美国国家公共电台 NPR 继法国承认对卢旺达大屠杀负有责任后 德国向纳米比亚道歉

Germany today apologized for a genocide — in this case, the slaughter¹ of tens of thousands of people in the African nation of Namibia.

今天，德国为屠杀非洲国家纳米比亚数万人的种族灭绝罪行道歉。

The killings² came during the colonial era, when German troops stamped out an uprising in Namibia by almost wiping out two tribes.

这场屠杀发生在殖民时代，当时德国军队为镇压纳米比亚的起义，几乎消灭了当地两个部落。

And in France earlier this week, the government admitted to bear some responsibility for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

本周早些时候，法国政府承认对1994年发生的卢旺达大屠杀负有责任。

Joining us to talk about these developments is NPR Africa correspondent Eyder Peralta. Welcome back.

NPR新闻驻非洲记者爱德尔·佩拉尔塔将和我们连线，讨论这些进展。欢迎回来。

Hey. Thank you for having me.

你好。谢谢你们邀请我。

So to start, why did Germany say now was the time for this acknowledgement?

首先，为何德国认为现在是承认的时机？

Yeah. I mean, look; this is a long time coming. Germany and the government of Namibia have been negotiating this for five years.

好。你看；这是一个漫长的过程。德国和纳米比亚政府已就此进行了长达五年的谈判。

But as you alluded³ to in your intro, there is, you know, quite a bit of introspection happening on the continent of Africa and in Europe.

但正如你在导言中提到的，非洲大陆和欧洲发生了相当多的反思。

You know, people and governments are trying to come to terms with the brutality⁴ of colonialism.

人民和政府正试图正视殖民主义的暴行。

You know, critics say that Germany and other European countries are looking at African countries as an emerging market,

批评人士表示，德国和其他欧洲国家将非洲国家视为新兴市场，

and that might be the reason for this apology.

这可能就是他们进行道歉的原因。

I want to come back to what amends⁵ might look like, but first, a little bit of the history.

稍后我们再来谈补偿，首先，我们来回顾一下历史。

What happened during this uprising? When was this?

起义期间发生了什么？这发生在何时？

Yeah, so as you mentioned, it happened more than a hundred years ago, from 1904 to 1908.

好，如你所说，这件事发生在一百多年前，时间为1904年至1908年。

And Germany was the colonial power in control of Namibia,

当时德国是控制纳米比亚的宗主国，

and there was a rebellion by the Herero and the Nama tribes, and the German government reacted viciously.

德国政府对赫雷罗和纳马部落发动的叛乱作出了残暴回应。

They took land and cattle.

他们夺取了土地和牲畜。

And many Herero and Nama people were taken to concentration camps in the Kalahari Desert, and many of them died of starvation there.

许多赫雷罗人和纳玛人被带到卡拉哈里沙漠的集中营，许多人在那里因饥饿而死亡。

In the end, scholars estimate that about 80% of the Herero and Nama people were killed during this period.

最后，学者估计约80%的赫雷罗人和纳玛人在这一时期被杀害。

What's been the reaction to the government's plans to offer a billion dollars to help reconstruction⁶ and development in Namibia as part of this acknowledgement?

作为承认的一部分，德国政府计划提供10亿美元帮助纳米比亚进行重建和发展，人们对此有何反应？

Tribal⁷ leaders, you know, say that this is a deal between two governments and that it doesn't really solve the big problems.

部落首领称这是两国政府之间的协议，并不能真正解决重要问题。

They say that this will not lead to reconciliation⁸.

他们说这不会带来和解。

And the big sticking point is that they wanted individual reparations —

最大的症结在于纳比米亚方面想要个人赔偿，

you know, for example, they wanted the German government to buy land from the people of German descent

比如说，他们想让德国政府从德国后裔手中购买土地，

and then return it to the descendants of the victims of this genocide.

之后归还给这场种族灭绝受害者的后代。

You know, activists⁹ say that the Herero and the Nama people are living in poor conditions, that they live in crowded, informal settlements.

活动人士表示，赫雷罗人和纳玛人的生活条件很恶劣，他们住在拥挤的非正式定居点。

And a redistribution of land, they say — that that could actually lead to a real reconciliation

他们表示，重新分配土地也许能带来真正的和解，

and to a real change in the way that the Herero and the Nama people are living.

并改变赫雷罗人和纳玛人的生活方式。

Before I let you go, can we talk about France admitting to having responsibility in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda?

在结束连线之前，我们能谈谈法国承认对1994年卢旺达大屠杀负有责任这件事吗？

At that time, 800,000 people were killed. What's being said there?

当时有80万人被屠杀。法国说了什么？

Yeah, so President Macron stopped short of issuing an apology on behalf of France, but this is still big news.

对，马克龙总统没有代表法国道歉，但这仍是个大新闻。

This has been a source of tension between Rwanda and France because President Paul Kagame, who halted the genocide — his forces stopped the genocide —

这一直是卢旺达和法国之间紧张关系的根源，因为阻止种族屠杀的保罗·卡加梅总统——他的部队阻止了种族灭绝——

always saw France as being complicit because they stood by the genocidal regime, and like other Western countries, they failed to stop the slaughter of Tutsis.

他一直认为法国是同谋，因为他们支持种族灭绝政权，而且和其他西方国家一样，他们未能阻止图西族人遭遇的屠杀。

But a lot like what is happening with Germany and Namibia, France ordered an investigation¹⁰. They opened up their archives.

但与德国和纳米比亚的情况非常相似的是，法国也下令展开调查。他们开放了档案。

And, you know, they have officially admitted that they bore, quote, "overwhelming responsibility" for the genocide.

而且，法国已经正式承认，他们对这场种族屠杀负有“压倒性的责任”。

And this week, the leaders of both countries stood side by side, and they said that this marked a new chapter in their relationship.

本周，两国领导人肩并肩站在一起，他们说这标志着两国关系迈入新篇章。

And that's NPR's Africa correspondent Eyder Peralta. Thank you.

以上是NPR新闻驻非洲记者爱德尔·佩拉尔塔带来的报道。谢谢你。

Thank you, Audie.

谢谢，奥迪。

1 slaughter   

n.屠杀，屠宰；vt.屠杀，宰杀

参考例句：

• I couldn't stand to watch them slaughter the cattle.我不忍看他们宰牛。
• Wholesale slaughter was carried out in the name of progress.大规模的屠杀在维护进步的名义下进行。

2 killings   

谋杀( killing的名词复数 )； 突然发大财，暴发

参考例句：

• His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings. 他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
• The government issued a statement condemning the killings. 政府发表声明谴责这些凶杀事件。

3 alluded   

提及，暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• In your remarks you alluded to a certain sinister design. 在你的谈话中，你提到了某个阴谋。
• She also alluded to her rival's past marital troubles. 她还影射了对手过去的婚姻问题。

4 brutality   

n.野蛮的行为，残忍，野蛮

参考例句：

• The brutality of the crime has appalled the public. 罪行之残暴使公众大为震惊。
• a general who was infamous for his brutality 因残忍而恶名昭彰的将军

5 amends   

n. 赔偿

参考例句：

• He made amends for his rudeness by giving her some flowers. 他送给她一些花，为他自己的鲁莽赔罪。
• This country refuses stubbornly to make amends for its past war crimes. 该国顽固地拒绝为其过去的战争罪行赔罪。

6 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

7 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

8 reconciliation   

n.和解，和谐，一致

参考例句：

• He was taken up with the reconciliation of husband and wife.他忙于做夫妻间的调解工作。
• Their handshake appeared to be a gesture of reconciliation.他们的握手似乎是和解的表示。

9 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。