VOA标准英语2015--Mai Mai叛军被指谋杀和强奸_

 

Mai Mai Rebels Accused of Murder and Rape¹ Mai Mai叛军被指谋杀和强奸_

It’s been four years since DRC authorities issued an arrest warrant for a Mai Mai militia² Leader accused of crimes against humanity. Nevertheless, he remains³ at large. Human Rights Watch has released – what it said – is new information about crimes committed by the militia.

The rights group says the NDC rebels -- commanded Ntabo Ntaberi Sheka -- are accused of killings⁴, mass rape, mutilations and child abductions. It says the worst abuses occurred between August 2012 and November 2013 in and around Pinga – a town bordering the Walikale and Masisi territories.

In July of 2011, U.N. peacekeeping officials tried to arrest Sheka when he sought medical attention in Goma in North Kivu province. However, he escaped. Human Rights Watch says he was possibly “tipped-off by Congolese army personnel, who had a close relationship with him.”

Human Rights Watch’s senior Congo researcher Ida Sawyer said NDC attacks continue.She said capturing Sheka remains difficult.

“It’s partly been difficult because he’s operating in a very remote region and it’s difficult to find him. But it’s also the case that he has shifting alliances and at various times support from Congolese army officers and also support from individuals in Rwanda and alliances with other armed groups operating in Eastern Congo. And he’s been able to take advantage of this different support to help him evade⁵ capture over the years,” she said.

Sawyer described some of the crimes Sheka and his militia are accused of committing.

“Sheka’s group, the NDC, along with two other armed groups carried out a brutal⁶ mass rape and nearly 400 civilians⁷ were raped⁸ between July 30th and August 2nd 2010 in a series of 13 villages In Walikale territory. Since then Sheka’s troops have continued to carry out a number of vicious killings. And they often have cut off the body parts of those they kill and later parade the legs or heads or other body parts of the victims around town, chanting ethnic⁹ slurs¹⁰.”

They’re also accused forcibly recruiting child soldiers and abducting¹¹ civilians.

Sawyer said, “They’ve also abducted¹² a number of women and girls, who they are holding as sex slaves – forcing them to be the wives of combatants. Dozens of these young girls, some as young as 12, are still being held by the group as sex slaves in the forests of Walikale.”

The list goes on.

“In one of the most brutal incidents in recent years, the NDC abducted 30 people, including 20 young school children from a primary school in Butemure village in Walikale territory. And they forced these young students to march through the forest for days and those who were too tired or weak were killed by the NDC fighters,” she said.

Human Rights Watch called on Congolese authorities and the U.N. mission to step-up efforts to arrest Sheka and bring him to justice. It also wants an investigation¹³ to learn which groups and individuals are supporting the NDC rebels.

1 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。

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 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

5 evade   

vt.逃避，回避；避开，躲避

参考例句：

• He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
• You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？

6 brutal   

adj.残忍的，野蛮的，不讲理的

参考例句：

• She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
• They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。

7 civilians   

平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓

参考例句：

• 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。

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 ethnic   

adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的

参考例句：

• This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
• The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。

10 slurs   

含糊的发音( slur的名词复数 )； 玷污； 连奏线； 连唱线

参考例句：

• One should keep one's reputation free from all slurs. 人应该保持名誉不受责备。
• Racial slurs, racial jokes, all having to do with being Asian. 种族主义辱骂，种族笑话，都是跟亚裔有关的。

11 abducting   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的现在分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child. 她被控诱拐一个6个月大的孩子。
• At the same time, the rate of abducting foreigners is going down. 同时，发生在外国人身上的绑架案正在下降。

12 abducted   

劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展

参考例句：

• 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。

13 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。