237 美国等国家被指控存在种族歧视

237 美国等国家被指控存在种族歧视

US, Other Countries Charged with Alleged¹ Racial Abuses
Laurie Kassman
London
25 Jul 2001 15:27 UTC

The human rights group Amnesty International has issued a report on 1)alleged 2)racial 3)abuses around the world, from the United States and Britain, to Rwanda, Turkey and Iraq. The Amnesty report highlights human rights abuses based on what the group says is 4)racist² 5)discrimination, 6)xenophobia, and basic 7)intolerance of ethnic³ 8)minorities.
Amnesty International chief executive Kate Gilmore describes racism⁴ as a scourge⁵, which has spared no country. "It is a 9)blatant attack on the most fundamental notion of human rights, that human rights belong to all people equally," she says.
The London-based human rights group criticizes both developed and developing countries for alleged racist abuses, especially in the administration of justice.
The U.S. judicial⁶ system is criticized for racial discrimination. So is the British police system. Turkey, Iraq, and central European countries are also 10)cited for discrimination against ethnic minorities. Israel is criticized for its treatment of Palestinians.
"Security and most fundamental notions of law and order depend on our confidence in systems of justice and our confidence in the 11)impartial administration of justice," Ms Gilmore says. "Racism erodes⁷ that impartiality⁸ and effectiveness and it is a cost born by us all. But of course [it is] paid most highly by those who are seen to be the other, who by 12)arbitrary 13)notions of racial difference, ethnic origin, physical appearance, language, arbitrary concepts, are 14)deprived their rights under law."
The Amnesty report also stresses what it says is the mistreatment of asylum⁹ seekers and refugees.
The issues highlighted in the Amnesty International report will be discussed at the U.N. conference on racism next month in South Africa.
Samkelo Mokhine of Amnesty South Africa says it is fitting the conference is being held there. "South Africa is a very pertinent¹⁰ place to hold the conference because of the 15)legacy of 16)apartheid, which still manifests itself in different ways through the judicial system, the police in South Africa. The struggle to get rid of racism within South Africa is going to be a very long one" Mr. Samkelo says.
Amnesty International is calling for the conference to adopt concrete measures to combat racial abuse and discrimination. The report says the slow progress toward eradicating¹¹ racial bias¹² in police and legal institutions perpetuates¹³ racism.

(1) alleged[E`ledVd]adj.声称的, 所谓的
(2) racial[5reIF(E)l]adj.人种的, 种族的, 种族间的
(3) abuse[E5bju:s]n. v.滥用, 虐待, 辱骂
(4) racist[ `reIsIst ]n.种族主义者
(5) discrimination[dIskrImI5neIF(E)n]n.辨别, 区别,歧视
(6) xenophobia[zenE5fEJbIE]n.仇外, 惧外者
(7) intolerance[In`tClErLns]n.(尤指对别人的意见)不能忍耐, 不容异说, 偏狭
(8) minority[maI5nRrItI; (?@) -5nC:r-]n.少数, 少数民族
(9) blatant[5bleItEnt]adj.喧嚣的, 俗丽的,炫耀的
(10) cite[saIt]vt.引用, 引证, 提名表扬
(11) impartial[Im5pB:F(E)l]adj.公平的, 不偏不倚的
(12) arbitrary[5B:bItrErI; (?@) 5B:rbItrerI]adj.武断的, 独裁的, 专断的
(13) notion[5nEJF(E)n]n.概念, 观念, 打算, 主张
(14) deprive[dI5praIv]vt.剥夺, 使丧失
(15) legacy[5le^EsI]n.遗赠(物), 遗产(祖先传下来)
(16) apartheid[E5pB:theIt]n.(南非)种族隔离

 

1 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

2 racist   

n.种族主义者，种族主义分子

参考例句：

• a series of racist attacks 一连串的种族袭击行为
• His speech presented racist ideas under the guise of nationalism. 他的讲话以民族主义为幌子宣扬种族主义思想。

3 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。

4 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。

5 scourge   

n.灾难，祸害；v.蹂躏

参考例句：

• Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.天花曾是世界的大患。
• The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient.新老板来了以后，不称职的人就遭殃了。

6 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

7 erodes   

侵蚀，腐蚀( erode的第三人称单数 )； 逐渐毁坏，削弱，损害

参考例句：

• The sea erodes the rock. 海水侵蚀岩石。
• The sea erodes the land. 海洋侵蚀陆地。

8 impartiality   

n. 公平, 无私, 不偏

参考例句：

• He shows impartiality and detachment. 他表现得不偏不倚，超然事外。
• Impartiality is essential to a judge. 公平是当法官所必需的。

9 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。

10 pertinent   

adj.恰当的；贴切的；中肯的；有关的；相干的

参考例句：

• The expert made some pertinent comments on the scheme.那专家对规划提出了一些中肯的意见。
• These should guide him to pertinent questions for further study.这些将有助于他进一步研究有关问题。

11 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。

12 bias   

n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见

参考例句：

• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
• He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。

13 perpetuates   

n.使永存，使人记住不忘( perpetuate的名词复数 )；使永久化，使持久化，使持续

参考例句：

• Giving these events a lot of media coverage merely perpetuates the problem. 媒体大量地报道这些事件只会使问题持续下去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Lack of water perpetuates poverty, increases the risk of political instability, and affects global prosperity. 水资源短缺导致贫穷，使政局不稳，且影响全球的繁荣。 来自互联网