VOA标准英语2013--HRW: Make Rights Priority in Somalia
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2013年(五月)
HRW: Make Rights Priority in Somalia
International donors 1 are being called on to place human rights at the top of the agenda when they meet Tuesday on Somalia. Representatives of more than 50 countries are gathering 2 in London to discuss Somalia’s future.
Human Rights Watch said while there is much goodwill 3 for the new Somali government, donors should not give it unqualified support. Deputy Africa Director Leslie Lefkow said there’s a lot at stake.
“This London conference on Somalia is a pivotal moment for the country and for the new government. Because this will be the time when international donors come together and I think an agenda of sorts is set for the coming months and years for the new government in terms of its priorities, in terms of the strategy that the government will undertake – and in terms of the kind of support, financial and political, that donors are willing to put forward for the government.”
Besides conflict and humanitarian 4 emergencies, Somalia has also faced what she called a crisis of impunity 5.
“It’s a crisis of lack of accountability at all levels – political, criminal, human rights and also international,” she said.
Lefkow said that rebuilding Somalia means not only re-taking and controlling territory, but also having a government that is accountable to its citizens. She said funding for military and security sector 6 reform must include guarantees of accountability.
“That means vetting 7 abusive forces; that means weeding out individual commanders who’ve been responsible for abuses – but it also means putting in place real systems for accountability going forward. So those who commit abuses at every level are investigated – are prosecuted 8 – and are appropriately disciplined,” she said.
Human Rights Watch is also calling on the Somali government to commit to women’s rights.
Lefkow said, “At the moment, we are seeing unprecedented 9 levels of sexual violence in Somalia. This links back to the issue of security force conduct. It links back to the fact that there’s no accountability for security forces because members of the military and members of government militias 10 are often responsible for rape 11 and sexual violence against women.”
Human Rights Watch said another major concern is the plight 12 of journalists in Somalia --17 journalists have been killed there in the last year and a half.
- Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
- About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
- His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
- We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- You will not escape with impunity.你不可能逃脱惩罚。
- The impunity what compulsory insurance sets does not include escapement.交强险规定的免责范围不包括逃逸。
- The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
- The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。
- Scripts had to be submitted to Ministry of Information officials for vetting. 必须把脚本提交给信息部官员审查。 来自互联网
- Their purpose in clicking deeper into a site is one of vetting. 他们深入点击网站的目的是一种诊疗。 来自互联网
- The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
- The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
- The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
- The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网
- The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
- He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。