非洲－苏丹拒绝国际战犯法庭要求审讯达尔法尔这一举动

 

Sudan Rejects Calls for International War Crimes Tribunal on Darfur

 

In a joint¹ Security Council appearance Tuesday, Sudanese vice-president Ali Osman Taha, southern rebel leader John Garang and special U.N. envoy² Jan Pronk painted a horrific picture of the continuing bloodshed in Darfur. Mr. Pronk described conditions as dismal³, and said six months of negotiating had led nowhere. He told the Council, we urgently need a breakthrough.

 

Mr. Pronk: Fighting on the ground continues. The ceasefire has not been kept. Those responsible for atrocious crimes on a massive scale still go unpunished. Militias⁵ continue to attack, claiming they are not part of any agreement. The government has not stopped them.

 

The Security Council has also failed to come up with a solution that would stop the killing⁶ and bring the perpetrators to justice. Since a commission of inquiry⁷ concluded last month that war crimes no less serious than genocide had been committed in Darfur, diplomats⁸ have been debating competing proposals for a war crimes tribunal.

 

Secretary-General Kofi Annan and several Security Council member countries favor referring the case to the International Criminal Court. The United States, which opposes the I.C.C., has proposed instead using a tribunal set up in Tanzania to try Rwandan genocide cases.

 

But Sudan's vice-president Taha told the Council Tuesday that his county's judicial⁹ system is capable of handling the prosecutions¹⁰ itself.

 

Taha: We are here to persuade the Security Council to see the wisdom and rationale in bringing those accused to before trial in Sudan. We strongly believe that there are no grounds to warrant taking suspects outside the country, and we strongly feel that such an action would very much help pushing things down, it will push things to degenerate¹¹, rather than help people reconcile or maintain peace.

 

The rebel leader, John Garang said he agreed that Arab militias known as janjaweed, who are accused of ethnic¹² cleansing¹³ in Darfur must be prosecuted¹⁴. But he argued that the trials should be delayed until the fighting stops.

 

John Garang: The Janjaweed militia⁴ should be reined¹⁵ in and those among them who are eventually proven to have committed serious crimes and atrocities¹⁶, eventually punished. After peace is achieved in Darfur, not before, as that would be putting the cart before the horse, in which case both the cart and the horse would not move.

 

Mr. Garang, who is to become a vice-president in a new Sudanese government, has suggested formation of a 30-thousand strong peacekeeping force including 10-thousand African Union troops, 10-thousand Sudanese government troops, and 10-thousand members of his Sudan People's Liberation Army.

 

He said he is encouraged that the north-south accord he and vice-president Taha negotiated could be used as the basis for settling conflicts in Darfur and in eastern Sudan.

 

Mr. Garang: Despite what remains¹⁷ a grim picture in Darfur, there is reason to believe, and I am optimistic, that the comprehensive peace agreement signed on January ninth has now considerably¹⁸ improved prospects¹⁹ for resolution of the Darfur conflict.

 

As they searched for a way to address the Sudan issue Tuesday, Security Council diplomats privately²⁰ admitted that estimates of the number killed in Darfur may be understated.

 

The United Nations has put the figure at about 70-thousand, while saying at the same time that as many as 10-thousand a month may be dying. Several doctors and other experts have suggested the actual figure may be several times higher.

 

The U.S. special envoy for war crimes issues Pierre Richard Prosper²¹ briefed Council diplomats Tuesday on Washington's war crimes tribunal proposal. Afterward²², he told reporters he had no account of the number killed in Darfur, but said the key is to recognize that a response is needed now to ensure effective accountability.

 

Diplomats say they do not expect any Security Council action on Sudan before the end of this month.

 

Peter Heinlein, VOA news, the United Nations.

 

注释：

envoy [5envCi] n. 外交使节，特使

dismal [5dizmEl] adj. 阴沉的，凄凉的，暗的

ceasefire [si:s  5faiE]n. 停火，停战

perpetrator [pE:pi5treitE] n. 犯罪者，作恶者

tribunal [tri5bju:nl] n. (特等)法庭

Tanzania [7tAnzE5ni:E] n. 坦桑尼亚(东非国家)

Rwandan [rJ5B:ndEn] adj. 卢旺达的

rationale [7rAFE5nB:li] n. 基本原理

warrant [5wCrEnt] vt. 保证，担保，批准

atrocity²³ [E5trCsiti] n. 残暴，暴行，凶恶

accountability [E7kauntE5biliti] n. 有责任，有义务，可说明性

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

3 dismal   

adj.阴沉的，凄凉的，令人忧郁的，差劲的

参考例句：

• That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
• My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。

4 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。

5 militias   

n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
• The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 inquiry   

n.打听，询问，调查，查问

参考例句：

• Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem.许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。
• The field of inquiry has narrowed down to five persons.调查的范围已经缩小到只剩5个人了。

8 diplomats   

n.外交官( diplomat的名词复数 )；有手腕的人，善于交际的人

参考例句：

• These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country. 这些事件导致一些高级外交官被驱逐出境。
• The court has no jurisdiction over foreign diplomats living in this country. 法院对驻本国的外交官无裁判权。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 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。

10 prosecutions   

起诉( prosecution的名词复数 )； 原告； 实施； 从事

参考例句：

• It is the duty of the Attorney-General to institute prosecutions. 检察总长负责提起公诉。
• Since World War II, the government has been active in its antitrust prosecutions. 第二次世界大战以来，政府积极地进行着反对托拉斯的检举活动。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

11 degenerate   

v.退步，堕落；adj.退步的，堕落的；n.堕落者

参考例句：

• He didn't let riches and luxury make him degenerate.他不因财富和奢华而自甘堕落。
• Will too much freedom make them degenerate?太多的自由会令他们堕落吗？

12 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。

13 cleansing   

n. 净化(垃圾) adj. 清洁用的 动词cleanse的现在分词

参考例句：

• medicated cleansing pads for sensitive skin 敏感皮肤药物清洗棉
• Soap is not the only cleansing agent. 肥皂并不是唯一的清洁剂。

14 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

15 reined   

勒缰绳使（马）停步( rein的过去式和过去分词 )； 驾驭； 严格控制； 加强管理

参考例句：

• Then, all of a sudden, he reined up his tired horse. 这时，他突然把疲倦的马勒住了。
• The officer reined in his horse at a crossroads. 军官在十字路口勒住了马。

16 atrocities   

n.邪恶，暴行( atrocity的名词复数 )；滔天大罪

参考例句：

• They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities. 他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The enemy's atrocities made one boil with anger. 敌人的暴行令人发指。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17 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。

18 considerably   

adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上

参考例句：

• The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
• The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。

19 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

20 privately   

adv.以私人的身份，悄悄地，私下地

参考例句：

• Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
• The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。

21 prosper   

v.成功，兴隆，昌盛；使成功，使昌隆，繁荣

参考例句：

• With her at the wheel,the company began to prosper.有了她当主管，公司开始兴旺起来。
• It is my earnest wish that this company will continue to prosper.我真诚希望这家公司会继续兴旺发达。

22 afterward   

adv.后来；以后

参考例句：

• Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏，然后吃饭。
• Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来，这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。

23 atrocity   

n.残暴，暴行

参考例句：

• These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity.这些人犯有令人发指的暴行。
• I am shocked by the atrocity of this man's crimes.这个人行凶手段残忍狠毒使我震惊。