VOA标准英语2012--Amnesty warns of M23 Rebel Abuses
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2012年(十一月)
Amnesty warns of M23 Rebel Abuses
Amnesty international says the displacement 1 of thousands of people in the eastern DRC has created both a humanitarian 2 and a human rights crisis.
Amnesty International researcher Theo Boutruche says the M23 rebels have a terrible human rights record.
“The fact that they control Goma - and now they extended their area of control - there’s also concern with regard to the type of abuses they could commit and also the protection of human rights defenders 3, who actually documented abuses committed in the past by the M23,” he said.
He outlined some of the allegations made against the M23.
“We were actually in Goma and in Rutshuru Territory this year. So we documented cases of unlawful killings 4, forced recruitment of young adults and children, also cases of forced labor 5 -- children as young as 12 years old being forced to dig out trenches 6 for the M23, including also cases of RAPE,” he said
Boutruche said there’s been a lot of criticism of U.N. peacekeeping troops being unable to protect Goma. However, he describes the MONUSCO force as overstretched.
“At the same time we need to bear in mind that the Congolese army fled Goma and of course this had a direct impact on the ability of the U.N. to do its work. With the current situation now I think the biggest concern is that there may be new fighting breaking out because there’s an already chaotic 7 situation with mass displacement of civilians 8,” he said.
He said in the short term, the M23 must be monitored for possible human rights abuses, and measures must be taken to protect the displaced.
Amnesty International also warns that the focus on the M23 has left many other areas in eastern DRC without protection. Civilians are again very vulnerable to other armed groups. Amnesty gives the example of the town of Masisi where many civilians recently have been killed.
- They said that time is the feeling of spatial displacement.他们说时间是空间位移的感觉。
- The displacement of all my energy into caring for the baby.我所有精力都放在了照顾宝宝上。
- 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。
- The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
- He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
- life in the trenches 第一次世界大战期间的战壕生活
- The troops stormed the enemy's trenches and fanned out across the fields. 部队猛攻敌人的战壕，并在田野上呈扇形散开。
- Things have been getting chaotic in the office recently.最近办公室的情况越来越乱了。
- The traffic in the city was chaotic.这城市的交通糟透了。