There was a time when travel was limitless for those with money, and passports were unncessary. Now, many international disputes restrict people from moving around too much. The series Trapped People—The Politics of Travel visits those who are restricted from leaving their homeland because of politics and papers. The week-long series looks at the freedom of movement through the lens of human rights, and includes a discussion about the history of the passport.
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| Friday, June 30, 2006 |
Serbia
Ksenija Milivojevic—Serbian Chairperson, Parliamentary Committee for European Integrations
The Balkans
James Lyon—Special Advisor on the Balkans, International Crisis Group
Roma Overview
Dimitrina Petrova—Executive Director, European Roma Rights Center
The Erased of Slovenia
Matevz Krivic—Attorney for the “Erased” Population of Slovenia
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| Thursday, June 29, 2006 |
Global Activism—Stateless Biharis in Bangladesh
Syed Kamal—President, Stateless People of Bangladesh,an organization that assists stateless Biharis in Pakistan trying to get citizenship in Pakistan or Bangladesh
When Bangladesh gained independence from Pakistan, the Bihari minority group wanted Pakistani citizenship. There are as many as 500,000 stateless Biharis. More than thirty years later, neither Pakistan nor Bangladesh will recognize them as citizens. This often means they can’t get jobs, travel, or access education. Syed Kamal is working to get citizenship and legal recognition for this community.
U.S. Travel Restrictions—North Korea
Scott Fisher—English Teacher, Seoul
U.S. Travel Restrictions—Cuba
Achy Obejas—Author; Cuban American Immigrant
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| Wednesday, June 28, 2006 |
European Union
Georges Lemaitre—International Migration Specialist for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OCED)
Polish Migrant Workers in Holland
Fiona Campbell—Radio Netherlands
Poetry for Peace in Cyprus
Neshe Yashin—Poet; Activist from Cyprus
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| Tuesday, June 27, 2006 |
“Statelessness”
Maureen Lynch—Director of Research on Statelessness for Refugees International
“Stateless” Palestinians
Laila El-Haddad—Author of the blog “Raising Yousuf: A Diary of a Mother Under Occupation”
“Stateless” Kurds in Syria
Pari Karadaghi—Executive Director, Kurdish Human Rights Watch; Former Kurdish Refugee from Iraqi Kurdistan
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| Monday, June 26, 2006 |
Overview
Jacqueline Bhabha—Executive Director, Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Studies
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights lists freedom of movement as a “human right.” But international law only protects an individual’s right to leave a country. Jacqueline Bhabha talks with us about the international mechanisms that guarantee freedom of movement.
History of the Passport
Martin Lloyd—Author, The Passport: A History of Man’s Most Traveled Document
Immigration Policy in the U.S.
Roger Daniels—Author, Guarding the Golden Door: American Immigration Policy and Immigrants Since 1882
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