2007年VOA标准英语-UN Rights Chief Blames Sudanese Government Forc

By Lisa Schlein
Geneva
06 April 2007

The U.N.'s Chief Human Rights Official blames widespread sexual violence in conflict ridden Darfur on Sudanese Government Forces and allied¹ militia². Louise Arbour is urging the Sudanese government to conduct an impartial³ investigation⁴ into the allegations. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva.

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Sudanese refugee woman hold a sign saying no to rape (File photo)

The U.N. Human Rights Office report documents incidents of widespread sexual violence during attacks by Sudanese government forces and allied militia in eastern Jebel Marra in central Darfur in December.

U.N. spokesman, Jose Diaz, says the 15 cases of reported rapes⁶ include a 13-year-old girl and two 25-year-old pregnant women. One of the women, who was five months pregnant, reports she had a miscarriage⁷ after being raped⁸ by four men.

Diaz says the attacks were part of a campaign to humiliate⁹ the rebels.

"It is used as an instrument of war. It is meant to demoralize the enemy," he said. "It is meant to destroy the enemy in the most fundamental way."

"It is a way of destroying the sense of dignity of the enemy by getting at the women. The villages attacked in December were attacked by air and by land by government forces and their militia allies," he added. 

The Sudanese government denies responsibility and blames rebel groups for the attacks.

However, the U.N. High Commissioner¹⁰ for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, is calling on Khartoum to investigate the allegations of rape and other gross violations¹¹ of human rights. She says those responsible for the attacks should be put on trial and the victims compensated¹².

A separate report raises concerns about the enforced disappearance¹³ of at least 19 Massalit men arrested in South Sudan in September. Arbour is demanding that former rebel leader Minni Arkoy Minnawi disclose their whereabouts.

 

Jose Diaz says the bodies of eight of the 19 men have since been found.

"We are extremely concerned about the fate of the men because there are reports of torture of people who have been disappeared and the fear is, judging from the bodies that have been discovered so far, that they may have been victims of summary execution, which would be extremely grave violations of human rights," he said.

Minnawi's Sudan Liberation Movement was the only rebel group to sign a peace deal with the Sudanese government last May. He now is chairman of the Transitional Darfur Regional Authority.

Arbour is calling on Minnawi to ensure the physical well being of the detained men and to allow human rights officials to see them.

1 allied   

adj.协约国的；同盟国的

参考例句：

• Britain was allied with the United States many times in history.历史上英国曾多次与美国结盟。
• Allied forces sustained heavy losses in the first few weeks of the campaign.同盟国在最初几周内遭受了巨大的损失。

2 militia   

n.民兵，民兵组织

参考例句：

• 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。

3 impartial   

adj.(in,to)公正的，无偏见的

参考例句：

• He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland.他对爱尔兰的事态发表了公正的看法。
• Careers officers offer impartial advice to all pupils.就业指导员向所有学生提供公正无私的建议。

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• 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。

5 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• 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。

6 rapes   

n.芸苔( rape的名词复数 )；强奸罪；强奸案；肆意损坏v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的第三人称单数 )；强奸

参考例句：

• The man who had committed several rapes was arrested. 那个犯了多起强奸案的男人被抓起来了。 来自辞典例句
• The incidence of reported rapes rose 0.8 percent. 美国联邦调查局还发布了两份特别报告。 来自互联网

7 miscarriage   

n.失败，未达到预期的结果；流产

参考例句：

• The miscarriage of our plans was a great blow.计划的失败给我们以巨大的打击。
• Women who smoke are more to have a miscarriage.女性吸烟者更容易流产。

8 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句

9 humiliate   

v.使羞辱，使丢脸[同]disgrace

参考例句：

• What right had they to bully and humiliate people like this?凭什么把人欺侮到这个地步呢？
• They pay me empty compliments which only humiliate me.他们虚情假意地恭维我，这只能使我感到羞辱。

10 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• 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。

11 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• 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。

12 compensated   

补偿，报酬( compensate的过去式和过去分词 )； 给（某人）赔偿（或赔款）

参考例句：

• The marvelous acting compensated for the play's weak script. 本剧的精彩表演弥补了剧本的不足。
• I compensated his loss with money. 我赔偿他经济损失。

13 disappearance   

n.消失，消散，失踪

参考例句：

• He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
• Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。