VOA常速英语2007年-Rwanda Criticizes Amnesty International Comment
时间：2019-02-17 作者：英语课 分类：VOA常速英语2007年（十一月）
Kigali
02 November 2007
Rwanda's Prosecutor 1 General has condemned 2 a statement by advocacy group Amnesty International that urged foreign governments not to extradite genocide suspects to Rwanda. The Amnesty statement questioned the impartiality 3 of Rwanda's justice system. Noel King has more on the reaction in this report from Kigali.
Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga told VOA that he will accept criticism of Rwanda's legal system, if it comes through legitimate 4 channels.
Ngoga called Amnesty's statement poorly researched and said it does not allow Rwanda to rebut 5 the allegations in a court of law. "Anybody is free to challenge our opinion, but with evidence and fact," said Ngoga. "What Amnesty International is not offering is actual facts and evidence. It's just blatant 6 allegations."
Amnesty International says countries in which genocide suspects are living, including Britain, France and Canada, should try the suspects themselves. Amnesty says reports of unfair trials within Rwanda's community-based gacaca courts have cast doubt on the nation's justice system.
Rwanda started using the gacaca courts in 2001. The system, in which the alleged 7 participants in the genocide are tried in their home villages, was implemented 8 because the nation's regular courts were overwhelmed by the prospect 9 of trials for thousands of suspects in the genocide.
Ngoga said Rwanda welcomes international organizations to the country to view court proceedings 10. "I have no recollection of ever meeting anybody from Amnesty International," commented Ngoga. "I'm not even aware if they are represented in Rwanda. We highly doubt the credibility of the methods of their investigation 11 and we believe their findings are completely wrong."
Amnesty also urged the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, currently based in Arusha, Tanzania, not to turn over pending 12 cases to Kigali when the court's mandate 13 expires. After Rwanda abolished the death penalty in July, the ICTR said it would return suspects to Rwanda for trial.
The International Criminal Tribunal was created in 1994 by the U.N. Security Council. The court has tried 27 cases and handed down 22 convictions, according to the ICTR's official website.
Rwanda's genocide saw an estimated 800,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus slaughtered 14 by Hutu militias 15, and by ordinary Rwandans, in a little over three months time.
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
- He shows impartiality and detachment. 他表现得不偏不倚，超然事外。
- Impartiality is essential to a judge. 公平是当法官所必需的。
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
- He attempted to rebut the assertions made by the prosecution witness.他试图反驳控方证人所作的断言。
- This open letter is to rebut the argument of abstractionism.这封公开信是反驳抽象派论点的。
- I cannot believe that so blatant a comedy can hoodwink anybody.我无法相信这么显眼的一出喜剧能够欺骗谁。
- His treatment of his secretary was a blatant example of managerial arrogance.他管理的傲慢作风在他对待秘书的态度上表露无遗。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
- This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句
- This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
- The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
- He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
- to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- 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。
- The President had a clear mandate to end the war.总统得到明确的授权结束那场战争。
- The General Election gave him no such mandate.大选并未授予他这种权力。
- The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》