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Zimbabwe Ministers Accused of Political Violence

Martin Rushmere

Harare

31 Aug 2001 

 

Government ministers in Zimbabwe have been accused of political violence leading up to last year's 1)parliamentary elections. The charges were made in a report by human rights groups and non-governmental aid agencies within the country. Six ministers are accused of gross human rights 2)violations during the campaign.

The 46-page report from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum¹, which is made up of a number of organizations operating in the country, says it has recorded more than 1,000 incidents of political violence between February and June, when the elections were held.

Forty people were killed and thousands injured, with hundreds of women being 3)raped in the run up to the election.

Among the six Zimbabwe ministers accused by the Human Rights Forum are Border Gezi, who was killed in a car accident earlier this year, as well as a number of former and 4)current ministers. Also accused is Chenjerayi Hunzvi, the leader of the former 5)guerilla fighters, who died from an unknown illness earlier this year.

Almost all of the 704 victims of alleged² political violence listed in the report were supporters of the opposition³ Movement for Democratic Change, which won 57 of the 150 elected seats against 62 won by President Robert Mugabe's ZANU PF.

The ministers and senior government officials are said to have been directly and indirectly⁴ 6)implicated in the violence. Their involvement included using their own motor vehicles to transport 7)mobs to 8)beat up the opposition, planning attacks on homes and offices of the opposition and organizing nighttime 9)raids on villages.

The Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum says the aim of the ruling party was to create what it calls "a systematic⁵ campaign of 10)intimidation⁶ aimed at crushing support for the opposition." The report says no one has been 11)prosecuted and no one is likely to be because of an amnesty granted in October last year by President Mugabe.

Human rights groups say at least 80 more people, almost all opposition supporters, have been killed in political violence since the elections.

Meanwhile, staff members at Zimbabwe's three state universities are on strike. That has led to classes for about 20,000 students being 12)cancelled during the last three days. The staff is pushing for a 70 percent salary increase. They say the 15 percent increase offered by the government is far too little because the cost of living in Zimbabwe has almost 13)doubled since the beginning of the year.

 

 

(1)      parliamentary[pB:lE5mentErI]adj.议会的

(2)      violation[ 9vaIE`leIFEn ]n.违反, 违背, 妨碍, 侵害

(3)      rape[reIp]n.掠夺, 强奸vt.掠夺, 强奸

(4)      current[5kQrEnt]adj.当前的, 通用的n.涌流, 趋势

(5)      guerilla[^E`rIlE]n.游击队, 非正规军队adj.游击的

(6)      implicate[5ImplIkeIt]vt.使牵连其中, 含意, 暗示n.包含的东西

(7)      mob[mRb]n.(集合词)暴徒, (盗贼等的)一群v.成群暴动, 聚众滋扰

(8)      beat up v.痛打, 打(蛋), 抬(价), 惊动, 召集, 搅拌

(9)      raid[reId]n.袭击, 搜捕v.奇袭, 搜捕

(10)      intimidation胁迫

(11)      prosecute[5prRsIkju:t]vt.实行,告发, 起诉vi.告发, 起诉

(12)      cancel[5kAns(E)l]vt.取消, 删去

(13)      doubled v.两倍,快步走,加倍努力

 

 

 

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

2 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

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 indirectly   

adv.间接地，不直接了当地

参考例句：

• I heard the news indirectly.这消息我是间接听来的。
• They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人，他们进行了间接接触。

5 systematic   

adj.有系统的，有计划的，有方法的

参考例句：

• The way he works isn't very systematic.他的工作不是很有条理。
• The teacher made a systematic work of teaching.这个教师进行系统的教学工作。

6 intimidation   

n.恐吓，威胁

参考例句：

• The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
• The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。