en-us	GENEVA (25 March 2020) – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has called on governments to take urgent action to protect the health and safety of people in detention and other closed facilities, as part of overall efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. 
zh-cn	日内瓦（2020年3月25日）联合国人权事务高级专员米歇尔·巴切莱特呼吁各国政府，作为遏制2019冠状病毒病疫情工作的一部分，采取紧急行动，保护拘留场所和其他封闭设施内人员的健康和安全。 

en-us	“Covid-19 has begun to strike prisons, jails and immigration detention centres,  
zh-cn	巴切莱特表示：2019冠状病毒病已开始侵入监狱、看守所和移民拘留中心， 

en-us	as well as residential care homes and psychiatric hospitals, and risks rampaging through such institutions’ extremely vulnerable populations,” said Bachelet. 
zh-cn	以及养老院和精神病院，极有可能冲击在此类机构极其脆弱的人群。” 

en-us	“In many countries, detention facilities are overcrowded, in some cases dangerously so. 
zh-cn	她补充道：许多国家的拘留设施过于拥挤，有时达到危险的程度。 

en-us	People are often held in unhygienic conditions and health services are inadequate or even non-existent.  
zh-cn	拘留条件不够卫生，医疗服务不足，甚至根本没有医疗服务。 

en-us	Physical distancing and self-isolation in such conditions are practically impossible,” she added. 
zh-cn	在这样的条件下，根本不可能做到保持距离和自我隔离。” 

en-us	“Governments are facing huge demands on resources in this crisis and are having to take difficult decisions. 
zh-cn	高级专员表示：在这场危机中，各国政府面临巨大的资源需求，不得不做出艰难的决定。  

en-us	But I urge them not to forget those behind bars, or those confined in places such as closed mental health facilities, nursing homes  and orphanages,  
zh-cn	但我敦促各国不要忘记那些被拘留者，或者那些在封闭的精神病院、疗养院和孤儿院的人士， 

en-us	because the consequences of neglecting them are potentially catastrophic,” the High Commissioner said. 
zh-cn	如果忽视了他们，则可能带来灾难性的后果。” 

en-us	“It is vital that governments should address the situation of detained people in their crisis planning to protect detainees, staff, visitors and of course wider society,” she added. 
zh-cn	她还指出，至关重要的是，各国政府应在危机应对计划中解决被拘留人士的状况，保护被拘留者、工作人员和探视人员，当然还有更广泛的社会。” 

en-us	“With outbreaks of the disease, and an increasing number of deaths, already reported in prisons and other institutions in an expanding number of countries,  
zh-cn	巴切莱特称：已有报告显示，疫情在越来越多的国家的监狱和其他机构中爆发，死亡人数不断上升， 

en-us	authorities should act now to prevent further loss of life among detainees and staff,” Bachelet said. 
zh-cn	各国当局现在就应该采取行动，防止更多被拘留者和工作人员丧生。” 

en-us	The High Commissioner urged governments and relevant authorities to work quickly to reduce the number of people in detention,  
zh-cn	高级专员敦促各国政府和有关当局迅速开展工作，减少被拘留人员数量。 

en-us	noting several countries have already undertaken some positive actions.  
zh-cn	她注意到一些国家已经采取了积极行动。 

en-us	Authorities should examine ways to release those particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, among them older detainees and those who are sick, as well as low-risk offenders.  
zh-cn	各国当局应当研究如何释放那些尤其易受2019冠状病毒病感染的被拘留者，包括年纪较大者、患病者以及低风险犯罪者。 

en-us	They should also continue to provide for the specific health-care requirements of women prisoners, including those who are pregnant, as well as those of inmates with disabilities and of juvenile detainees. 
zh-cn	当局还应该继续满足孕妇等女性囚犯的具体医疗需求，以及残疾囚犯和青少年被拘留者的医疗需求。 

en-us	Bachelet stressed. “Now, more than ever, governments should release every person detained without sufficient legal basis, 
zh-cn	巴切莱特强调：现在，各国政府比以往任何时候都更应该释放所有在缺乏充分法律依据情况下遭到拘留的人士， 

en-us	including political prisoners and others detained simply for expressing critical or dissenting views,”  
zh-cn	包括政治犯和仅仅因为表达批评或异议而被拘留的人们。” 

en-us	When people are released, they should be medically screened and measures taken to ensure that if needed they receive care and proper follow-up, including health monitoring. 
zh-cn	被拘留者在获释时应接受医学检查，当局应采取措施确保其在必要时得到护理和适当的后续治疗，包括健康监测。 

en-us	“Under international human rights law, States have an obligation to take steps to prevent foreseeable threats to public health and have a duty to ensure that all who need vital medical care can receive it,” Bachelet said. 
zh-cn	巴切莱特表示：根据国际人权法，各国有义务采取步骤，预防对公共卫生可预见的威胁，并有责任确保所有需要医疗服务的危重患者都能得到救治。” 

en-us	For those in detention, the State has a particular duty to protect inmates’ physical and mental health and well-being, as set out by the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (also known as the Nelson Mandela Rules). 
zh-cn	对于被拘留者，根据《联合国囚犯待遇最低限度标准规则》（又称《曼德拉规则》 ），国家承担保护囚犯身心健康和福祉的具体责任。 

en-us	Measures taken amid a health crisis should not undermine the fundamental rights of detained people, including their rights to adequate food and water. 
zh-cn	在卫生危机中采取的措施不应损害被拘留人士的基本权利，包括获得适当食物和饮用水的权利。 

en-us	Safeguards against ill-treatment of people in custody, including access to a lawyer and doctor, should also be fully respected. 
zh-cn	当局还应充分遵守保障被拘留者免遭虐待的规定，包括允许他们接触律师和医生。 

en-us	“Restrictions on visits to closed institutions may be required to help prevent COVID-19 outbreaks, 
zh-cn	巴切莱特表示：为有效避免2019冠状病毒病暴发，可能需要限制对封闭机构的探访， 

en-us	but such steps need to be introduced in a transparent way and communicated clearly to those affected.  
zh-cn	但必须以透明的方式推行此类措施，并明确告知受影响的人们。 

en-us	Suddenly halting contact with the outside world risks aggravating what may be tense, difficult and potentially dangerous situations,” Bachelet said. 
zh-cn	突然停止人员与外界接触可能加剧也许本就紧张、困难和存在潜在危险的局势。 

en-us	She noted examples of alternative measures taken in some countries, such as setting up expanded videoconferencing, 
zh-cn	她注意到部分国家采取的替代措施，如安排大范围的视频会议、  

en-us	allowing increased phone calls with family members and permitting email.   
zh-cn	增加与家人电话通话的次数、允许发送电子邮件等。 

en-us	“COVID-19 poses a huge challenge to the whole of society, as governments take steps to enforce physical distancing.  
zh-cn	巴切莱特警告称：由于政府采取措施让人们保持距离，2019冠状病毒病对整个社会构成了巨大挑战。 

en-us	It is vital such measures are upheld, but I am deeply concerned that some countries are threatening to impose prison sentences for those who fail to obey.  
zh-cn	执行这类措施固然至关重要，但令我深为关切的是，一些国家威胁称要对违反措施的人判刑。 

en-us	This is likely to exacerbate the grave situation in prisons and do little to halt the disease’s spread,” Bachelet warned. 
zh-cn	这可能会加剧监狱的严峻形势，而且对阻止疫情传播的用处不大。” 

en-us	“Imprisonment should be a measure of last resort, particularly during this crisis.” 
zh-cn	“监禁应作为最后手段，尤其是在这场危机期间。” 

en-us	The UN Human Rights Office and the World Health Organization have issued an interim guidance paper - COVID 19: Focus on persons deprived of their liberty,  
zh-cn	联合国人权高专办和世界卫生组织已发布一份临时指导文件《2019冠状病毒病：关注被剥夺自由者》。  

en-us	which contains key messages and actions for other UN agencies, governments and relevant authorities, national human rights institutions, and civil society
zh-cn	这一文件将包含关键信息和行动，供其他联合国机构、各国政府和有关当局、国家人权机构和民间社会参考。