Jimmy Carter: Why I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse
吉米·卡特: 為什麼我認為虐待女性是頭號人權侵犯問題
The president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter has used his post-presidency years to work for peace, teach, write and engage in global activism. Full bio
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since I left the White House,
就在思考自己的事業,
in The New Yorker a couple of years ago.
在《紐約客》刊出的一則卡通。
at his father,
自己的父親,
I want to be a former president."
「爸爸,我長大後要當前總統。」
as a former president,
in the world have ever had
around this whole universe.
with the 50 states in the United States,
more than 145 countries in the world,
全球超過 145 個國家,
programs in 80 nations on Earth.
80 個國家設立全職單位。
when we go into a country,
我們進入一個國家時,
the king or the president,
in the most remote areas of Africa.
非洲偏遠地區的村民。
at the Carter Center
I can tell you without any equivocation
我可以很明確的告訴你
of human rights on Earth
is the abuse of women and girls.
就是虐待婦女及女童。
that I'll mention to begin with.
of religious scriptures, holy scriptures,
宗教經文、聖經經文,
New Testament, Quran and so forth,
還是可蘭經等等都是,
who are now in the ascendant positions
而他們在猶太會堂、
and in the mosques.
位居優越地位。
to make sure that women
to a secondary position
It's ordinarily not addressed.
通常很少人提及。
a Southern Baptist for 70 years --
在美南浸信會 70 年了,
Sunday school every Sunday;
我每個星期天都還在教主日學;
in the year 2000 decided
美南浸信會聯會做出決定
a secondary position,
當祭司、牧師、執事,
pastors, deacons in the church,
teach a man, and so forth.
are misinterpreted
for instance, wants to cheat women,
如果施虐的丈夫或雇主想騙女性,
are not equal in the eyes of God,
在神的眼中並不平等,
平等待她們如待己?
for doing the same kind of work?
is the excessive resort to violence,
tremendously around the world.
for instance, we have had
in abuse of poor people,
by putting them in prison.
他們被關進牢裡。
as governor of Georgia,
were in prison.
per 1,000 are in prison.
in the number of women
[one of the only countries] on Earth
that is a developed country.
the countries that are most abusive
in encouraging the death penalty.
and I figured out the other day
而有一天我發現
four billion dollars
for the death penalty.
dollars it costs California
加州要花三億七百萬美元
abolishing the death penalty,
本週才通過法律廢止死刑,
of poor people and helpless people
與虐待窮苦及無助的人
in abuse of women.
增加的另一項原因。
abuses of women that concern me most,
我特別關心的婦女受虐情況,
a limited amount of time, as you know.
因為你們知道我的演講時間有限。
and not known by American women,
而且美國女性對此一無所知,
very soon in her life,
by a so-called cutter
會被所謂操刀者完全切除,
in a non-sterilized way,
沒有消毒過,
of a woman's genitalia.
but not very rare cases,
can just urinate or menstruate.
讓女孩能排尿或排月經。
the same cutter goes in
同樣的操刀者
so she can have sex.
所以她能有性行為。
it's against the law in most countries.
儘管大部分國家都明文禁止。
that live in Egypt today
it's more than 98 percent
before they reach maturity.
is honor killings,
就是名譽殺人。
again, of a holy scripture --
that mandates this --
這樣的命令──
that her father does not approve,
wears inappropriate clothing.
她穿了不合宜的衣服。
of her own family,
so-called disgrace to the family.
not so long ago by the United Nations
of these murders of a girl
the uncle or the brother,
叔伯或兄弟,
are conducted by women.
與婦女特別有關的問題,
particularly is slavery,
sold from Africa into slavery
大約有一千二百五十萬名非洲人
the 19th century and the 18th century.
now living in slavery.
生活在奴役狀態下。
now has a mandate from Congress
that 800,000 people are sold
每年有八十萬人口
every year into slavery,
of those sold are women,
光在美國就有六萬人
in human bondage, or slavery.
the Carter Center is located
即卡特中心的所在地,
people sold into slavery every month.
二、三百名女性賣為奴隸。
in the nation because of that.
airport in the world,
that come from the Southern Hemisphere.
that has brown or black skin,
several times more than that,
可以賣好幾倍的錢,
and in the United States now
一般的妓院老闆
搖出三萬五千美元。
the total drug trade in Atlanta, Georgia.
超過毒品交易總量。
and the basic problem is prostitution,
而最根本的問題就是賣淫,
a whorehouse in America
of police or the mayor and so forth.
或市長等人的掌握之下。
of the worst problems,
increasingly and put into sexual slavery
decided to change the law,
瑞典決定要改變法律,
and the male customers are prosecuted,
及男性嫖客卻會被起訴,
prostitution has gone down.
賣淫的情況減少。
just the opposite position.
for illegal sex trade,
男性與女性因非法性交易
in the United States of America.
及我剛談到的瑞典、
towards this so-called Swedish model.
所謂的瑞典模式前進。
in this country that all of us admire:
university system.
how many sexual assaults take place.
發生過多少性侵案。
there were 26,000 sexual assaults
有二萬六千筆性侵案
are actually prosecuted,
真的被起訴,
officer of any organization --
or a battalion in the Army
陸軍軍營,
has the right under law to decide
is for anybody to know
sexual assaults are taking place,
還發生性侵案,
who enter American universities
before she graduates,
a lot of publicity,
but other things,
但還有其它因素,
are now condemned
under Title IX
89 所大專院校,
are not taking care of the women
沒有好好照顧女性,
that more than half of the rapes
大學校園強暴案
take place by serial rapists,
they'll be prosecuted,
一定會被起訴,
they can rape with impunity.
所以可以免於懲處繼續強姦。
that go on in our society.
about the abuse of women and girls
與虐待婦女及女童有關,
but for full-time employment,
但身為正職員工,
gets 23 percent less than a man.
the difference was 39 percent.
partially because I was president
部分是因為我當總統
(掌聲)(笑聲)
there's been no progress made,
沒有什麼顯著的進步,
or 24 percent difference
差距大約為 23% 或 24%,
nation on Earth.
最愛打仗的國家。
with about 25 different countries
on the ground fighting.
we've been flying overhead
drones that attack people and so forth.
我們有無人機攻擊人民等等。
with 25 different countries
I won't say which ones,
we didn't launch a missile,
我們沒有發射飛彈,
the resort to violence
of the holy scriptures
of abuse of women and girls.
that I need not mention,
我不用說大家都知道,
men don't give a damn.
男人根本不甩這回事!
That's true.
I'm against the abuse of women and girls
position that we occupy,
to what I knew when I was a child,
had existed for 100 years,
已經存在了一百年,
Between the States, the Civil War,
there were many white people
racial discrimination was okay,
of better jobs,
有更好的工作,
that exists today,
really doesn't care.
discrimination against girls and women,"
「我反對歧視婦女及女童。」
the majority of men
the military system,
the governments of the world,
the great religions.
that we need to do today?
最該做的基本事項?
that we could do today
我們所能做的最好的事,
and who have freedom to speak and to act,
及行動自由的女性,
on yourselves
against girls and women
about her daughters
說什麼意見。
to detail about that.
will get your husbands to realize
都能讓妳的丈夫明白
and the military and so forth
軍隊等地發生的虐待,
and your granddaughters.
自己的女兒及孫女。
four children, and 10 great-grandchildren,
4 個孩子,及 10 個曾孫,
will face in America,
or a foreign country,
或國外才會碰到,
都能加入我的行列,
and girls around the world
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jimmy Carter - Peace activistThe president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, Jimmy Carter has used his post-presidency years to work for peace, teach, write and engage in global activism.
Why you should listen
While in office, Jimmy Carter brokered historic peace deals and treaties. Since the 1980s, he has worked tirelessly for conflict resolution around the globe through The Carter Center, where he has engaged in mediation in Ethiopia, Eritrea, North Korea, Liberia, Haiti, Bosnia, Venezuela, Nepal and the Middle East, among many other countries and regions. Under his leadership, The Carter Center has sent 96 election observation missions to the Americas, Africa and Asia. They're also leading the fight against Guinea worm, on track to be the second human disease in history to be eradicated.
In 2002, Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development." He's a member of the Elders, a group of independent global leaders working for peace and human rights.
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