12-02-2005

巴格達什葉派和遜尼派團結反暴 (Shi'ites and Sunnis Unite Against Violence in Baghdad)

在伊拉克，數以百計的什葉派和遜尼派穆斯林走上巴格達街頭，在反對宗派暴力方面表現出團結一致。

在做完星期五的禱告後，這些男男女女手拿伊拉克旗幟和他們失蹤或死亡親屬的牌子，呼籲結束教派行刑隊。他們還譴責據說在什葉派管理的政府監獄中對遜尼派阿拉伯人的虐待。

In Iraq, hundreds of Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims have taken to the streets of Baghdad in a show of unity against sectarian violence.

Following Friday prayers, men and women carrying Iraqi flags and posters of their missing or dead relatives called for an end to sectarian death squads. They also denounced the alleged abuse of Sunni Arabs in a Shi'ite-run government jail.

聯合國調查員說酷刑在中國廣泛使用 (UN Investigator Says Torture Widespread in China)

聯合國人權調查員諾瓦克說，酷刑在中國仍十分普遍，他指責政府官員阻礙他的調查。

聯合國酷刑調查專員諾瓦剋星期五在北京說，他在中國進行12天的訪問期間，獲准和據說受到虐待的監獄犯人面談。但是他說，當局不允許他攜帶照像設備或錄音器材到監獄中以記錄他的調查。

A United Nations rights investigator says torture remains widespread in China, and he has accused government officials there of obstructing his fact-finding mission.

In Beijing today (Friday), U.N. envoy on torture Manfred Nowak said that during his 12-day visit he was granted access to prisoners who allege they were abused. But he was not allowed to bring photographic or electronic equipment into prisons to document his findings.