en-us	“The lockdown in India represents a massive logistical and implementation challenge given the population size and its density and we all hope the spread of the virus can be checked,” said UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet. 
zh-cn	巴切莱特说：鉴于印度的人口规模及其密度，该国的封锁带来了巨大的后勤和实施挑战。我们都希望能够遏制病毒的传播。 

en-us	And while welcoming steps to address the deadly crisis, she noted the importance of ensuring that measures responding to COVID-19 are “neither applied in a discriminatory manner nor exacerbate existing inequalities and vulnerabilities.” 
zh-cn	尽管如此，确保针对2019冠状病毒的措施既不被歧视性地应用，也不会加剧现有的不平等和脆弱性至关重要。 

en-us	Lacking jobs and money, and with public transportation shut down, hundreds of thousands of migrants who have no job security or protection, were forced to trek often hundreds of miles back to their home villages – with some dying on the journey. 
zh-cn	由于没有能力在城市中心维持生计，而且由于公共交通几乎完全关闭，成千上万的男子、妇女和儿童被迫徒步数百公里，试图返回自己的村庄和家乡。一些人在旅途中丧生。 

en-us	In an effort to control the virus, on Sunday, the Home Affairs Ministry ordered States to intercept and quarantine the migrants for two weeks. 
zh-cn	为遏制新冠病毒的传播，印度内政部向各邦发出命令，要求他们拦截返乡途中的移民，并要求对他们进行为期两周的隔离。 

en-us	The High Commissioner welcomed the instruction of India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday stating that the migrants be treated in a humane manner,  
zh-cn	人权高级专员欢迎印度最高法院随后于3月31日发出的指示， 

en-us	including by providing them with enough food, water, beds and supplies as well as psychosocial counselling in shelters that are run by volunteers and not security forces. 
zh-cn	要求确保向移民提供足够的食物、水、床、基本用品以及心理咨询，同时要求由志愿者而非安全部队管理，而且移民应被人道地对待。 

en-us	The Government has also taken other measures to address the crisis,  
zh-cn	印度政府还采取了许多其他措施来解决问题， 

en-us	like distributing food on a massive scale and pressing employers to pay wages and landlords to waive rents. 
zh-cn	例如确保大规模分配食品，要求雇主支付工资，房东放弃租金。 

en-us	“In spite of all these significant efforts, more needs to be done as the human tragedy continues to unfold before our eyes,” bemoaned  the High Commissioner. 
zh-cn	巴切莱斯说：尽管做出了这些巨大努力，但随着悲剧的不断发展，我们仍然需要做更多的事情。 

en-us	Special Measures should also take into account the particular situation of migrant women, who are among those most economically vulnerable and impacted by the situation. 
zh-cn	特别措施还应考虑到移徙妇女的特殊情况，这些妇女是经济上最脆弱的人，也是受疫情影响最深的人。 

en-us	However, earlier this week, reports and images emerged of police officers apparently beating people – including migrants – with batons, for breaking quarantine rules and allegedly spraying some on the road, with disinfectant. 
zh-cn	本周早些时候，有关警察殴打包括移民在内的人的报道和图片浮现，警察用棍棒殴打破坏隔离规定的人，并迫使返回的移民在消毒剂中浸泡。 

en-us	“We understand the strains on police services at this time, but officers must show restraint and abide by international standards on the use of force and humane treatment in their efforts to respond to this pandemic”, underscored the UN rights chief. 
zh-cn	巴切莱特说：我们了解目前警察的压力，但根据印度最高法院的指示，警察在应对大流行的努力中必须表现出克制，并遵守有关使用武力和人道待遇的国际标准。 

en-us	A number of States have now explicitly ordered police to stop using force to contain the virus. 
zh-cn	现在，许多邦已向其警察部队发出明确命令，在遏制病毒的过程中禁止使用武力。 

en-us	Ms. Bachelet said she was also concerned over measures to contain the coronavirus which have the effect of stigmatizing parts of the community,  
zh-cn	巴切莱特还对印度出现的采取措施使包括移民在内的社会各阶层蒙受耻辱表示遗憾。 

en-us	such as stamping the hands of those quarantined, reportedly to ensure that they stay home, and erecting notices outside the residences of people quarantined.  
zh-cn	例如，在某些邦，强行给被隔离的人盖上手印，在其家门外张贴告示，以确保他们留在家里。 

en-us	“It is important to weigh such measures against the right to privacy and avoid measures that would unduly stigmatize people within the community, who may already be vulnerable due to their social status or other factors”, she asserted.  
zh-cn	巴切莱特强调：重要的是要权衡此类措施与隐私权，避免采取措施使社区内的人们因为其社会地位或其他因素受到不恰当的侮辱，他们原本可能已经处于很脆弱的地位了。 

en-us	Containing COVID-19 in the country that hosts one-sixth of the world’s population will require efforts not only by the Government, but also the population at large. 
zh-cn	巴切莱特强调，在印度这个容纳了世界六分之一人口的国家中，应对大流行不仅需要政府的努力，还需要广大民众的努力。 

en-us	“This is a time for domestic solidarity and unity.  
zh-cn	她说，这是实现国内团结与统一的时期。 

en-us	I encourage the Government to draw on India’s vibrant civil society to reach out to the most vulnerable sectors of society, to ensure no one is left behind in this time of crisis”, concluded the High Commissioner.
zh-cn	我鼓励政府利用印度充满活力的民间社会与最脆弱的群体接触，以确保在危机时刻没有任何人掉队。