The right of individuals to migrate from one country to another was discussed here today at a session of the drafting committee of the U.N. Commission on Human Rights.
The United States delegation expressed disagreement with the part of the U.N. secretariat’s draft covering the right of emigration and submitted an alternative text. The main difference between the two drafts is that the Secretariat paper states, without qualification, that the right of emigration and expatriation shall not be denied, whereas the United States proposal states that “every person shall, subject to equitable immigration and deportation laws, be free to enter, travel through or over, and remain temporarily in the territory of another state, provided always that he observes local laws and police regulations.”
Miss Tony Sender, observer of the A.F. of L., emphasized that the problems of immigration and emigration must be considered separately. She was supported by Dr. Charles Malik of Lebanon who noted that the right to leave one’s country must be reaffirmed. He referred to Hitler’s denial to German citizens of their right to leave Germany.
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