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尼日利亚矿工死亡事件:家属与幸存者寻求正义Nigerian families and survivors seek justice over miners' deaths

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尼日利亚明纳,10月30日——37名在羁押期间死亡的个体采矿者的家属希望获得迅速伸张的正义,并要求归还他们被捕时被扣押的财物。他们表示,任何经济赔偿都无法弥补他们的损失。

MINNA, Nigeria, Oct 30 - Families of 37 artisinal miners who died in custody in Nigeria want swift justice and the return of property seized during their arrest, saying no financial compensation will make up for their loss.

周二,一个总统调查小组认定,这些被拘留者——他们被怀疑是非法采矿者——上个月被尼日利亚安全和民防总队(NSCDC)关押在尼日尔州期间,死于过度拥挤、极端高温、脱水和疏于照料。

A presidential panel on Tuesday found that the detainees, who were suspected of being illegal miners, had died from overcrowding, extreme heat, dehydration and neglect while being held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger state last month.

尼日利亚政府对调查小组的结论表示欢迎,内政部长奥卢布米·通吉-奥乔表示,调查小组的报告已送交总检察长,以便立即采取司法行动。他没有回应有关受害者家属和幸存者何时能获得赔偿的置评请求。

Nigeria's government welcomed the panel's findings, and Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said the panel's report had been sent to the attorney-general for immediate judicial action. He did not respond to requests for comment on when victims' families and survivors would receive compensation.

这些死亡事件(包括数名青少年)在尼日利亚引发了抗议,再次引发人们对拘留设施条件以及待审嫌疑人待遇的担忧。

The deaths, including of teenagers, triggered protests in Nigeria, raising new concerns about conditions in detention facilities and the treatment of suspects awaiting trial.

“我们想要的是我们的孩子活着回到我们身边,”扎伊纳布·萨利胡说道,她的儿子是死者之一。

"What we wanted was for our children to be alive and return to us," said Zainab Salihu, whose son was among the dead.

她说,羁押期间的死亡导致她丈夫的健康状况恶化,丈夫后来去世。路透社无法核实她丈夫死亡的具体情况。

She said the deaths in detention had led to the deterioration of the health of her husband, who later died. Reuters was unable to verify the circumstances of her husband's death.

“无论他们给我们多少钱,都永远无法让我们的孩子回来,”萨利胡说。

"No matter how much money they give us, it will never bring our children back," Salihu said.

丹塔拉·坦科25岁的儿子苏莱曼在羁押期间死亡,他至今难以接受这一损失。

Dantala Tanko, whose 25-year-old son Suleiman died in detention, is struggling to come to terms with his loss.

“现在他走了,这让我深感痛苦。我知道他永远不会回来了,”他在儿子墓前祈祷后说道。一些幸存者表示,他们认可调查的结论,但希望追究责任。

"Now he is gone, and this is deeply painful for me. I know he will never return," he said after praying at his son's grave. Some survivors said they appreciated the investigation's findings, but wanted accountability.

“那些如此漠视人命的警员不应继续担任有权力的职务。必须追究他们的责任,并采取适当的纪律处分,”25岁的道达·谢胡说。

"Officers who demonstrate such disregard for human life should not remain in positions of authority. They must be held accountable, and appropriate disciplinary action should be taken," said said 25-year-old Dauda Shehu.

23岁的阿卜杜勒萨利姆·雅库布(Abdulsalam Yakubu)表示,政府的行动迟缓。他说,他希望政府归还摩托车、手机、采矿设备以及他所说的在受害者被捕期间被没收的黄金。

Abdulsalam Yakubu, 23, said government action had been slow. He said he wanted the government to return motocycles, phones, mining equipment and gold which he said had been seized during the victims' arrest.

“我们已经遭受了足够多的苦难。我们要求伸张正义、兑现承诺的支持,并归还我们的财产,以便我们能够开始重建生活,”他告诉路透社。

"We have suffered enough. We are asking for justice, the promised support, and the return of our property so that we can begin to rebuild our lives," he told Reuters.

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