VOA常速英语:Human Rights in Burma

Burma has made extraordinary progress in the last year, including holding successful nationwide parliamentary elections in November 2015 and the formation in March 2016 of a democratically elected, civilian-led government.However, significant problems remain.Chief among these are restrictions on freedoms of speech, association, and assembly; human rights violations in ethnic minority areas;and restrictions on members of the Rohingya population.The new government has already demonstrated its commitment to addressing these issues, either through action or public statements.
缅甸在过去一年里取得了非凡的进步。比如，在2015年11月成功举办全国范围的议会选举，在2016年3月成立了民选政府。但是，缅甸仍然存在一些重大问题。最主要的问题是限制言论、结社和集会自由；少数民族地区的人权侵犯问题；以及对罗兴亚人的限制。新政府已经做出承诺，将通过采取行动或发表公开声明来解决这些问题。

After Aung San Suu Kyi publicly stated April 7 the new government would try to release political prisoners,a judge in Tharrawaddy Township Court on April 8 closed the cases and ordered free 69 students and activists held on politically related charges.President Htin Kyaw granted amnesty to an additional 63 political prisoners, including five journalists, on April 17.
4月7日，昂山素季公开表示，新政府将尽力释放政治犯。4月8日，达雅瓦底县法院的法官宣布释放69名因从事政治活动被捕的学生和积极分子。4月17日，缅甸总统吴廷觉赦免了另外63名政治犯，其中包括5名记者。

Last year, there was a significant decrease in reports of violent abuses by the military of noncombatant and civilian populations in conflict-torn, ethnic minority border areas,and the previous government signed a Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement with eight ethnic armed groups on October 15, 2015.However, fighting continued between the military and ethnic armed groups in Kachin, Shan, Karen, and Rakhine states.
去年，在饱受战争折磨的少数民族边境地区，军队对非战斗人员和平民的暴力侵犯事件大大减少。2015年10月15日，上届政府与8支民族武装组织签署了全国停火协议。然而，军队与克钦、掸邦、克伦邦、若干等地区的民族武装组织之间仍在继续作战。

The Rohingya, a stateless ethnic minority primarily residing in Rakhine State, were singled out for special restrictions.There were prohibitions on movement within the country.The Rohingya were required to fill out forms for permission to stay overnight in another village and to register on the guest list with the village.The previous government did make efforts to quietly resettle an estimated 25,000 Rohingya to their villages of origin.The new government also has said Rakhine State issues will be part of the newly formed National Peace and Reconciliation Center’s mandate.
罗兴亚人是没有国籍的少数民族，主要居住在若开邦地区。缅甸对罗兴亚人有特殊的限制，他们在国内的行动受到一定的约束。若要在其他村庄过夜，罗兴亚人需要填写许可表，并在该村庄的宾客名单上进行登记。上届政府作出努力，秘密地使大约25000名罗兴亚人重新定居到他们出生的村庄。新政府也表示，若开邦问题将成为新成立的“民族和平与和解中心“的任务之一。

The United States is committed to advancing universal rights, building partnerships that will move us forward,and helping every person live up to their potential.On human rights, every country, including our own, has room to improve.And in cases like Burma,we are committed to working with the new government and civil society to support reforms that contribute to Burma’s historic transition.
美国承诺推动普世权利，建立推动国家进步的伙伴关系，帮助每个人发挥潜力。在人权方面，包括美国在内的每个国家都有提升空间。对于缅甸，我们承诺与新政府和民间团体共同努力，支持有利于其历史转型的改革。

“In Burma, an elected civilian government has begun to free political prisoners,”said Tom Malinowski, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.“We will do everything we can to support it in tackling reform of the country’s laws and constitution, seeking peace with ethnic minorities,and addressing the human rights and humanitarian challenges of the Rakhine State.”
在缅甸，民选政府已经开始释放政治犯，”美国国务院主管民主、人权、劳工事务的助理国务卿汤姆·马利诺夫斯基说。我们将竭尽所能支持缅甸推动宪法和法律改革，追求与少数民族之间的和平，处理人权问题，解决若开邦的人道主义挑战。