US Orders New Sanctions on North Korea

美国下令对朝鲜实施新制裁

The United States ordered new economic restrictions against North Korea this week that directly answer human rights abuse.

美国本周下令对朝鲜实施新的经济限制，这一举动直接回应了人权侵犯的问题。

The restrictions are expected to have limited impact. The United States has almost no direct business connections to North Korea.

这些制裁可望产生的影响有限。美国与朝鲜几乎没有直接的商业往来。

But supporters say the measures send an important message to North Korean leaders.

但是支持者称这些举措向朝鲜领导人传递了一个重要信号。

The restrictions target North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, and other top officials as well as several government agencies.

这些制裁面向于朝鲜领导人金正恩、其他高级官员以及一些政府机构。

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Powers, said the restrictions send a message to many in North Korea, not just its top leaders. She said it will be heard by “prison camp managers and guards, secret police, interrogators and persecutors of defectors.”

美国驻联合国大使萨曼莎·鲍尔斯称，这些制裁向朝鲜的许多人传递了一个信号，不仅仅是其最高领导人。她说该信号会传递给“战俘集中营管理者及守卫、秘密警察、审问者以及虐待逃兵者”。

The U.S. Treasury Department said North Korea’s Ministry of State Security and other agencies commonly torture people. Treasury officials said such acts include beatings, forced starvation, forced abortions, sexual attacks and the killing of babies.

美国财政部称朝鲜的国家安全部以及其他机构普遍都对民众施以酷刑。财政部官员称这些行为包括毒打、被迫挨饿、被迫堕胎、性侵以及残杀婴幼儿。

South Korea said it supports the U.S. decision. The measures include a freeze on U.S. bank accounts belonging to Kim Jong Un and other North Korean officials.

韩国称其支持美国的决定。这些举措包括冻结金正恩以及其他朝鲜官员在美国银行的账户。

Cho June-hyuck is an official with the South Korean Foreign Ministry. He said the restrictions will raise awareness internationally of the broad and systemic human rights violations in North Korea.

Cho June-hyuck是韩国外交部的一名官员。他说这些制裁会提升国际社会对朝鲜广泛而全面性地侵害人权的认识。

Among the agencies targeted is the Ministry of People’s Security, which operates police stations and detention centers, including labor camps.

这些制裁针对的机构之一是人民安全部，其掌管着警察局和拘留中心，包括劳改所。

Phil Robertson is deputy director of the Asia division of Human Rights Watch. He said the restrictions show that the international community is increasingly concerned about the North Korean government abuses.

菲尔·罗伯森是人权监察站亚洲分部的副部长。他说这些制裁体现了国际社会正在提高对朝鲜政府滥用职权的关注。

Restrictions against North Korea are nothing new. This year, the United Nations Security Council approved new measures that block North Korean money movement and the trade of minerals. Those restrictions followed North Korea’s fourth nuclear test and a long-distance rocket launch.

对朝鲜实施制裁已经不是什么新鲜事了。今年，联合国安全委员会通过了封锁朝鲜货币流通以及矿产贸易的新举措。这些限制是为了惩罚朝鲜的第四次核试验以及一枚长途火箭的发射。

North Korea reacted to the UN move with a declaration that it would continue its nuclear development program. It also test fired short and medium distance missiles.

朝鲜回应了联合国的行动，宣布将继续其核开发项目。它还试验了中短程发射导弹。

I’m Caty Weaver.

卡蒂·韦弗报道。