, said in Johannesburg that the situation in Zimbabwe has worsened considerably 3 since her visit six months ago.
Tiseke Kasambala
"The level of repression 4 was definitely higher," she said. "There was definitely more political tension in the air. People are tired of what is going on. Something has got to give. This kind of violence cannot just continue."
Tensions have been heightened in Zimbabwe since a police crackdown began nearly three weeks ago. Several-dozen opposition 5 leaders were detained and beaten for trying to hold an anti-government rally. Opposition leaders say that many others have since undergone similar ordeals 6.
The government says the opposition is behind a series of gasoline (petrol) bombings and accuses it of trying to destabilize the country. Opposition leaders deny the charges.
Kasambala condemned 7 the recent bombings and called for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. But she said abuses by security forces are the primary cause of the violence.
She said authorities are no longer just targeting opposition and civic 8 leaders, but are now arresting and beating members of the general public.
Another human rights group, Amnesty International, expressed outrage 9 Wednesday over what it called the brutal 1 harassment 10, torture and intimidation 11 of opposition activists 12.
Both human rights groups urged southern African leaders attending a summit in Tanzania to take a strong position against the aggression 13.
Kasambala of Human Rights Watch called the summit a positive development, noting that it is the first such meeting since the Zimbabwe crisis began seven years ago.
She said African governments should recognize that the millions of Zimbabwean refugees streaming into neighboring countries pose a threat to regional stability.
"This is a key threat to the region," she noted 14. "Therefore the southern African leaders should be the ones taking the lead in discussing the situation in Zimbabwe and we are glad that this is taking place and we hope that strong measures will be taken."
She said the African leaders should send a committee to Zimbabwe to investigate the violence and should impose sanctions if it is not ended.
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
- The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
- a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军
- The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
- The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
- The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。
- This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- London had stood triumphant through all her ordeals. 伦敦在经历考验之后仍巍然屹立。 来自辞典例句
- He's come through some bad personal ordeals. 他个人经历了一些沉痛的考验。 来自辞典例句
- I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
- The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。
- When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage.他得悉此事时义愤填膺。
- We should never forget the outrage committed by the Japanese invaders.我们永远都不应该忘记日本侵略者犯下的暴行。
- She often got telephone harassment at night these days.这些天她经常在夜晚受到电话骚扰。
- The company prohibits any form of harassment.公司禁止任何形式的骚扰行为。
- The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
- The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。
- His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
- Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
- Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。