VOA慢速英语:联合国支持对战区记者保护

The United Nations Security Council has approved a resolution on the protection of journalists in conflict zones. All 15 Council members voted Wednesday in support of the resolution.

联合国安理会已经在保护记者冲突地区批准一项决议。所有15个安理会成员在周三的时候投票支持这一决议。

The measure comes as the number of deaths and kidnappings of news reporters and other media workers continues to rise.

这一决议发表在记者和其他媒体工作人员被绑架，死亡数量不断上升形势下。

The group Reporters Without Borders says 66 journalists were killed last year and more than 20 others have died since January. Over the past 10 years, 700 media workers have been killed, either while on the job or because of their occupation.

无国界记者组织表示在去年有66名记者被杀，今年自一月份以来已经有20多人死亡。在过去10年里，有700名媒体工作者被杀害，遇害原因系其报道或者职业。

The U.N. resolution condemns such attacks. It warns those involved in conflicts, including governments and armed groups, to take all reasonable steps to protect journalists. It also calls for the immediate and unconditional release of reporters who are held as hostages in battle areas.

联合国决议谴责了这一攻击性行为。并警告那些涉嫌参与冲突的政府和武装组织，联合国将会采取一切合理措施保护记者安全。决议还呼吁立即无条件释放战争区域被作为人质的记者。

Christophe Deloire works for Reporters Without Borders. He said Iraq and Syria have come two of the most dangerous places for journalists to work. Forty-five have been killed in Syria since that conflict started in 2011. In Iraq, at least 15 others have died since 2013. Mr. Deloire said ensuring accountability is important to preventing future attacks.

Christophe Deloire为无国界记者组织工作。他说伊拉克和叙利亚已经成了两个从事记者工作最危险的地方。自2011年的冲突起已经有45名记者在叙利亚被杀。自2013年伊拉克至少有15名记者被杀。Christophe Deloire说确保问责制是保障以后该地区攻击性行为的关键。

"In the world, more than 90 percent of crimes against journalists are never prosecuted, are never punished. It is like an encouragement for all those who commit crimes against journalists. If we want to protect journalists, we have to fight impunity."

世界上超过90%的对抗记者犯罪从没有被起诉过，也没有收到惩罚。这就好像是在鼓励袭击者对记者发动袭击。如果我们想要保护记者，我们就必须打击犯罪。

He added that attacks on journalists in conflict areas could be considered war crimes and should be given to the International Criminal Court.

他还说在冲突地区袭击记者行为可以被定罪为战争罪名，并应该交给国际刑事法庭处理。

The United States ambassador to the U.N., Samantha Power, is a former journalist. She says restrictions on press freedom and threats against reporters often are signs of an effort to suppress civil, political and human rights. She noted the current political unrest in the central African nation of Burundi. There, the country's military disputed President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term in office. Many people in Burundi consider a third term unconstitutional.

美国驻联合国大使Samantha Power之前是一名记者。她说限制媒体言论自由和威胁记者是压制公民，政治和人权的迹象。她指出了非洲中部国家布隆迪目前的政治动荡。该地区军事反对总统Pierre Nkurunziza寻求第三次总统任期。布隆迪多数人认为在总统寻求第三任任期违宪。

"Since the unlawful attempt to seize power was quashed, several independent journalists report being told that they are on a list of people to be arrested, and many more reportedly have been threatened with death, torture and disappearance, leading them to go into hiding."

自从撤销违法夺取政权以来，几名独立记者被告知他们被列入了逮捕名单，并且威胁他们再敢发布报道可能会带来死亡，酷刑和失踪的危险，所以这些记者不得不小心隐藏起来。

Ms. Power said governments like the one in Syria and armed groups, such as the Islamic State, attack journalists because they do not want people to see them for what they really are.

Samantha Powe说像叙利亚的政府和ISIS武装力量因为不想让世人知道自身的真实面目而发动对记者的袭击。

As the Security Council met Wednesday, the Committee to Protect Journalists released a statement condemning the murder of a Brazilian radio reporter. His tortured body was found last Saturday, one day after he was reported kidnapped in the country's northeast. It was the second murder of a Brazilian journalist in less than a week.

周三的时候举行了安全委员会，保护记者委员会发表了一份声明来谴责谋杀巴西电台一名记者的行为。上周六他的躯体被发现，身体上满是伤痕。而周六正是他报道该国北部绑架案的第二天。这是巴西一周之内第二期谋杀记者案件。

I'm Jim Tedder.

VOA's Margaret Besheer reported on this story from the United Nations. George Grow adapted it for Learning English.

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Words in This Story

journalist(s) – n. a writer, reporter or photographer for a news-gathering organization

zones – n. areas

ensuring – v. guaranteeing

accountability – n. a willingness to accept responsibility for one's actions