告密者2010

电影《告密者》根据十年前在联合国担当维和人员的凯瑟琳·波克瓦克的真实经历改编而来。美国女警嘉芙到波斯尼亚执行维和任务，无意间发现集团性贩卖人口的令人发指的罪行，多国国家军官和外交官牵连其中。她在找寻证据的过程中阻碍重重，甚至因此被免职。最后，她只能将所有证据呈现在媒体面前，这也是她为揭露这些罪行而所能做的最后努力。

"You smuggled files that belonged to the UN out of the mission.Don't you think that was a rather reckless thing to do?"(在权限范围以外，你偷拿了联合国的文件。你不觉得这样做过于鲁莽吗？）

"Those young women had put themselves at great risk by confiding in me,and I let them believe that they will receive justice，but we let them down. So the least I can do is let them be heard." (那些年轻的女孩愿冒着生命危险给予我极大的信任，我也让她们相信她们会得到公正对待，但最终让她们失望了。所以我最终能做的是让人们知道她们的遭遇。）

"Given everything you've been through, would you do it again？"(如果让你再次经历一遍，你还会这样做吗？）

"Yes. Yes, I would. No doubt about it."(会的。我会。毫无疑问。）

这是片尾英国BBC主持人和嘉芙的对话。故事真实的结尾是，“在凯瑟琳离开以后，许多维和人员，包括私人承包商，都被遣送回国，但没有任何一人在他们的国家受到刑事指控。而解雇了凯瑟琳的私人承包商继续和美国政府做生意，包括与伊拉克和阿富汗之间价值上亿的合同。凯瑟琳此后住在荷兰，并一直不能恢复在国际组织里的工作”。

我想起在看关于“占领华尔街”的新闻时，曾有这样一张图片，一个身穿黑色衣服的老太太举着一块手写的纸板，上面是托马斯杰弗逊说过的一句话，"when injustice becomes law,resistance becomes duty"(当不义成为法律，反抗便成了责任。）

我想起在德国上课期间，其中一门名为Small-scale sustainable tourism development project的课中，曾经有一个案例，讲的便是贩卖人口。

2006年的新闻，标题为《悲情湄公河》。“人口贩卖，是仅次于军火、毒品交易的全球第三大犯罪产业，每年产生数十亿美元的暴利。”

 “据英国《每日电讯报》近日报道，美国国务院日前出台《2011年度人口贩卖报告》，意大利总理贝卢斯科尼的名字被列入报告，这是因为他涉嫌与遭贩卖的未成年女子发生性关系。”
 ……

坦白说，之前我对于贩卖人口这一罪行并没有到达如此深恶痛绝的地步，总觉得跟自己好像没什么关系。而直至看完这部影片，那些官官相护的丑恶嘴脸，那些贩卖人口的人的冷血无情……那一个个镜头都让我难以忘记，在看电影的过程中，我需要不断提醒自己，“这只是演戏，还好片中的那些人并不是真的在经历这些”。

"Why do you want to get rid of her?"(你为什么想要摆脱她？）

……"The UN is too fragile,too important. That's what immunity is for."(联合国太脆弱了，同时也太重要，这也是有豁免权的原因。）

"Immunity not impunity...that the UN is not remembered for raping the very people we must protect."(是豁免，但不是免罚……联合国不应该因强奸我们必须保护的重要的人而被记住。）

"Those girls are whores of war. It happens.I will not dictate for morality."(那些女孩是慰安妇，这些在所难免。我不会受道德摆布。）

"What are we dictating for?"(那我们应该受什么摆布？）

"...It's a private corporation.We work in real world."(这是私人组织。我们在现实世界工作。）

去你妈的现实世界。

我知道我从前的想法是错的。生活在同样的一个世界里，没有人可以独善其身。如果恶性不被制止，那么这种行为便会像一个恶性肿瘤那样扩散，天知道有哪一天它会来到你身边。

我很讶异这样的电影为什么没能得到更为广泛的宣传。我曾经在看完像《集结号》、《风声》、《言语的秘密生活》等这一类电影后向身边的朋友推荐，得到的反馈很多是觉得不想看这些主题沉重的电影。但有没有想过，这些电影毕竟是由演员演的，无论多么想贴近真实，总会带有距离，若是连电影中的镜头，你作为旁观者也无法接受，有没有想过在现实中曾经或者正在遭遇这些伤痛的人们，他们的感受。

每次看这些影片都需耗费更多的感情，或者哭得岔不过气，但是这些跟那些受到真实受到伤害的人相比，又算什么。这个世界不像许多人想象的那样和平，许多事情我们应该知道，也有义务去知道。不然所谓人权，光是空谈，又有什么狗屁意义。

电影，正如之前所说，只是其中一个途径，还有媒体的力量也是不容忽视的。我曾看过一些与媒体相关的电影，平时略有关注新闻，在看完这部电影以后，更加认为媒体的公信力是有多么重要。就譬如这部电影中的故事，嘉芙最后将证据呈往英国BBC,若是媒体也被这些集团所干涉，那么后果更为不堪设想。不管是什么国家，封锁真实信息，干涉媒体运作的，真的有够缺德的。

个人的力量虽说是微不足道，但是当数以万计的人的力量加起来便是不可预计的。微博上看来的一段话，“莫斯科一名警察说，如果你们有100人，我们将用捆子打趴你们。如果你们有1000人，我们就用催泪弹。如果1万人上街游行，我们将站在那里注视。但如果有10万人出现，我们将加入你们的行列”。

无论如何，首先请睁开你的眼睛，打开你的耳朵，给自己一个机会去了解真实的世界。逃避责任是懦夫的行为。

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一名前联合国工作人员透露 国际警察竟是妓院常客
http://www.sina.com.cn 2001年06月15日19:09 北京晚报
　　近日，联合国一名被解雇的国际警察工作队成员向外界披露，部署在波黑的联合国国际警察部队(IPTF)官员本应该恪尽职守，为社会树立典范，却率先违法逛妓院。事件公布后，引起国际关注。

　　博尔科娃被激怒了

　　凯瑟琳·博尔科娃原本是美国内布拉斯加州一名资深警官。两年前，她辞去工作，加入联合国国际警察工作队，并被派往波黑地区调查当地的地下卖淫业。

　　随着工作的深入，博尔科娃开始接触到一些资料，得知她的一些联合国同事竟是这些卖淫妇女的常客，有些甚至卷得更深。她收集到越来越多这方面的资料，也就更加心寒。她在一份报告中讲述了一些外籍军官的所作所为：为被拐卖的卖淫妇女制造假证件，协助她们通过边境检查站入境以及在警察部队的突袭检查前向非法俱乐部的老板通风报信等。

　　去年年初，博尔科娃被降职。同年4月，她被解雇，解聘书上列出的理由是有人控告她伪造工作时间卡。博尔科娃被激怒了，她说，上面根本不想知道事情的真相，他们宁愿对这些证据充耳不闻，视而不见。

　　博尔科娃的故事并不是一个偶然事件。戴维·兰姆在过去两年间曾任联合国人权委员会调查员，在波斯尼亚中部地区进行工作。他说，在工作期间，他与同事定期向上级递交部分国际驻员在波黑犯下不良行径的证据，但得到的却是“不要再深入调查下去”的警告。

　　逛妓院至多被解雇

　　联合国有关官员表示，多数IPTF成员都很好的完成了自己的使命，树立了值得效仿的榜样，但同时也不得不承认，在2000名警察部队中曾有20多人因犯有从收受贿赂到不恰当性行为等过错被解雇。

　　美国国务院发言人查尔斯·亨特承认，在美籍警察工作队成员中就“偶有纪律问题发生”，但是事情通常能得到“迅速、合理并且恰当”的解决。另有美国高级官员承认，美在挑选和训练派驻波黑警察的工作中存在严重问题，因为美国务院把这项工作交给得克萨斯州的一家私人公司经办，这家公司每年可得到美国政府1500万美元的资金。

　　驻波黑的国际警察都享有外交豁免权，对于那些犯罪的国际警察，除非他们本国政府放弃豁免权，否则联合国能够给予他们的最重处罚只不过是将他们遣送回国。

　　国际警察形象何在

　　去年11月，波黑警察在IPTF的协助下，扫荡了波斯尼亚北部一个城镇的三个夜总会，共抓获33名卖淫妇女，其中包括只有14岁的小女孩。第二天，夜总会老板向外界宣称，IPTF此前曾向他索取1万美元保护费遭到拒绝，IPTF恼羞成怒，才发动了这次袭击。

　　卖淫在波黑属非法行为。波黑目前共有两万多名北约维和部队和数千名各种国际援助机构与工作小组成员，卖淫业的繁荣也许与此不无关系。据联合国有关统计数字，各种夜总会和妓院的顾客中有30%是外国人。

　　这些卖淫的妇女来自一些东欧国家。她们抱着做女招待或保姆的幻想来到波黑，但随后被交到妓院老板手里，护照被没收，只好被迫进行性交易。

      刚刚看完告密者，是由木乃伊女主演的，看完很郁闷。真的有点像口语老师Paul说的，人长大了，就喜欢看深刻的电影了 。

       故事的主题是以波黑内战，联合国维和部队人员参与贩卖人口，最后英雄女主角拯救局面的故事情节演的。刚开始的女主，就是一心为着钱去的。当上级军官宣扬着正义和平的时候，女主没有多少投入，反而是周围的男队友们很亢奋。

        但是随着剥茧抽丝的叙事过程，事实浮出了水面，之所以在这样一个战争国度，能有这样多的酒吧生存下来，服务的不是本国的男士，而是维和部队的军官。 收容所的老奶奶说:"战争让我们国家的男人都死了一半，你说这些女孩是为谁服务的！“说的是那么的平静，但是我的内心却很波澜。

     女主在剧中说了这样的话，她说，

-- 以前在家里，我们分局有25个人，我了解他们每一个人，知道他们的一切，他们的家人。

--原本我以为是和一群精英来到这里工作，现在我甚至都不知道他们到底是谁？！

       西方社会一直认为，人之初，性本恶，原来我不这么认为，近些年我接触的事情使我慢慢深刻地理解了这句话的内涵。在西方这样一个发达，法律体制健全的社会里，每个人在这样的体系中生活，没有机会，也没有理由让你做出出乎意料的行为，至少对大部分人是这样的。加之开明的价值观和先进的的城市化进程使得很多东西不会引起恐慌和围观。但是即使这样绅士和文明的人类被放逐到萨拉热窝这样的动荡地带，没有法治，种族间斗殴，社会信仰的不健全。人性中那种龌龊，极端，邪恶的念头就会被只能各种松弛的约束带释放出来，原来我们不敢说的敢说了，原来我们不敢做的敢做了。甚至变本加厉，异常极端，电影中出现的很多情节让你感觉仿佛不是去酒吧找乐子，更像是对很多之前禁忌的猎奇，而无辜的女孩就成为其中的玩偶，他们的痛苦就像是反应的结果，出现才是正常的，才够满足他们的好奇。

       经历了千辛万苦，想救出的女孩终究还是死了，当做了杀鸡儆猴中的鸡，看着挺心酸，但是我觉得确实最好的结局。她所遭受的痛苦，是那种死亡可以替代的，死亡还是平静的，折磨却没有止境。可能，我是说可能，拯救出的她们没有技能，没有能力，或许还有很多又会做回老本行，但是，那种存在的尊严俨然可以被称之为人！！！这很重要~~~

这片子是今年第一次看片后有去查资料去翻历史的冲动的片子，根据真实故事改编往往都是些有着撼动能力的片子。今天一直在找有没有类似的片子，没有，真没有，后来想想这也是应该的，一，历史是不容复制的；二，政治丑闻不是那么随随便便可以浮出于众。更可见它的难得。
为何会这样？
打着人道主义的口号，做着人性泯灭的事；作为维持秩序正义的人，做着游走于法律之下的事情。一直认为任何一件事的发生归根究底都会有一个根本原因的诱使，同样像他们也一样，原因就是这些人都有一个保护伞------外交豁免权。没有法律的制裁以及监督，残暴一览无遗，当同伙壮大，这种现象根本是无法想象的。就像战后的波黑。
或许会觉得前半段有些冗长，但是看后回想起来，几乎每一句台词，在片后的对比都是一只强力拳，足以打碎那些虚伪的正义。
关于制度
波黑是一个多名族国家，存在强烈的宗教间矛盾，92年三个民族围绕波黑前途和领土划分等问题开战。战后联合国派遣维和部队来重建，但是这却为他们带来了新一轮的灾难。看电影里为了可以保护那两个女孩凯瑟琳算是恳求那个部门的女同事，但是她只会冰冷地重复制度、规矩。可是他们呢？凌驾于制度之上，游走于法律之下，还不如强盗。
关于人口贩卖
07年李扬拍《盲山》，在国际上大受欢迎，可在Z国却被打入禁片的冷宫，一不露肉，二不暴力，但却被禁，因为揭露了一个残酷的现状----人口贩卖。看片时我也在假想如果我也是个被贩卖去的人怎么办？看不到明天，活着和死了差不多，估计八成选择咬舌自尽，赶紧投胎。“每一天都会有女孩被贩卖”，
关于媒体
媒体的本质，永远是一个向霸权献媚、为强盗歌颂、毫无道德可言毫无廉耻之心的妓女本质。 这是大众的普遍认知。不过片中的这个真相有幸可以公之于众，很庆幸它越过了美国，是靠BBC以另一种方式报道了出来，BBC和此事没有直接的利益冲突。作为媒体的良知从始至终都是个模棱两可的问题，如果太敢说真话，最终嘴是会被封住的。即使看过这部片，这个看法我还是不会改变。
关于最后
最后想说，Z国永远不会拍这种片子，甚至播出

Talking With Kathryn Bolkovac About Her Experience as The Whistleblower

Posted: 08/16/11 07:48 PM ET

 

After seeing (and reviewing) The Whistleblower, I contacted Kathryn Bolkovac, whose story is the basis of the movie, and interviewed her. Her answers speak for themselves, but also give such a sense of her persona, grit and determination.

FOSTER: You were faced with a situation where the people you worked with were engaged in something very shocking. Do you have any insight as to how or why they got involved with trafficking?

I really do not think there is clear cut answer for this. Everyone is an individual and is accountable to their individual behavior and potential illegal actions they committed and continue to commit in current missions. I think most people are truly just plain complicit in their thinking and tend to not get involved or look the other way to avoid any form of accountability, especially if they think that something does not directly affect them for their position. Then there is the group of people who can easily be swayed to join in on a pack mentality, who are morally and mentally weak or ignorant. When conditions are right as they have been and still are in many overseas missions around the world, or if they think they will not be caught or judged then it is easy for them to engage in illegal and corrupt behavior. They try to justify and minimize their actions. Finally, there are individuals who are just plain evil and corrupt, they see the money making potential of preying on the helpless and needy, and exploit every opportunity they can to make a buck, especially in an industry that involves sex. They are very good at dehumanizing, denial, and lying about what is going on.

FOSTER: What do you think needs to be done to address the trafficking issue? What can government do?

The trafficking issue at large is too complex to tackle with sweeping reform. There are so many different types of human trafficking each with different dynamics of funding the corruption. Obviously, many adults choose to be trafficked... or illegally transported across many borders to escape horrendous conditions in their own countries. These issues cannot be convoluted with organized criminal syndicates who are providing services to internationals all over the world, in the form of trafficking for forced prostitution. They are involved in the recruitment, abuse, desensitization, and sale of human flesh, into international missions as sex workers. This is what I want to discuss and what I think we can make a huge impact on based on my experiences as a former law enforcement officer, former UN employee, former representative of our U.S. government overseas, and as a former employee of one of the largest private government contractors in the world DynCorp.

FOSTER: What can our government do?

First, in the short term, the United States needs to take a serious look at why we are willing to allow private companies to engage in the profession of law enforcement. Government contractors are a needed and viable means to get many logistical and re-construction efforts accomplished. They are not a viable means for a protection force or as a mechanism for the use in training law enforcement officers in emerging democracies. Law enforcement is not a business. Policing is a calling. Does anyone really believe that private corporations are in this policing and operational mission business for anything but the money? We need to set an example with our own federal police selection units, perhaps via the Department of Justice as an example, why can we not recruit and most importantly train our own community police officers before we send them into these missions? My book accurately describes the pathetic training offered by the private company who sent me overseas, which I am sure was heavily subsidized with my tax dollars. It was a disgrace; none of us had even the minimum knowledge or idea of what we were supposed to be doing once we got into Bosnia.

If we are to continue to send "rent a cops " overseas with inadequate knowledge and inadequate protections from corrupt private companies, some of whom had serious questionable policing backgrounds we might want to stop and think about how this damages our reputation and our goals. The private company who fired me had free reign to treat me however they saw fit, no one was in authority to stop them. They were exempt from all U.S. government accountability and have never been held accountable for what they did to me to this day. How has this changed? It has not.

Second, get the Civilian Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (CEJA) out of committee and get it passed. It has been more than 12 years overdue. [NOTE: CEJA would allow the U.S. Justice Department to prosecute government contractors and employees for certain crimes committed overseas. It would complement the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act (MEJA), which provides similar criminal jurisdiction over Department of Defense employees and contractors but does not clearly apply to U.S. contractors working overseas for other federal agencies.]

Third, make government contractors accountable for their employee actions, by putting a clause in their contracts that require them to facilitate and allow oversight of both external and internal investigations by outside government agencies, when probable cause exists that employees are suspected, or implicated in criminal offenses. They must cooperate in the facilitation of prosecutions. They can no longer just fire people, and hope the problem goes away, which automatically curtails any further investigation.

Fourth, set examples by having the means available to prosecute and convict with meaningful sentences.

FOSTER: What can individuals do?

Learn, read, report, and stop burying your heads in the sand. Many of the people involved in these crimes could be your next door neighbor.

Get local law enforcement initiatives started, and ask your police chiefs this question. What kind of training is being offered to your new recruits and officers on the streets to recognize and investigate all forms of human trafficking?

Do you think a local police chief in the hills of Northern New Mexico, or in the farming community of southern Illinois, is even going to know what we are talking about? Does the local hotel have young female Hispanics working in the housekeeping department? They do not speak English, they have no documents, does he know what wage they are being paid and in what form? Think about it. I have been in these places have you?

 FOSTER: Many of the women and girls who are trafficked are promised jobs that don't materialize. What do you think would be effective to get the word out to them so that fewer of them fall prey to these types of promises?

The only effect we can have on this is to stop the demand.

FOSTER: How did you sustain yourself?

Continued faith in our justice system, lots of hard workouts and sweat, many tears and my husband would make me a strong gin tonic with lots of lemon and ice once in a while.
 



 

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