VOA标准英语2010年-Activists Arrested in Angola After Tog

Amnesty International has accused the Angolan government of cracking down on human rights activists² following an attack earlier this month against Togo's football team.

On Sunday, Francisco Luemba, a leading human rights activist¹ and former member of a banned human rights organization, was arrested and charged with crimes against the state. In the days leading up to his arrest, two other members of the now defunct³ organization were also arrested on the same charges.

All three men have been outspoken⁴ about the political tensions in Cabinda, a province of Angola where Togo's national soccer team was attacked earlier this month.

Amnesty International researcher for Angola Maluka-Anne Miti says Angola's government must not use the attack on the Togolese as an excuse to violate human rights in Cabinda.

"This attack should not be used as an excuse to crack down on human rights activists or to violate the rights of freedom of expression of human rights activists," she said.

Two Togolese football officials and an Angolan driver were killed on January 8 when gunmen opened fire on the Togolese football team as they traveled by bus through the province of Cabinda.

The Front for the Liberation of the Cabinda Enclave (FLEC) has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Markus Weimer is an Angola expert at the London-based research group Chatham House. He says Angola's government may be trying to demonstrate a quick response to the attack, which took place as the Togo team made its way to the Africa Cup of Nations, which is taking place in Angola.

He says when the soccer tournament has come to an end, he expects Angola to take military steps to oust⁵ FLEC from Cabinda.

"I think there will be an attempt to militarily beat the remaining soldiers of FLEC or the various splinter groups," he noted⁶.  "I think there will be a much greater military presence with operations in the Province."

But he says eradicating⁷ the FLEC from Cabinda will be difficult.

"It is not going to be easy to achieve this militarily as this group seems to be very small, mobile, and very hard to find," he added.

The FLEC has been leading an armed campaign for the secession of Cabinda since Angola's independence in 1975. The group says one major grievance⁸ is that Cabindans see little of the money from oil that comes from their land.  Cabinda produces more than half of Angola's oil.

Officially only two FLEC insurgents⁹ have been arrested following the attack on Togo's soccer team.

 

1 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• 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。

2 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• 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》

3 defunct   

adj.死亡的；已倒闭的

参考例句：

• The scheme for building an airport seems to be completely defunct now.建造新机场的计划看来整个完蛋了。
• This schema object is defunct.No modifications are allowed until it is made active again.此架构对象不起作用。在重新激活之前，不能进行任何改动。

4 outspoken   

adj.直言无讳的，坦率的，坦白无隐的

参考例句：

• He was outspoken in his criticism.他在批评中直言不讳。
• She is an outspoken critic of the school system in this city.她是这座城市里学校制度的坦率的批评者。

5 oust   

vt.剥夺，取代，驱逐

参考例句：

• The committee wanted to oust him from the union.委员会想把他从工会中驱逐出去。
• The leaders have been ousted from power by nationalists.这些领导人被民族主义者赶下了台。

6 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• 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。

7 eradicating   

摧毁，完全根除( eradicate的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Objective: To study the acute and chronic toxicity of Ten-flavor-acne eradicating-capsule. 目的：探讨复方中药合剂十味平痤胶囊的急性及慢性毒性。
• We are on the verge of eradicating polio in the world. 我们已在世界消除小儿？痹症的边缘了。

8 grievance   

n.怨愤，气恼，委屈

参考例句：

• He will not easily forget his grievance.他不会轻易忘掉他的委屈。
• He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.几个月来他对老板一直心怀不满。

9 insurgents   

n.起义，暴动，造反( insurgent的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子，这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网