The International Campaign for Tibet, a prominent Tibet advocacy group based in Washington DC, has urged the US government to include Chinese leaders among those individuals restricted to enter its territory. Building on recent United States travel bans imposed on human rights violators, the group urged the U.S. government to “act to restrict visa entry to Chinese officials complicit in human rights abuses in China and Tibet.” “The U.S. government can send a clear message: if Chinese officials violate the human rights of the Chinese and Tibetan people, they can’t visit the United States,” said Matteo Mecacci, President of the group. “There is momentum to extend visa bans to human rights violators, and there is no reason China, the world’s largest abuser, should not be included. We value the freedom to travel as we value fundamental human rights. Visa bans are a tool that governments can use to discourage officials who would violate such rights.” l
Posted on: Sat, 02 Aug 2014 21:50:38 +0000
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