Mr. Speaker. I rise today to condemn Syria for denying the right to emigrate to approximately 4.000 Syrians of JewIsh descent. As a signatory nation. Syria is in violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Reports indicate that Jewish citizens that try to escape Syria are beaten. tortured. and thrown In prisons that are in horrid condition. Moreover. free Syrian Jews are monitored by secret police and cannot travel unless they leave behind large monetary deposits and members at their immediate family. The right to emigrate is a basic human right. At the same time. arbitrary arrests and torture and policesponsored intimidation are obvious human rights abuses. The world community must apply pressure on Syria to force the nation to release those citizens that do not wish to remain there.
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