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UN Secretary General Urges Trump to Lift His Ban on Travelers from Muslim countries

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called President Donald Trump to lift his ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries "as soon as possible," Boston Herald reports.

According to him, the countries have the right to avoid infiltration of terrorist organizations — but not based on discrimination related to religion, ethnicity, or a person's nationality.

Guterres warned that "blind measures, not based on solid intelligence, tend to be ineffective as they risk being bypassed by what are today sophisticated global terrorist movements."

He also said such discrimination is against "fundamental principles and values" and "triggers widespread anxiety and anger" that may spur extremist propaganda.

Guterres expressed concern that refugees fleeing conflict and persecution are finding more borders closing, in violation of the protection they are entitled to under international refugee law

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