国际英语资讯:UN chief calls for protection of human rights in pandemic response
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 23-- <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="stressed">stressed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fight">fight</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>.</p><p><span word="Against">Against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="background">background</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="ethno">ethno</span>-<span word="nationalism">nationalism</span>, <span word="populism">populism</span>, <span word="authoritarianism">authoritarianism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pushback">pushback</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pretext">pretext</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="repressive">repressive</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span> <span word="unrelated">unrelated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span>. "<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unacceptable">unacceptable</span>."</p><p><span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="transparent">transparent</span>, <span word="responsive">responsive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="accountable">accountable</span>. <span word="Civic">Civic</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="critical">critical</span>. <span word="Civil">Civil</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="roles">roles</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span>, <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="forget">forget</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="virus">virus</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="people">people</span>."</p><p><span word="Guterres">Guterres</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> -- <span word="including">including</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> -- <span word="are">are</span> <span word="legal">legal</span>, <span word="proportionate">proportionate</span>, <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="discriminatory">discriminatory</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="duration">duration</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="intrusive">intrusive</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="health">health</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="responds">responds</span> <span word="proportionately">proportionately</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="threats">threats</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="law">law</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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