美国拒绝参加联合国人权审议，招致谴责记者 艾玛·法尔热日内瓦，11月10日电 —— 美国将拒绝出席联合国周二举行的会议，该会议原定审查唐纳德·特朗普总统任内美国的人权纪录，此举招致人权团体批评，这些团体称侵犯人权行为激增至数十年来未见的水平。
US to skip UN human rights review, drawing censure By Emma Farge GENEVA, Nov 10 - The United States will spurn a UN meeting on Tuesday where its human rights record under President Donald Trump was due to be examined, drawing criticism from rights groups who say violations have surged to levels not seen in decades.
华盛顿去年退出日内瓦总部的联合国人权理事会，理由是该机构存在反以色列偏见，这是美国连续第二年缺席本国审议 —— 即使是独裁国家也会参与这一过程。
Washington disengaged from the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council last year, citing an anti-Israel bias, and this is the second year in a row that it has skipped its own review — a process that even dictatorships take part in.
根据一份联合国草案文件和外交官透露，美国缺席将很可能导致该活动推迟至1月举行。美国国务院一名发言人称，参与将意味着认可理事会的工作。
The US no-show will likely mean the event is postponed until January, according to a draft UN document and diplomats. A US State Department spokesperson said participation would imply endorsement of the council's work.
“这个无可救药的机构通过持续未能维护其自身的‘价值观’并推行反美言论，使人权沦为笑柄，”该发言人说，并未回应关于美国人权纪录的指控。
"This irredeemable body makes a mockery of human rights through consistent failures to uphold its own 'values' as it pushes anti-American rhetoric," the spokesperson said, without responding to allegations about the US record.
这家拥有47个成员的理事会并未直接批评华盛顿的人权纪录，但其任命的专家曾提出批评，例如针对移民驱逐出境问题。华盛顿表示，驱逐出境是依据美国移民法执行的。关于堕胎和死刑的提问“普遍定期审议”（UPR）要求所有193个联合国会员国每隔几年提交一份人权报告，这些报告由其他国家审查并提出无约束力的建议。联合国文件显示，各国原计划周二提出堕胎和死刑等议题。
The 47-member council has not directly criticised Washington's rights record but its appointed experts have, such as over migrant deportations. Washington said deportations are carried out in accordance with US immigration law. QUESTIONS ON ABORTION AND DEATH PENALTY The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) asks all 193 UN member states to submit a rights report every few years and these are reviewed by other states which provide non-binding recommendations. UN documents show countries had planned on Tuesday to raise issues such as abortion and the death penalty.
美国及国际非政府组织也提交了近200份联合国文件，涵盖从移民到种族歧视等议题。
US and international non-governmental organisations also sent nearly 200 UN submissions covering topics from migration to racial discrimination.
美国公民自由联盟的贾米尔·达克瓦尔在日内瓦对记者说：“我们看到对基本人权和公民自由的攻击，这是几代人以来前所未有的。够了，够了。”十四个国家预计将于本月在日内瓦参与审议程序。在特朗普首个任期内，美国提交了其定期普遍审议报告。
“We've seen attacks on fundamental human rights and civil liberties unprecedented in generations," Jamil Dakwar of the American Civil Liberties Union told reporters in Geneva. "Enough is enough." Fourteen countries are due to take part in the review process in Geneva this month. In Trump's first term in office, the US submitted its UPR report.
支持巴勒斯坦的学生活动家马哈茂德·哈利勒的妻子努尔·阿卜杜拉去年曾被移民拘留，她是敦促联合国人权事务高级专员沃尔克·图尔克尽快就美国人权状况举行简报会的活动人士之一，即使美国缺席也要举行。
Noor Abdalla, wife of pro-Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was held in immigration detention last year, is among campaigners pressing UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk to promptly hold a briefing on the US rights situation, even in Washington's absence.
阿卜杜拉对记者说：“当世界上最强大的政府不被追责时，它们就会认为可以为所欲为。”然而，外交官们持怀疑态度，因为很少有国家想要与华盛顿对抗。一名外交官说：“观点是敞开大门，希望他们两年后回来。”
"When the most powerful government in the world is not held accountable, they think that they can do whatever they want," Abdalla told reporters. However, diplomats were sceptical given that few states want to confront Washington. "The view is to leave the door open and hope they come back in two years," said a diplomat.