瑞典教授推薦斯諾登爲諾貝爾和平獎候選人
A sociology professor in Sweden has recommended NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize.
瑞典的一位社會學教授推薦美國國家安全局揭祕者愛德華·斯諾登爲諾貝爾和平獎的候選人。But it may be too late for Snowden to receive the award this year.
不過，斯諾登今年也許趕不上諾貝爾獎了。Nominations for laureates must be postmarked no later than February 1 for consideration in the following December's een the months of March and August the advisers review the short list of candidates.
由於獎項會在12月頒發，所以諾貝爾和平獎的候選人必須在不晚於每年2月1日前提交材料，在接下來的3月到8月進行審覈。
However, Svallfors' nomination should be taken seriously by the committee for next year's prize.
但是，諾貝爾委員會將在明年認真考慮斯瓦爾福斯教授的推薦。As a sociology professor at Umeå University, he counts as one of the 'qualified' people who can send their nominations to the committee.
作爲瑞典優密歐大學社會學教授，史蒂芬教授是“有資格”向諾獎委員會推薦候選人的人士之一。If Snowden is awarded the prize in 2014, he would be the youngest Nobel Peace Laureate in the history of the prize.
如果現年30歲的斯諾登最終獲得2014年諾貝爾和平獎，他將成爲歷史上最年輕的獲獎者。PROFESSOR SVALLFORS' MESSAGE TO THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE COMMITTEE
以下是斯瓦爾福斯教授致諾貝爾和平獎委員會的信：
Best committee members!
尊敬的委員會成員：I suggest that the 2013 Peace Prize awarded to the American citizen Edward Snowden.
我建議2013年度和平獎授予美國市民愛德華·斯諾登。Edward Snowden has - in a heroic effort at great personal cost - revealed the existence and extent of the surveillance, the U.S. government devotes electronic communications worldwide. By putting light on this monitoring program - conducted in contravention of national laws and international agreements - Edward Snowden has helped to make the world a little bit better and safer.
斯諾登做出了英勇的努力，並在有損於自己利益下揭穿了美國政府在世界各地進行電子監控的存在及規模。通過曝光違反法律和國際公約的“棱鏡計劃”，斯諾登讓世界變得更美好更安全。Through his personal efforts, he has also shown that individuals can stand up for fundamental rights and freedoms. This example is important because since the Nuremberg trials in 1945 has been clear that the slogan "I was just following orders" is never claimed as an excuse for acts contrary to human rights and freedoms. Despite this, it is very rare that individual citizens having the insight of their personal responsibility and courage Edward Snowden shown in his revelation of the American surveillance program. For this reason, he is a highly affordable candidate.
他的努力也讓我們看到，任何人都能夠捍衛最基本的人權和自由。他樹立的榜樣很重要，因爲自1945年紐倫堡審判時起，“我只是服從命令”這樣的口號已經不能再成爲反人權和自由的藉口了。除此之外，愛德華·斯諾登在揭露美國監控計劃中顯現出來的責任感和勇氣，在作爲個體的公民身上很少見了。出於這些理由，他是當之無愧的候選人。The decision to award the 2013 prize to Edward Snowden would - in addition to being well justified in itself - also help to save the Nobel Peace Prize from the disrepute that incurred by the hasty and ill-conceived decision to award U.S. President Barack Obama 2009 award. It would show its willingness to stand up in defense of civil liberties and human rights, even when such a defense be viewed with disfavour by the world's dominant military power.
2009年，美國總統巴拉克·奧巴馬獲得諾貝爾和平獎，當時全世界爲此譁然，諾貝爾和平獎也受到廣泛質疑，授予斯諾登2013年諾貝爾和平獎，可以挽救諾貝爾和平獎的聲譽。這將展現諾貝爾獎願意挺身而出捍衛公民自由和人權，即使這種捍衛將會遭到美國軍事力量的詆譭。Sincerely,
Stefan Svallfors
Professor of Sociology at Umeå University
瑞典優密歐大學社會學教授斯特凡·斯瓦爾弗斯
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