Sambutan Ambassador Brownback pada "International Religious Freedom" di Taiwan, 11 Maret 2019. Source: taiwantoday.tw |
Dalam forum regional religius forum di Taipei, Dubes Brownback juga menyampaikan sambutan. Sambutan dari Ambassador Brownback saya coba terjemahkan pula dengan mencoba sebaik mungkin agar mudah dipahami oleh publik Indonesia, khususnya kepada diri saya sendiri tentu saja.
Berikut adalah terjemahan pidatonya:
Berikut adalah terjemahan pidatonya:
Saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih atas komentar Presiden Tsai dan dia karena meluangkan waktu untuk berada di sini dari jadwalnya yang sibuk. Saya tidak bisa membantu tetapi hanya berdiri di sini dan menghibur Anda, dan bersyukurlah kepada begitu banyak orang yang berkumpul di sini untuk tujuan kebebasan beragama di seluruh dunia. Terima kasih sudah ada disini.
(I would like to thank President Tsai’s comments and her for taking the time to be here out of her busy schedule. I can’t help but just stand up here and cheer you, and be so thankful for so many people who gather here for the cause of religious freedom around the world. Thank you for being here)
Jutaan orang di seluruh dunia, miliaran orang di seluruh dunia hanya ingin merdeka. Mereka hanya ingin mempraktikkan iman dan kebebasan mereka. Kami datang dari segala macam tradisi iman. Ketika saya melihat kerumunan ini, saya melihat orang-orang mengenakan pakaian agama yang berbeda, bahwa kita mungkin tidak setuju pada banyak hal teologis, tetapi mereka setuju pada kebebasan beragama dan kebutuhan untuk melindungi kebebasan beragama untuk semua. Ini adalah sesuatu yang bisa kita sepakati bersama. Ini adalah sesuatu yang kita semua bisa kejar. Ini adalah sesuatu yang harus kita lakukan. Saya percaya, pertemuan seperti ini di seluruh dunia, dapat memastikan bagi jutaan orang lain bahwa mereka akan bebas dari penganiayaan dalam mempraktikkan iman mereka, yang mana yang kita kejar adalah kebebasan untuk melakukan itu, dan saya percaya mereka akan melakukannya.
(Millions of people around the world, billions of people around the world just simply yearn to be free. They just want to practice their faith and freedom. We come from all sorts of faith tradition. As I look out on this crowd, I see people dressed in different religious garb, that we probably don’t agree on a lot of theological things, but they do agree on religious freedom and the needs to protect religious freedom for all. This is something we can all agree upon. This is something we can all pursue. This is something we have to do. I believe, a gathering like this throughout the world, can ensure for millions of others that they will be free from persecution in practicing their faith, which is what we are after is a freedom to do that, and I believe they will.)
Saya senang berada di sini di Taiwan. Sebagai pejabat A.S., Taiwan adalah kisah sukses yang demokratis, mitra yang dapat diandalkan, dan kekuatan untuk kebaikan di dunia. Kami menganggap diri kami beruntung memiliki Taiwan sebagai teman dan mitra dalam mempromosikan kawasan Indo-Pasifik yang bebas dan terbuka. Sebagai mantan Senator dan Gubernur Kansas, saya telah lama mengagumi Taiwan dan pencapaiannya dari jauh, dan saya senang akhirnya memiliki kesempatan untuk mengunjungi Taiwan secara langsung. Senang berada di sini bersama Anda.
(I am delighted to be here in Taiwan. As a U.S. official, Taiwan is a democratic success story, a reliable partner, and a force for good in the world. We count ourselves fortunate to have Taiwan as a friend and partner in promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific region. As a former U.S. Senator and Governor of the State of Kansas, I have long admired Taiwan and its accomplishments from afar, and I am delighted to finally have the opportunity to visit Taiwan in person. It is a pleasure to be here with you.)
Saya juga ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Pembicara Su, yang juga ketua Yayasan Demokrasi Taiwan, Wakil Menteri Luar Negeri Hsu dari Kementerian Luar Negeri Taiwan, dan rekan kerja saya Direktur Christensen karena berada di sini dari Institut Amerika di Taiwan untuk semua kerja keras mereka yang telah dilakukan staf mereka dalam membuat konferensi ini sukses.
(I would also like to thank Speaker Su, who is also chairman of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, Deputy Foreign Minister Hsu from Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and my colleague Director Christensen for being here from the American Institute in Taiwan for all their hard work that their staffs have done in making this conference a success)
(As you have heard this is a first. Governments haven’t in the past physically come together in support of religious freedom, and yet we have here. Let’s give them a big round of applause for pulling this off. Thank you)
Kami akan memiliki beberapa hari program yang luar biasa. Salah satu hal pertama yang ingin saya kenali sejak awal, karena saya berharap dia adalah seseorang yang akan Anda kenal dan saya berharap seseorang yang akan bekerja sama dengan Anda untuk membangun apa jenis pekerjaan yang dilakukan Greg Mitchell di sini. Greg silakan berdiri. Greg berada di Meja Bundar Kebebasan Beragama Internasional. Di Washington, D.C., setiap hari Selasa saya di kota, saya bertemu dengan para aktivis kebebasan beragama. Dan ini adalah orang-orang dari seluruh dunia, mereka biasanya memiliki lebih dari 100 orang yang datang bersama untuk berbicara tentang masalah kebebasan beragama saat ini yang ada dalam agenda. Greg menjadi tuan rumah pertemuan itu. Ini adalah pertemuan besar bersama antara pemerintah dan masyarakat sipil tentang topik kebebasan beragama dari apa yang dapat kita lakukan pada dasarnya dalam dua kategori: peningkatan kebebasan beragama dan peningkatan rasa hormat di kalangan non-agama juga. Kita seharusnya tidak hanya saling bertoleransi. Seorang teman baik saya mengatakan, toleransi terlalu rendah bar. Kita harus saling menghormati. Kita perlu memiliki hubungan yang otentik satu sama lain. Saya harap Anda berbicara dengannya tentang bagaimana memulai salah satu dari mereka di negara Anda dengan kelompok aktivis agama masyarakat sipil Anda, sehingga kita dapat memiliki kebebasan beragama di negara Anda tumbuh, dan memiliki aktivis di sana untuk mendorongnya dan untuk meningkatkan tingkat saling menghormati satu sama lain, apa pun keyakinan dan keyakinan kita.
(We are going to have a couple days of wonderful programs. One of the first things I want to recognize right at the outset, because I hope he is somebody you will get to know and I hope somebody you will work with to build on what the type of work is that Greg Mitchell over here. Greg please stand up. Greg is at the International Religious Freedom Roundtable. In Washington, D.C., every Tuesday that I am in town, I meet with the religious freedom activists. And these are people from all over the world, they usually have over 100 people who come together to talk about the current issues of religious freedom that are on the agenda. Greg hosts that meeting. It is a great meeting together between government and civil society of the topic of religious freedom of what we can do in basically two categories: the increase in religious freedom and the increase in respect in the non-religious as well. We should not just tolerate each other. A good friend of mine says, tolerance is too low of a bar. We need to keep respecting each other. We need to have an authentic relationship with one another. I hope you talk with him about how to start one of those in your country with your group of civil society religious activists, so that we can have religious freedom in your nation growing, and have activists there to push it and to increase that level of respect for one another, whatever our faiths and convictions are.)
Saya juga, sebelum saya mendapat sambutan resmi, ingin mengenali mereka yang selamat dari penganiayaan agama yang ada di sini bersama kami.
(I also, before I get to my formal remarks, would like to recognize these survivors of religious persecution that are here with us.)
Kami melakukan Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom tahun lalu di Washington D.C., yang pertama kalinya. Kami memiliki lebih dari 400 aktivis masyarakat sipil yang ada di sana. Pembicara utamanya adalah orang-orang yang telah dianiaya karena keyakinan mereka, dari semua jenis agama, dan dari semua tempat di dunia. Mereka membawa tekstur dan makna serta cerita tentang apa yang terjadi pada begitu banyak orang di seluruh dunia. Saya sangat bersyukur bahwa mereka bersedia melakukan perjalanan di sini hari ini untuk memberi tahu Anda apa yang telah terjadi pada mereka. Tidak ada yang seperti mendengar langsung apa yang terjadi pada mereka yang dianiaya. Saya hanya ingin mengenali beberapa dari mereka karena mereka ada di sini.
(We did the Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom last year in Washington D.C., the first ever. We had over 400 civil society activists that were there. The key speakers were people who had been persecuted for their faiths, from all sorts of faith, and from all places around the world. They brought textures and meaning and stories of what happened to so many people around the world. I am so thankful that they are willing to travel here today to tell you what has happened to them. There is nothing like hearing first-hand what has happened to those who were persecuted. I want to just recognize several of them as they are here.)
Y Phic Hdok adalah seorang Kristen Montagnard muda. Bisakah kamu berdiri? Terima kasih. Kami percaya polisi membunuh ayahnya. Dia ikut serta dalam konferensi itu untuk berbicara atas nama orang-orang Kristen Hmong dan Montagnard yang dianggap kewarganegaraan karena kepercayaan mereka oleh otoritas Vietnam. Kami berterima kasih padanya karena berada di sini untuk membagikan kesaksiannya.
(Y Phic Hdok is a young Montagnard Christian. Could you please stand? Thank you. We believe police killed his father. He is participating in the conference to speak on behalf of both Hmong and Montagnard Christians who have been rendered stateless because of their faith by Vietnamese authorities. We thank him for being here to share his testimony.)
Dawa Tsering, Perwakilan Yang Mulia Dalai Lama di Taiwan, tumbuh di Tibet di bawah pendudukan Komunis, yang menjelek-jelekkan dan mengkriminalkan keyakinan Buddha yang merupakan inti dari peradaban Tibet.
(Dawa Tsering, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama here in Taiwan, grew up in a Tibet under Communist occupation, which demonized and criminalized the Buddhist faith that lies at the core of Tibetan civilization.)
Kita perlu mengingat dengan sangat baik hal-hal yang terjadi padanya selama masa kecilnya. Kami menghargai kehadiran Dawa dalam konferensi ini, dan kami akan terus mendukung pendekatan Jalan Tengah Dalai Lama untuk otonomi yang berarti bagi semua orang Tibet di seluruh Dataran Tinggi Tibet sambil tetap menjadi bagian dari Republik Rakyat Tiongkok.
(We need to remember all too well the things that happened to him during his childhood. We appreciate Dawa’s attendance of this conference, and we will continue to support the Dalai Lama’s Middle Way approach for meaningful autonomy for all Tibetans across the Tibetan Plateau while remaining a part of the People’s Republic of China.)
(We need to remember all too well the things that happened to him during his childhood. We appreciate Dawa’s attendance of this conference, and we will continue to support the Dalai Lama’s Middle Way approach for meaningful autonomy for all Tibetans across the Tibetan Plateau while remaining a part of the People’s Republic of China.)
Bulan ini menandai peringatan 60 tahun Yang Mulia dipaksa ke pengasingan. Orang-orang Tibet dapat terus-menerus menyesali ketidakhadirannya dari Tibet, dan merindukan hari bahwa ia dapat kembali dan melanjutkan tempat yang seharusnya sebagai pemimpin agama mereka yang paling penting. Kami mendesak otoritas RRC untuk segera melanjutkan dialog formal dengan Yang Mulia atau perwakilannya.
(This month marks the 60th anniversary of His Holiness being forced into exile. Tibetans understandably continue to lament his absence from Tibet, and long for the day that he is able to return and resume his rightful place as their most important religious leader. We urge the PRC authorities to resume formal dialogue with His Holiness or his representatives immediately.)
(This month marks the 60th anniversary of His Holiness being forced into exile. Tibetans understandably continue to lament his absence from Tibet, and long for the day that he is able to return and resume his rightful place as their most important religious leader. We urge the PRC authorities to resume formal dialogue with His Holiness or his representatives immediately.)
Kami juga ingin mengenali Rushan Abbas juga. Dia adalah seorang pembela hak asasi manusia, pendiri Kampanye untuk Uighur, sebuah organisasi yang mempromosikan hak asasi manusia dan kebebasan demokratis setelah memburuknya situasi hak asasi manusia di Wilayah Otonomi Uighur Xinjiang RRC milik RRC.
(We also want to recognize as well Rushan Abbas. She is a human rights advocate, founder of the Campaign for Uyghurs, an organization that promotes human rights and democratic freedoms following the deterioration of the human rights situation in the PRC’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.)
(We also want to recognize as well Rushan Abbas. She is a human rights advocate, founder of the Campaign for Uyghurs, an organization that promotes human rights and democratic freedoms following the deterioration of the human rights situation in the PRC’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.)
Aktivisme yang dia miliki harus dibayar mahal. Pada tahun 2018, enam hari setelah dia berbicara di depan umum tentang penindasan Muslim Uighur di Tiongkok, termasuk penahanan anggota keluarga suaminya, dua anggota keluarganya yang lain - saudara perempuan dan bibinya - menghilang.
(The activism she has had has come at a cost. In 2018, six days after she spoke publically about the repression of Uighur Muslims in China, including the detention of members of her husband’s family, two more members of her family – her sister and aunt – disappeared.)
(The activism she has had has come at a cost. In 2018, six days after she spoke publically about the repression of Uighur Muslims in China, including the detention of members of her husband’s family, two more members of her family – her sister and aunt – disappeared.)
Sayangnya ceritanya tidak unik. Banyak ekspatriat Uighur telah melaporkan bahwa perwira Cina bertujuan untuk membungkam Uighur di luar negeri dengan menahan anggota keluarga.
(Unfortunately her story is not unique. Numerous Uighur expatriates have reported that Chinese officers aim to silence Uighurs abroad by detaining family members.)
(Unfortunately her story is not unique. Numerous Uighur expatriates have reported that Chinese officers aim to silence Uighurs abroad by detaining family members.)
Kami berterima kasih kepada Rushan atas keberaniannya selama beberapa dekade (dalam) aktivisme untuk membantu orang-orang Uighur berbagi dengan dunia kebenaran tentang apa yang dilakukan pemerintah Tiongkok kepada mereka. Ia telah jelas menghasilkan pengorbanan pribadi yang sulit bagi kita untuk membayangkan. Namun dia telah menanggungnya.
(We thank Rushan for her courage during decades of activism to help the Uighur people share with the world the truth about what the Chinese government is doing to them. It has clearly resulted in personal sacrifices that most of us find difficult to imagine. And yet she has endured it.)
(We thank Rushan for her courage during decades of activism to help the Uighur people share with the world the truth about what the Chinese government is doing to them. It has clearly resulted in personal sacrifices that most of us find difficult to imagine. And yet she has endured it.)
Dan akhirnya, saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada Pendeta John Cao, yang sayangnya tidak ada di sini, atau anggota keluarganya. Istrinya, Jamie, adalah orang Amerika. Dia adalah pendukung berani untuk pembebasan Pastor Cao. Setahun yang lalu (pada bulan ini), otoritas Tiongkok menghukumnya 7 tahun penjara. Kejahatannya adalah memberikan bantuan dan pendidikan kepada anak-anak yang kurang beruntung di Cina dan Burma. Itulah yang dia lakukan dan hari ini dia ditahan di sel berukuran 26 kali 10 kaki, dengan selusin tahanan lainnya. Dia diizinkan melihat sinar matahari sebulan sekali. Istri dan putra-putranya tidak diizinkan mengunjunginya. Kami meminta lagi untuk pembebasannya segera.
(And finally, I would like to acknowledge Pastor John Cao, who is not here unfortunately, nor his family members. His wife, Jamie, is American. She is a bold advocate for Pastor Cao’s release. A year ago this month, Chinese authorities sentenced him to 7 years in prison. His crime was providing aid and education to disadvantaged children in China and Burma. That’s what he did and today he’s held in a 26 by 10 foot cell, with a dozen other prisoners. He’s permitted to see sunlight just once a month. His wife and sons aren’t allowed to visit him. We call yet again for his immediate release.)
(And finally, I would like to acknowledge Pastor John Cao, who is not here unfortunately, nor his family members. His wife, Jamie, is American. She is a bold advocate for Pastor Cao’s release. A year ago this month, Chinese authorities sentenced him to 7 years in prison. His crime was providing aid and education to disadvantaged children in China and Burma. That’s what he did and today he’s held in a 26 by 10 foot cell, with a dozen other prisoners. He’s permitted to see sunlight just once a month. His wife and sons aren’t allowed to visit him. We call yet again for his immediate release.)
Terima kasih kepada Anda semua yang ada di sini untuk bersaksi dan berbicara tentang situasi Anda, dan untuk membawa tekstur dan kisah-kisah pribadi Anda dengan cara-cara [tidak terdengar].
(Thank you to all of you that are here to testify and to speak of your situation, and to bring your texture and your personal stories the ways in which [inaudible])
(Thank you to all of you that are here to testify and to speak of your situation, and to bring your texture and your personal stories the ways in which [inaudible])
Sekarang kita semua mendukung hak individu untuk memiliki kebebasan beragama. Mempromosikan kebebasan beragama di seluruh dunia adalah prioritas kebijakan luar negeri utama bagi Amerika Serikat, dan tentu saja untuk pemerintahan ini.
(Now we all support the right of an individual to have religious freedom. Promoting religious freedom worldwide is a top foreign policy priority for the United States, and certainly for this administration.)
(Now we all support the right of an individual to have religious freedom. Promoting religious freedom worldwide is a top foreign policy priority for the United States, and certainly for this administration.)
Dalam kapasitas saya sebagai Duta Besar untuk Kebebasan Beragama Internasional, saya menasihati Presiden, dan pejabat Administrasi tentang tantangan kebebasan beragama di seluruh dunia. Saya fokus pada bagaimana kita bisa memajukan hak universal yang diberikan Tuhan ini secara global.
(In my capacity as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, I advise the President, and Administration officials on the challenges to religious freedom around the world. I am focused on how we can advance this universal, God-given right globally.)
(In my capacity as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, I advise the President, and Administration officials on the challenges to religious freedom around the world. I am focused on how we can advance this universal, God-given right globally.)
Kehadiran Anda di sini berbicara tentang pentingnya mempromosikan kebebasan beragama. Sayangnya, waktu untuk bertindak tidak pernah lebih mendesak.
(Your presence here speaks to the importance of promoting religious freedom. The time for action has, unfortunately, never been more urgent.)
Sebagian besar dunia tinggal di negara atau wilayah di mana kebebasan untuk mempraktikkan keyakinan mereka sendiri sangat terbatas, dilarang, atau dalam kasus-kasus ekstrem dapat mematikan. Pew Research Center sebenarnya menempatkan jumlah lebih dari 80% orang hidup dalam suasana yang dibatasi oleh agama.
(A large majority of the world live in countries or areas where the freedom for practice their own faith is severely limited, prohibited, or in extreme cases can be deadly. Pew Research Center actually puts the number at more than 80% of people live in a religiously-restricted atmosphere.)
(A large majority of the world live in countries or areas where the freedom for practice their own faith is severely limited, prohibited, or in extreme cases can be deadly. Pew Research Center actually puts the number at more than 80% of people live in a religiously-restricted atmosphere.)
Orang-orang di seluruh dunia ditindas, dianiaya, dan dalam beberapa kasus dibunuh karena berusaha mempraktikkan iman mereka atau hidup sesuai dengan keyakinan atau hati nurani mereka. Yang lain menghadapi penganiayaan, diskriminasi, dan pelecehan. Kita tidak bisa membiarkan ini berlanjut.
(People across the globe are oppressed, brutalized, and in some cases killed for seeking to practice their faith or live according to their beliefs or conscience. Others face persecution, discrimination, and harassment. We cannot let this continue.)
(People across the globe are oppressed, brutalized, and in some cases killed for seeking to practice their faith or live according to their beliefs or conscience. Others face persecution, discrimination, and harassment. We cannot let this continue.)
Dalam pengalaman pribadi saya, saya telah menemukan komunitas-komunitas iman Asia bersemangat dan penuh pengabdian. Namun momok penganiayaan di seluruh wilayah mempengaruhi mereka dari semua agama. Kami melihat penganiayaan ini di banyak negara.
(In my own personal experience, I have found Asia’s faith communities to be vibrant and brimming with devotion. Yet the scourge of persecution across the region affects those of all religions. We see this persecution in many countries.)
(In my own personal experience, I have found Asia’s faith communities to be vibrant and brimming with devotion. Yet the scourge of persecution across the region affects those of all religions. We see this persecution in many countries.)
Meskipun Vietnam mengesahkan undang-undang pada tahun 2016 yang memungkinkan beberapa organisasi keagamaan untuk diakui secara hukum, pihak berwenang setempat telah menargetkan anggota kelompok agama yang independen dan tidak terdaftar dengan menginterogasi atau menangkap mereka karena konon “anti-pemerintah” atau separatis. Seorang praktisi dari kepercayaan Budha Hoa Hao kembali dari pertemuan dengan tim saya untuk menemukan harta bendanya dihancurkan. Ini tidak bisa diterima.
(Though Vietnam passed a law in 2016 that has allowed some religious organizations to become legally recognized, local authorities have targeted members of independent, unregistered religious groups by interrogating or arresting them for purportedly being “anti-government” or separatist. One practitioner of the Hoa Hao Buddhist faith returned from a meeting with my team to find his property destroyed. This is unacceptable.)
(Though Vietnam passed a law in 2016 that has allowed some religious organizations to become legally recognized, local authorities have targeted members of independent, unregistered religious groups by interrogating or arresting them for purportedly being “anti-government” or separatist. One practitioner of the Hoa Hao Buddhist faith returned from a meeting with my team to find his property destroyed. This is unacceptable.)
Di Indonesia, pemerintah harus membahas penggunaan undang-undang penistaan agama, khususnya terhadap minoritas agama.
(In Indonesia, the government must address the use of blasphemy laws, particularly against religious minorities.)
(Like people can do here in Taiwan should be the norm for everybody throughout the region in the world.)
(We need your active participation in this cause. To make progress, we need more people to get in the ring, to stand up for religious freedom, and to advance it worldwide. We need all of you and many more to work with the broader religious freedom community, all around the world.)
(In Indonesia, the government must address the use of blasphemy laws, particularly against religious minorities.)
Di Malaysia, meskipun kebebasan beragama dijamin dalam Konstitusi, Islam non-Sunni ilegal.
(In Malaysia, though religious freedom is guaranteed in its Constitution, non-Sunni Islam is illegal.)
(In Malaysia, though religious freedom is guaranteed in its Constitution, non-Sunni Islam is illegal.)
Sejak 1999, Menteri Luar Negeri AS telah menetapkan China dan Burma sebagai "Negara (yang menuntut) Kepedulian Khusus" di bawah Undang-Undang Kebebasan Beragama Internasional tahun 1998 karena terlibat atau mentoleransi pelanggaran berat kebebasan beragama.
(Since 1999, the U.S. Secretary of State has designated China and Burma both as a “Country of Particular Concern” under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom.)
(Since 1999, the U.S. Secretary of State has designated China and Burma both as a “Country of Particular Concern” under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom.)
Dalam perjalanan pertama saya ke luar negeri dalam posisi ini, saya mengunjungi Muslim Rohingya di kamp-kamp pengungsi di Bangladesh. Setelah penganiayaan dan penindasan selama beberapa dekade, pasukan keamanan Burma melakukan tindakan kekerasan yang mengerikan dan mengusir hampir 700.000 yang sebagian besar Muslim Rohingya sejak Agustus 2017.
(In my first trip abroad in this position, I visited Rohingya Muslims in refugee camps in Bangladesh. After decades of persecution and repression, Burmese security forces committed terrible acts of violence and drove out almost 700,000 mostly Muslim Rohingya since August 2017.)
(In my first trip abroad in this position, I visited Rohingya Muslims in refugee camps in Bangladesh. After decades of persecution and repression, Burmese security forces committed terrible acts of violence and drove out almost 700,000 mostly Muslim Rohingya since August 2017.)
Para pejabat Burma terus menganiaya beberapa Rohingya yang tetap tinggal di Negara Bagian Rakhine utara. Kami telah mendengar laporan yang kredibel mengenai pelecehan orang Kristen, Muslim, dan anggota kelompok minoritas agama lain di tempat lain di Burma.
(Burmese officials have continued to persecute the few Rohingya who remain in northern Rakhine State. We have heard credible reports regarding the harassment of Christians, Muslims, and members of other religious minority groups elsewhere in Burma.)
(Burmese officials have continued to persecute the few Rohingya who remain in northern Rakhine State. We have heard credible reports regarding the harassment of Christians, Muslims, and members of other religious minority groups elsewhere in Burma.)
Di Tiongkok, pihak berwenang telah secara sewenang-wenang menahan lebih dari 1 juta warga Uighur, etnis Kazakh, dan anggota kelompok minoritas Muslim lainnya di kamp-kamp pengasingan sejak April 2017. Umat Buddha Tibet tidak dapat memilih, mendidik, atau memuliakan pemimpin agama mereka tanpa campur tangan pemerintah. Para pemimpin gereja ditahan dan gereja mereka ditutup sesuai dengan pembatasan ketat pada agama yang ditegakkan oleh Partai Komunis Tiongkok. Dan para praktisi Falun Gong dilaporkan disiksa dan ditahan oleh pemerintah Tiongkok.
(In China, authorities have arbitrarily detained more than 1 million Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and other members of minority Muslim groups in internment camps since April 2017. Tibetan Buddhists are not able to select, educate, or venerate their religious leaders without government interference. House church leaders are detained and their churches are shuttered in accordance with tightened restrictions on religion enforced by the Chinese Communist Party. And Falun Gong practitioners are reportedly tortured and detained by the Chinese government.)
(In China, authorities have arbitrarily detained more than 1 million Uighurs, ethnic Kazakhs, and other members of minority Muslim groups in internment camps since April 2017. Tibetan Buddhists are not able to select, educate, or venerate their religious leaders without government interference. House church leaders are detained and their churches are shuttered in accordance with tightened restrictions on religion enforced by the Chinese Communist Party. And Falun Gong practitioners are reportedly tortured and detained by the Chinese government.)
Seperti yang saya sebutkan dalam pidato yang saya berikan di Hong Kong beberapa hari yang lalu, apa yang harus ditakuti oleh pemerintah Tiongkok dari orang-orang yang membaca Alkitab atau orang Uighur yang menyebut anak-anak mereka Mohammad? Orang Cina adalah orang yang kuat dan bersemangat. Mereka tidak perlu takut pada orang yang memiliki keyakinan atau keyakinan agama yang kuat. Sebaliknya, pemerintah harus mempromosikan perlindungan hak-hak rakyatnya untuk mempraktikkan kepercayaan dan ibadah mereka sesuai keinginan mereka.
(As I mentioned in a speech I gave in Hong Kong a few days ago, what does the Chinese government have to fear from people reading the Bible or Uighurs naming their children Mohammad? The Chinese are a strong and vibrant people. They do not need to fear people who have strong religious beliefs or convictions. Instead, the government should promote the protection of the rights of its people to practice their beliefs and worship as they see fit.)
(As I mentioned in a speech I gave in Hong Kong a few days ago, what does the Chinese government have to fear from people reading the Bible or Uighurs naming their children Mohammad? The Chinese are a strong and vibrant people. They do not need to fear people who have strong religious beliefs or convictions. Instead, the government should promote the protection of the rights of its people to practice their beliefs and worship as they see fit.)
Saya berkomitmen untuk memperjuangkan hak semua orang untuk beriman atau tidak beriman sebagaimana yang mereka inginkan, dan bagi semua orang untuk dapat menggunakan hak asasi manusia dan kebebasan mendasar mereka tanpa ancaman. Bukan hanya kebebasan beragama atau berkeyakinan, tetapi juga kebebasan berekspresi, berserikat dan berkumpul secara damai.
(I am committed to fighting for the rights of all to believe or not to believe as they see fit, and for all to be able to exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms without threat. Not just the freedom of religion or belief, but also the freedoms of expression, of association and of peaceful assembly.)
(I am committed to fighting for the rights of all to believe or not to believe as they see fit, and for all to be able to exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms without threat. Not just the freedom of religion or belief, but also the freedoms of expression, of association and of peaceful assembly.)
Seperti yang dapat dilakukan orang di sini, di Taiwan harus menjadi norma bagi semua orang di seluruh wilayah di dunia.
(Like people can do here in Taiwan should be the norm for everybody throughout the region in the world.)
Kebebasan jiwa untuk memilih jalannya sendiri adalah hak yang tidak dapat dicabut. Dan inilah mengapa saya sangat menyukai pekerjaan ini. Itu adalah pertahanan dari yang murni dan mulia dan indah. Tentang itu kita semua. Kami membela orang-orang yang ingin mereka lakukan hanyalah mempraktikkan iman mereka tanpa takut dianiaya. Itu adalah pembelaan terhadap kebenaran dan hak setiap pria, wanita, dan anak.
(The freedom of the soul to choose its own course is an inalienable right. And this is why I love this job so much. It is the defense of the pure and noble and beautiful. That is what we are all about. We are defending people that all they want to do is practice their faith without fear of persecution. It is the defense of truth and the right of every man, woman, and child.)
(The freedom of the soul to choose its own course is an inalienable right. And this is why I love this job so much. It is the defense of the pure and noble and beautiful. That is what we are all about. We are defending people that all they want to do is practice their faith without fear of persecution. It is the defense of truth and the right of every man, woman, and child.)
Bagi saya, tindakan ini berarti membangun pendekatan yang lebih menyeluruh dari pemerintah untuk mengejar kebebasan beragama. Dan itu berarti menyerukan semua bangsa untuk menjunjung tinggi penghormatan terhadap hak asasi manusia universal untuk kebebasan beragama sebagaimana diatur dalam Deklarasi Universal Hak Asasi Manusia dan Perjanjian Internasional tentang Hak Sipil dan Politik.
(For me, this work in action means building a more whole-of-government approach to pursuing religious freedom. And it means calling on all nations to uphold respect for the universal human right to freedom of religion as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.)
(For me, this work in action means building a more whole-of-government approach to pursuing religious freedom. And it means calling on all nations to uphold respect for the universal human right to freedom of religion as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.)
Wanita dan pria. Kita tidak bisa gagal. Ada jutaan orang yang meringkuk di sudut sekarang, hanya ingin percaya dan belum dalam ketakutan. Dengan bantuan Anda, kami harus melipatgandakan upaya kami untuk memperluas kebebasan beragama.
(Ladies and gentlemen. We cannot afford to fail. There are millions of people cowering in corners now, simply wanting to believe and yet in fear. With your help, we must redouble our efforts to expand religious freedom.)
(Ladies and gentlemen. We cannot afford to fail. There are millions of people cowering in corners now, simply wanting to believe and yet in fear. With your help, we must redouble our efforts to expand religious freedom.)
Kami membutuhkan partisipasi aktif Anda dalam hal ini. Untuk membuat kemajuan, kita membutuhkan lebih banyak orang untuk bergabung, untuk membela kebebasan beragama, dan memajukannya di seluruh dunia. Kami membutuhkan Anda semua dan banyak lagi untuk bekerja dengan komunitas kebebasan beragama yang lebih luas, di seluruh dunia.
(We need your active participation in this cause. To make progress, we need more people to get in the ring, to stand up for religious freedom, and to advance it worldwide. We need all of you and many more to work with the broader religious freedom community, all around the world.)
Konferensi regional ini ditujukan untuk anggota kelompok masyarakat sipil, seperti Anda sendiri. Partisipasi Anda sangat penting, tetapi itu hanya langkah pertama. Masyarakat sipil seringkali menjadi yang pertama melaporkan kekejaman ini dan contoh penganiayaan. Anda sering menjadi orang pertama yang menawarkan dukungan kepada mereka yang sangat membutuhkannya. Anda berada di garis depan, dan tanpa Anda, kami tidak dapat melakukan pekerjaan kami dengan efektif.
(This regional conference is aimed at members of civil society groups, like yourselves. Your participation is vital, but it is only the first step. Civil society is often the first to report of these atrocities and instances of persecution. You are often the first to offer support to those who desperately need it. You are on the front lines, and without you, we cannot do our job effectively.)
(This regional conference is aimed at members of civil society groups, like yourselves. Your participation is vital, but it is only the first step. Civil society is often the first to report of these atrocities and instances of persecution. You are often the first to offer support to those who desperately need it. You are on the front lines, and without you, we cannot do our job effectively.)
Itu sebabnya saya ingin melihat Anda diberdayakan dan bahkan lebih. Kami mengandalkan upaya Anda untuk menekan pemerintah agar bertindak. Kami mengandalkan wawasan Anda untuk lebih memahami di mana penganiayaan, diskriminasi, atau kekerasan memanas. Dan kami berharap Anda dapat membantu kami menyusun respons yang tepat untuk memengaruhi kebanyakan orang.
(That’s why I want to see you empowered and even more. We rely on your efforts to press governments to act. We rely on your insight to better understand where persecution, discrimination, or violence is heating up. And we look to you to help us craft the right responses to impact the most people.)
(That’s why I want to see you empowered and even more. We rely on your efforts to press governments to act. We rely on your insight to better understand where persecution, discrimination, or violence is heating up. And we look to you to help us craft the right responses to impact the most people.)
Kami membutuhkan Anda untuk membantu kami meningkatkan kesadaran individu tentang hak-hak mereka, memberdayakan mereka untuk menegaskan hak-hak mereka, dan memperjuangkan mereka ketika pemerintah atau aktor non-negara berusaha untuk melanggar hak-hak tersebut.
(We need you to help us increase individuals’ awareness of their rights, empower them to assert their rights, and fight for them when governments or non-state actors seek to infringe upon those rights.)
(We need you to help us increase individuals’ awareness of their rights, empower them to assert their rights, and fight for them when governments or non-state actors seek to infringe upon those rights.)
Kita membutuhkan koordinasi dan tindakan yang lebih baik di dalam komunitas yang lebih luas, religius dan advokasi. Itu bagian yang baik dari acara ini. Pertimbangkan sumber daya apa yang Anda butuhkan untuk melakukan pekerjaan Anda pada topik kebebasan beragama yang Anda sukai. Bawa orang ke meja bundar kebebasan beragama. Bawa mereka ke tingkat Menteri berikutnya yang akan diadakan dari 16 hingga 18 Juli di Washington, DC. Global, mempertemukan menteri luar negeri seputar topik kebebasan beragama. Dapatkan individu di media sosial atau di media.
(We need better coordination and action within the broader, religious and advocacy communities. That’s a good part of what this event is about. Consider what resources you need to do your work on religious freedom topic you are passionate about. Bring people into the religious freedom roundtable. Bring them to the next Ministerial that will be held from July 16 to 18 in Washington, DC. A global, pulling together of foreign ministers around the topic of religious freedom. Get individuals on social media or in the press.)
(We need better coordination and action within the broader, religious and advocacy communities. That’s a good part of what this event is about. Consider what resources you need to do your work on religious freedom topic you are passionate about. Bring people into the religious freedom roundtable. Bring them to the next Ministerial that will be held from July 16 to 18 in Washington, DC. A global, pulling together of foreign ministers around the topic of religious freedom. Get individuals on social media or in the press.)
Dengan penganiayaan yang terus terjadi di seluruh dunia terhadap anggota minoritas agama, Amerika Serikat ingin bermitra dengan teman-teman dan sekutu kita tentang cara-cara kita dapat memajukan kebebasan beragama — terutama melalui pendidikan, terutama melalui advokasi dengan Anda.
(With persecution continuing around the world against members of religious minorities, the United States wants to partner with our friends and allies on ways we can advance freedom of religion—particularly through education, particularly through advocacy with you.)
(With persecution continuing around the world against members of religious minorities, the United States wants to partner with our friends and allies on ways we can advance freedom of religion—particularly through education, particularly through advocacy with you.)
Pemerintah yang berpartisipasi dalam Kementerian (pertemuan para menteri) didorong untuk menyelenggarakan konferensi tindak lanjut regional untuk memungkinkan diskusi yang lebih spesifik dengan konteks, dan untuk memfasilitasi partisipasi masyarakat sipil yang lebih besar.
(Governments participating in the Ministerial were encouraged to host regional follow-on conferences to allow for more context-specific discussions, and to facilitate greater civil society participation.)
Dua minggu yang lalu, kami mengadakan satu di Abu Dhabi yang berfokus pada materi pendidikan. Acara ini adalah konferensi utama. Rencana sedang berlangsung untuk pertemuan lain di Mongolia, Maroko, dan Eropa.
(Two weeks ago, we held one in Abu Dhabi that was focused on educational materials. This event is a key conference. Plans are underway for other meetings in Mongolia, Morocco, and Europe.)
Cara lain Anda dapat terlibat adalah dengan menciptakan diskusi meja bundar kebebasan beragama, seperti yang saya sebutkan sebelumnya, melakukan ini di tempat tinggal Anda.
(Another way you can get involved is by creating religious freedom roundtable discussions, as I mentioned earlier, doing this where you live.)
Bersama-sama, sebagai komunitas dengan nilai-nilai bersama — pemerintah, masyarakat sipil, dan komunitas agama — kita dapat dan akan memajukan kebebasan beragama.
(Together, as a community with shared values—government, civil society, and faith communities—we can and will advance religious freedom.)
(Together, as a community with shared values—government, civil society, and faith communities—we can and will advance religious freedom.)
Dengan partisipasi penuh dari semua individu, termasuk minoritas agama, masyarakat dapat jauh lebih baik memenuhi potensi mereka dan memajukan martabat manusia yang memperkuat perdamaian, keamanan, dan kemakmuran, seperti yang terjadi di Taiwan.
(With the full participation of all individuals, including religious minorities, societies can much better fulfill their potential and advance human dignity that strengthens peace, security, and prosperity, like it has here in Taiwan.)
(With the full participation of all individuals, including religious minorities, societies can much better fulfill their potential and advance human dignity that strengthens peace, security, and prosperity, like it has here in Taiwan.)
Dengan rahmat Tuhan, hidup selalu menang atas kematian, kebebasan mengatasi penindasan, dan iman memadamkan rasa takut. Inilah sumber harapan kami. Dan keyakinan kami pada masa depan, bahwa kebebasan beragama akan menjadi ciri utama dunia, bahwa gerbang kebebasan beragama akan terbang terbuka di seluruh dunia, dan penindasan agama, tirai besi penindasan agama akan turun di seluruh dunia; dan bahwa orang-orang yang menjalankan iman mereka sekarang dapat melakukannya dengan damai.
(By God’s grace, life always triumphs over death, freedom overcomes oppression, and faith extinguishes fear. This is the source of our hope. And our confidence in the future, that religious freedom would be the hallmark of the world, that the gates of religious freedom would fly open around the world, and religious oppress, the Iron curtain of religious oppression would come down around the world; and that the people practicing their faith now can do so in peace.)
(By God’s grace, life always triumphs over death, freedom overcomes oppression, and faith extinguishes fear. This is the source of our hope. And our confidence in the future, that religious freedom would be the hallmark of the world, that the gates of religious freedom would fly open around the world, and religious oppress, the Iron curtain of religious oppression would come down around the world; and that the people practicing their faith now can do so in peace.)
Terima kasih telah berada di sini dan menjadi bagian dari tujuan besar ini, dan Tuhan memberkati Anda semua.
(Thank you for being here and part of this great cause, and God bless you all.) *
Source: Sambutan Ambassador Brownback: https://www.state.gov/2019-regional-religious-freedom-forum-a-civil-society-dialogue-on-securing-religious-freedom-in-the-indo-pacific-region/
(Thank you for being here and part of this great cause, and God bless you all.) *
Source: Sambutan Ambassador Brownback: https://www.state.gov/2019-regional-religious-freedom-forum-a-civil-society-dialogue-on-securing-religious-freedom-in-the-indo-pacific-region/