联合国秘书长古特雷斯当地时间8日呼吁全球共同阻止与新冠肺炎疫情有关的仇恨言论,呼吁政治领袖、教育机构、媒体和社会承担起各自责任,阻止与新冠肺炎疫情有关的仇恨言论。
联合国秘书长
安东尼奥·古特雷斯
应对和抗击疫情之下仇恨言论的全球呼吁
双语版原文如下
2019冠状病毒病不在乎我们是谁,我们住在哪里,我们相信什么,也不在乎我们在任何其他方面的区别。为共同抗击这一病毒,我们所需的团结丝毫不可少。然而,这场大流行病却在继续引发仇恨和仇外、制造替罪羊以及散布恐慌的海啸 。
COVID-19 does not care who we are, where we live, what we believe or about any other distinction. We need every ounce of solidarity to tackle it together. Yet the pandemic continues tounleash a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering .
联合国图片丨穿着“团结起来反对仇恨”T恤的孩子们
网上和街头的排外情绪高涨。反犹太的阴谋论已在泛滥,与2019冠状病毒病有关的反穆斯林袭击事件也时有发生。移民和难民被污蔑为病毒的源头之一 ,然后又受阻拒而无法获得治疗。
Anti-foreigner sentiment has surged online and in the streets. Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories have spread, and COVID-19-related anti-Muslim attacks have occurred.Migrants and refugees have been vilified as a source of the virus -- and then denied access to medical treatment.
Giles Clarke丨纽约市一家医院的医护人员要求进行更好的防护
对属于最脆弱群体的老年人,现在竟出现一种令人不齿的社会模因,即认为老年人是最可被牺牲掉的群体 。还有一些记者、举报人、卫生专业人员、援助人员和人权捍卫者因尽职尽责而成为攻击目标。
With older persons among the most vulnerable, contemptible memes have emergedsuggesting they are also the most expendable . Andjournalists, whistleblowers, health professionals, aid workers and human rights defendersare being targeted simply for doing their jobs.
儿基会图片丨来自西雅图的索菲亚在社交媒体上分享“不是敌人”的自拍照