(a) The continuing harassment, intimidation and persecution of human rights defenders, non-governmental organizations, political opponents, religious dissenters, political reformists, journalists, parliamentarians, students, clerics, academics and webloggers, including through undue restrictions on the freedoms of assembly, opinion and expression, the use of arbitrary arrest, targeted at both individuals and their family members, and the unjustified closure of newspapers and blocking of Internet sites, as well as the absence of many conditions necessary for free and fair elections, including by the arbitrary disqualification of large numbers of prospective candidates, including all women, during the presidential elections of June 2005;
(a) 继续骚扰、恐吓、迫害人权捍卫者、非政府组织、政治反对派、宗教异见人士、政治改革派、新闻记者、议员、学生、教士、学者和网上博客，不当地限制集会、意见和表达自由，任意逮捕有关人士及其亲属，无理封闭报社，屏蔽因特网网站，自由公正选举缺乏许多必要条件，在2005年6月总统选举过程中，有意参选的许多候选人，包括所有妇女，被任意取消资格；