VOA标准英语2011--Amnesty International Says War Crimes Co
时间：2018-12-16 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2011年(五月)
Amnesty International Says War Crimes Conducted in Libya
Libyan forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi may be guilty of war crimes, Amnesty International said Friday. In a new report, the international watchdog described ongoing 1 attacks against the civilian 2 population in Misrata.
Battles have raged through the streets of Misrata for more than two months now and Amnesty says in that time troops loyal to Gadhafi have unleashed 3 a "truly horrifying 4" string of attacks against civilians 5.
Hundreds killed
On Friday, the group published a report saying the total disregard for civilian lives is a clear breach 6 of international law.
Donatella Rovera, a senior advisor 7 at Amnesty is in Benghazi, the rebel stronghold in eastern Libya.
From there she told VOA of the bloodshed in Misrata. She says hundreds of people have been killed or injured.
"The rocket attacks, the artillery 8 attacks, which fall onto civilian neighborhoods, hit civilian houses, and kill civilians - those are weapons that are designed for the battlefield and should not be used in residential 9 areas," said Rovera.
Cluster bombs have also been used, she said.
Residents fleeing
Rovera said many people have fled their homes to safer neighborhoods and are now concentrated in a few areas furthest from the line of fire. But, she said, they are still by no means safe.
Misrata is Libya's third largest city. It's located in western Libya, a part of the country that is still mostly under the control of Mr. Gadhafi.
His forces have surrounded the city on three sides and have stepped up attacks on the city's port, the sole lifeline for international aid and the evacuation of refugees.
Dire 10 situation
Rovera says the city is under siege and the humanitarian 11 situation is dire.
"Obviously there is no electricity or running water or anything by way of working services in the town," she added.
ICC investigation 12
On Wednesday, the prosecutor 13 of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, said he will seek warrants against three Libyans who bear "the greatest criminal responsibility" for crimes against humanity.
He told the United Nations Security Council that he has evidence Libya's government committed war crimes.
Rovera says the violations 14 committed in Libya do constitute war crimes.
"It is very important that the investigation takes place and that it is given the full resources that it needs," Rovera explained.
This week an aid ship ferried over 1,000 people from Misrata to Benghazi. The International Organization for Migration 15 said they had been forced to leave hundreds of people behind and that heavy shelling in the port area means they have no immediate 16 plans to return to Misrata.
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- The government's proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press. 政府的提案引发了新闻界的抗议浪潮。
- The full force of his rage was unleashed against me. 他把所有的怒气都发泄在我身上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He went to great pains to show how horrifying the war was. 他极力指出战争是多么的恐怖。
- The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate. 战争的可能性太可怕了，真不堪细想。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
- He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
- This is a heavy artillery piece.这是一门重炮。
- The artillery has more firepower than the infantry.炮兵火力比步兵大。
- The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
- The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。
- There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
- We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。
- 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。
- 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 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。
- 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。