VOA标准英语2009年-Zimbabwe Rights Groups Praises Exoneration
时间：2019-02-12 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2009年(十月)
By Scott Bobb
Harare
01 October 2009
Zimbabwe human rights activist 1 Jestina Mukoko at a news conference in Harare, Thursday 1 Oct. 2009
Human-rights defenders 2 in Zimbabwe are praising a Supreme 3 Court decision ordering all charges to be dropped against activist Jestina Mukoko who was detained 10 months ago on charges of conspiring 4 to overthrow 5 the government.
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights Director Irene Petras welcomed the Supreme Court ruling (Monday) that ended the state prosecution 6 of human-rights activist Jestina Mukoko.
"We believe it is a landmark 7 judgment 8 in that the judiciary has put prosecutorial 9 authorities and all perpetrators and potential perpetrators of rights violations 10 on notice that the violation 11 of individuals' rights will not be tolerated by the courts and nobody is above the law including state institutions and actors," Petras said.
Mukoko was taken by armed men from her home before dawn last December. She was held in secret locations for nearly three weeks. She later testified that she was tortured in an attempt to make her confess to recruiting people for military training to overthrow the Zimbabwean government, which she denies.
The Zimbabwean Supreme Court ordered her case to be dropped, saying the methods used by agents of the state had violated her constitutional rights.
Mukoko heads the Zimbabwe Peace Project that monitored and documented the arrest, kidnapping, and torture of hundreds of activists 12 and politicians during controversial elections last year.
Former opposition-leader Morgan Tsvangirai won the most votes in the first round of the elections. But President Robert Mugabe won the run-off after Mr. Tsvangirai withdrew, citing a campaign of violence in which more than 100 of his supporters were killed.
After lengthy 13 negotiations 14, the two leaders formed a power-sharing government in February in which Mr. Tsvangirai took the post of prime minister.
Mukoko was released on bail 15 three months later.
Mr. Tsvangiari's Movement for Democratic Change called the Supreme Court's decision a vindication 16 of its position that the charges against Mukoko were trumped 17 up.
There has been no public reaction from Mr. Mugabe's ZANU-PF party. The government-owned media reported the development without comment.
Human-rights lawyer Petras said the southern African and international communities played a critical role in obtaining Mukoko's release, but noted 18 that other activists are still disappeared or still are being prosecuted 19.
"We need to keep the spotlight 20 on the cases that are still pending 21, on the individuals who are still being subjected to these processes," Petras said. "And it will be important for the region and for the international community to also question what has happened to the other seven people who were abducted 22 and who are still missing."
Mukoko appeared at the news conference with Petras, but declined to speak, saying she was still traumatized by her ordeal 23.
- He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
- He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
- The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- They were accused of conspiring against the king. 他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
- John Brown and his associates were tried for conspiring to overthrow the slave states. 约翰·布朗和他的合伙者们由于密谋推翻实行奴隶制度的美国各州而被审讯。
- After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
- The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。
- The Smiths brought a prosecution against the organizers.史密斯家对组织者们提出起诉。
- He attempts to rebut the assertion made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳原告方证人所作的断言。
- The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.俄国革命是世界历史上的一个里程碑。
- The tower was once a landmark for ships.这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
- The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
- He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
- If prosecutorial misconduct results in a mistrial, a later prosecution may be barred. 如果检察官的不轨行为导致审判无效，再行起诉可能会被除数禁止。 来自口语例句
- Prosecutorial supervision is required according to public power attribution of civil litigation. 民事诉讼的个性和检察监督是对立统一的关系，并不排斥检察监督。
- 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。
- He roared that was a violation of the rules.他大声说，那是违反规则的。
- He was fined 200 dollars for violation of traffic regulation.他因违反交通规则被罚款200美元。
- 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》
- We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
- The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
- One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
- She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。
- There is much to be said in vindication of his claim.有很多理由可以提出来为他的要求作辩护。
- The result was a vindication of all our efforts.这一结果表明我们的一切努力是必要的。
- That woman trumped up various baseless charges against him. 那个女人捏造种种毫无根据的罪名指控他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Several of his colleagues trumped up a complaint to get him removed from the job. 他的几位同事诬告他，使他丟掉了工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
- 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》。
- This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
- The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。
- The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
- He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。
- Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
- The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。