克林頓承諾繼續支持人權組織

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reminded U.S. diplomats of the need for support of civil society and human-rights organizations that have come under fire by governments in the Middle East and North Africa. Clinton told a group of American ambassadors gathered Tuesday in Washington that support for groups promoting "universal" human rights in restrictive countries is a fundamental part of U.S. foreign policy. Clinton acknowledged a number of governments have spoken out or taken legal action against U.S.-funded rights groups, saying they represent unacceptable foreign interference.

Most notably, Egyptian authorities in December charged 16 Americans involved with international pro-democracy organizations with stoking unrest and receiving illegal foreign funds. Though she said many countries that are making transitions to democracy have "legitimate questions" about these organizations, Clinton said that such groups are not aimed at creating unrest, but are essential for sustaining democracy.美國國務卿希拉里.克林頓提醒美國外交官支持公民社會和人權組織的必要性。公民社會和人權組織遭到在中東和北非地區政府的打擊。星期二，希拉里.克林頓在華盛頓對一組美國駐外大使說，幫助動盪國家的那些促進“普世”人權的組織是美國外交政策的基石之一。克林頓承認，一些國家抨擊美國資助的人權組織或對這些組織採取法律行動，這些國家聲稱這些組織代表着不可接受的外國干預。

最引人注目的是，埃及當局去年12月控告參與國際爭取民主組織活動的16名美國人煽動騷亂以及接受非法外國資金。克林頓說，正在向民主過渡的很多國家對這些組織提出合理的質疑，但她表示，這些組織並不是要製造動亂，它們對維持民主是不可或缺的。