en-us	Rights experts warn against discrimination in COVID-19 response
zh-cn	人权专家：各国抗疫行动应保证种族公平和平等

en-us	UN independent human rights experts on Monday called for Governments
zh-cn	联合国人权专家今天紧急呼吁各国政府，

en-us	to commit to racial equity and equality in their response to the pandemic.
zh-cn	在应对新型冠状病毒危机期间为所有人提供医疗服务时，承诺保证种族公平和平等，

en-us	Fearing a needless increase in COVID-19 deaths due to discrimination,
zh-cn	否则有可能因歧视而导致更高的死亡率。

en-us	The Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent said that
zh-cn	非洲裔人问题专家工作组在一份声明中表示，

en-us	structural discrimination could worsen inequalities surrounding access to healthcare and treatment,
zh-cn	结构性歧视可能会加剧获得医疗保健和治疗的不平等，

en-us	which could lead to a rise in disease and death rates among people of African descent.
zh-cn	从而导致康复结果中的种族差异，并增加非洲人后裔的死亡率和发病率。

en-us	chair Ahmed Reid said in a statement.
zh-cn	工作组主席里德(Ahmed Reid)表示，

en-us	"Despite robust responses,
zh-cn	尽管各国做出了强有力的回应，

en-us	States have not recognised the specific health risks faced by people of African descent
zh-cn	但并没有认识到非洲人后裔面临的具体健康风险，

en-us	or how racial discrimination and implicit bias and racial stereotypes may pervade policy",
zh-cn	也没有意识到种族歧视、隐含偏见和种族刻板印象可能已渗透到政策中。

en-us	Members highlighted two other areas of concern in the current crisis:
zh-cn	人权专家们强调，

en-us	lack of representation of people of African descent at high levels, and the link between discretion in data collection and risk.
zh-cn	高层缺乏代表性阻碍了通过利用专业知识和保护来满足非洲人后裔应对新冠疫情的需求。

en-us	"Interventions that appear neutral on their face may license or facilitate racial bias, without care and attention.
zh-cn	工作组还指出，表面上看似中立的干预可能会助长种族偏见，使非洲人后裔疏于得到照顾和关注。

en-us	Thus far, no protection efforts have focused the public health response on the specific vulnerabilities of people of African descent”,
zh-cn	到目前为止，没有任何保护性努力将公共卫生响应措施集中在非洲人后裔的一些具体脆弱处境上。

en-us	The Working Group also pointed out that "disproportionate numbers" of people of African descent are employed in service industries,
zh-cn	人权专家们表示，不成比例的非洲人后裔在服务业工作，

en-us	live in densely populated communities, or face difficulties in accessing food and water, all of which impact risk and vulnerability.
zh-cn	生活在人口稠密的社区，面临着粮食和水的不安全状况，而且往往无法获得安全的居住条件。

en-us	The expert group also is concerned about the "disproportionate presence" of people of African descent in locations such as jails and refugee camps across the world, where contagion risk is higher.
zh-cn	此外，世界许多地区监狱以及难民和境内流离失所者营地中非洲人后裔不成比例的人数之多这一情况特别令人担忧，

en-us	"States using this pandemic to suspend or roll back human rights relating to affirmative action, the environment, public health, criminal justice,
zh-cn	里德强调，利用这场流行病暂停或取消与平权运动、环境、公共卫生、刑事司法和治理有关的人权，

en-us	and governance, generally disproportionately impair people of African descent in ways that will persist, long after the crisis is resolved”.
zh-cn	通常会对非洲人后裔造成不成比例的损害，这种损害将在危机结束后很长一段时间内持续下去。

en-us	The Working Group was appointed by the UN Human Rights Council.
zh-cn	联合国特别报告员或人权专家由人权理事会任命。

en-us	Its five members are not UN staff, nor are they paid by the Organization.
zh-cn	他们不是联合国雇员，也不在联合国领取薪水。