Ban on travel is having horrific consequences with Chinese denying Muslim and Tibetan passports | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

China’s travel policies effectively ban Tibetans and other ethnic and religious minorities from getting passports, according to a scathing report from Human Rights Watch. The report, released Monday, accused Chinese authorities of using a two-track system for issuing passports, which, along with travel restrictions for the Tibetan region — instituted since 2012 — meant that foreign…