voa标准英语2008-US Commission Reports Iraqi Religious Minorities
时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)
US Commission on International Religious Freedom holds a news conference on Capitol Hill, 16 Dec. 2008
The commission says small minorities, such as Chaldo-Assyrian and other Christians 3, Sabean Mandaeans, and Yazidis, continue to experience targeted violence, threats and intimidation 4, forcing many people to flee to other areas in Iraq or become refugees.
Its report says these minorities are even more vulnerable because Iraq's government has been unable to provide effective protection to religious communities or investigate violations.
Felice Gaer
"The lack of effective government action to protect these communities from abuses has established Iraq among the most dangerous places on earth for religious minorities," said Felice Gaer, who chairs the commission.
Among other things, the commission points to the recent killing 5 of seven members of a Yazidi family who were shot and killed in northern Iraq.
Where Iraq's main divisions are concerned, sectarian problems persist despite what the commission says has been some "reconciliation 6" between Shiite and Sunni, with the report urging more progress.
Elizabeth Prodromou
Commission member Elizabeth Prodromou underscores one of the recommendations.
"To ensure that Iraqi government revenues are neither directed toward nor indirectly 7 support any militia 8, para-state actor, or any other organization that is credibly 9 charged with involvement in severe human rights abuses," she said.
The commission recommends suspension of any government personnel charged with involvement in sectarian violence; transparent 10 and effective investigations 11; and expanding communal 12 integration 13 in Iraq's government and military.
But it is the smaller religious groups, lacking their own militia or tribal 14 structures, that have become caught in the middle of what the report calls a struggle between the central Iraqi government and the Kurdistan Regional Government for control of northern areas.
Imam Talal Eid
"Minorities are facing extinction 15 in Iraq, and I would like to see the Iraqi government doing more efforts to protect them," said commission member Imam Talal Eid.
"It doesn't take a whole lot of very armed and determined 16 people to terrorize a vulnerable population if the government just steps aside and lets it happen," said commission member Nina Shea.
The commission expresses concern about upcoming provincial 17 elections, pointing to what it calls the disenfranchisement four years ago of many non-Muslims in Nineveh province.
Michael Cromartie
Vice 18 Chairman Michael Cromartie points to the weakening of guarantees for minorities in Iraq's provincial elections law, and outlines commission recommendations for action by the U.S. government.
"That it lead an international effort to protect voters and voting places, and to monitor the elections," he said. "That it direct U.S. military and coalition 19 forces where feasible and appropriate to provide heightened security for the elections, particularly in minority areas such as the Nineveh government where there were irregularities in previous elections."
The commission recommends that a special U.S. envoy 20 be appointed to coordinate 21 U.S. human rights policy in Iraq, while other proposals are aimed at helping 22 the estimated four million Iraqi refugees and the internally-displaced.
Richard Land
Commissioner 23 Richard Land says these include expanding U.S. and Iraqi government financing for refugees through the United Nations, and urging U.S. allies to increase their assistance, along with another step designed to assist religious minorities.
"Amend 24 the U.S. refugee admissions program's new P-2 category to allow Iraq's smallest most vulnerable religious minorities direct access to the program," he said.
Four members dissented 25 from the recommendation that Iraq, previously 26 on the religious freedom watch list, now be designated a country of particular concern. They asserted that the Baghdad government's actions, complicity or willful indifference 27 in violations were not sufficiently 28 established.
Commissioners 29 emphasize there is no disagreement when it comes to the plight 30 of religious minorities, saying the main difference involves the question of whether Iraq's government has the capacity and willingness to act.
The commission's main overall message for the incoming Obama administration is that the United States must keep religious freedom and other fundamental human rights at the top of the agenda.
- He had fled from France at the time of the persecution. 他在大迫害时期逃离了法国。
- Their persecution only serves to arouse the opposition of the people. 他们的迫害只激起人民对他们的反抗。
- This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
- These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
- 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。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
- Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。
- I heard the news indirectly.这消息我是间接听来的。
- They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人,他们进行了间接接触。
- First came the PLA men,then the people's militia.人民解放军走在前面,其次是民兵。
- There's a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.街道拐角处有一幢由当地民兵团守卫的大楼。
- I am credibly informed that. 由可靠方面听说。
- An effective management software ensures network to run credibly. 一个高效的网管软件是网络运行的可靠保证。
- The water is so transparent that we can see the fishes swimming.水清澈透明,可以看到鱼儿游来游去。
- The window glass is transparent.窗玻璃是透明的。
- His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查,但没有发现什么。
- He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。
- There was a communal toilet on the landing for the four flats.在楼梯平台上有一处公共卫生间供4套公寓使用。
- The toilets and other communal facilities were in a shocking state.厕所及其他公共设施的状况极其糟糕。
- We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
- This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。
- He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
- The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。
- The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
- The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。
- I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
- He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
- City dwellers think country folk have provincial attitudes.城里人以为乡下人思想迂腐。
- Two leading cadres came down from the provincial capital yesterday.昨天从省里下来了两位领导干部。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
- Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。
- Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
- The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。
- You must coordinate what you said with what you did.你必须使你的言行一致。
- Maybe we can coordinate the relation of them.或许我们可以调和他们之间的关系。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
- He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
- The teacher advised him to amend his way of living.老师劝他改变生活方式。
- You must amend your pronunciation.你必须改正你的发音。
- We dissented from the decision. 对那项决定我们表示了不同意见。
- He dissented and questioned the justice of the award. 他提出质问,说裁判不公允。
- The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
- Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
- I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
- He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
- It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
- The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
- The Commissioners of Inland Revenue control British national taxes. 国家税收委员管理英国全国的税收。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The SEC has five commissioners who are appointed by the president. 证券交易委员会有5名委员,是由总统任命的。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件