[PASSED] Freedom of Travel

[FNR WA Office]

The Free Nations Region has voted FOR this proposal:

This proposal protects the right to intranational travel using well-thought-out and well-written mandates. It is undoubtedly important that individuals are not prosecuted for or prohibited from travelling within a nation.

[Caymarnia]

The National Council of the People's Will believes this resolution to be an unacceptable risk to territorial integrity. Who's to say that terrorist organizations - perhaps backed by state actors - cannot masquerade as "itinerants" and take advantage of this resolution to cross borders, engage in violence, and wander off, claiming "we're just free-born men of the traveling people"? Chest-beating "patriots" might say "anyone who trades freedom for security deserves neither", but freedom without security puts people at risk - both the legitimate wanderers and those who engage in those "sedentary lifestyles" you so deplore.

Caymarnia therefore votes against this resolution.

[Attempted Socialism]

"It is with tragic humility that the last vote I cast before our election begin is a vote for this resolution. Our history is littered with the violent displacement and extermination of non-sedentary peoples, and while this Government has tried to make restitution, the terrible truth is, after centuries of well-organised feudal and capitalist forces employing genocidal policies, there are almost nobody left to apologise to. The horrors of the past could end with our Revolution, but the dead remained so. We have built bright cities, but have done so on hills of skulls created by bourgeois exploitation of land and people, and we must be conscious of that fact. This resolution, while too late to save the non-sedentary peoples of the Solidarity Movement, can prevent our history from repeating itself elsewhere."

[The Security Containment Protectorate]

THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COMPOSED VIA THE CONSENSUS OF THE O5 COUNCIL.
With authorization from the Office of The Administrator,
alongside the assistance from the Facility Director Committee of the Whole and Public Servant Committee of the Whole.

Resolution #601, Candidate-001, ("Freedom of Travel") has been discussed at great lengths within our Foundation. Unlike most decisions and proposals that come to our round table, we, the undersigned, did not come to this conclusion in a manner typical of our Council's protocols. Due to the nature of the proposal involving freedom of intranational travel, we involved our secure facility directorate and our civilian governmental sector in forming the consensus of this vote.

First and foremost, representatives of the SCP Foundation would like to commend the ambassador of Wallenburg (and associated entities) for putting forth this proposal as it brings us, as nations, closer to an egalitarian status.

Despite this, the High Command and its subcommittees were concerned, initially, with the nature of the vote in question. Those who are aware of our existence understand that we secure and contain paranormal objects to contribute to our goal of protecting humanity, these being the foundations of our unified ideology. Because of this, many of the objects and entities we store are incredibly dangerous and pose a high threat to human life. We were concerned that, should this resolution pass, travelers would have to be permitted access - as per international law - into our sites as if they were zoos or museums.

However, Section 3 allows us to maintain our security and secrecy from the wider civil populous. We intend to utilize it to its full extent to continue our operations in the preservation of humanity. This resulted in a drastic swing in consensus from our voting parties. We urge that others with reservations look into Section 3, and its associated subsections, more clearly. This is especially because it does mitigate several arguments that we have seen put forward by other member states of the General World Assembly.

With that being said, we, the undersigned, vote IN FAVOUR of Resolution #601, Candidate-001, ("Freedom of Travel").

SIGNATURES OF AUTHENTICATION.

SIGNED: The Office of the Administrator ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
CO-SIGNED: The O5 Council‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
CO-SIGNED: The Facility Director Committee of the Whole
CO-SIGNED: The Public Servant Committee of the Whole ‌ ‌ ‌

[Vietstalia]

"The Under-Empire of Vietstalia sees through the plots of the no-furs and knife ears, to "peacefully" invade steal our land. We shall sp-spit them alive and devour their flesh, foolish command not stop me-me. Slaves have no rights, beat whip them for my pleasure, no let them skitter leap away."

We cast vote against this resolution.

[The Latin Intendance for the Paranormal]

"While we respect the intent of this resolution, we realize that the Globalist influence is very apparent and we do not wish the sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Brazil to be violated. It is a national security risk and therefore, we will vote against this resolution but be aware, we do not harm the rights of any group or class of people in the Federal Republic of Brazil."

-Signed, Felipinho do Rosário, on behalf of the Federal Republic of Brazil.

The Latin Intendance votes against this resolution.

[We do a little trollingland]

The jingoistic states of We Do a Little Trollingland, unfortunately, has to vote against this resolution. This is because this act would interfere with the ability of nations all around the globe to troll their populations. Need we say more?

[Grobilaxoeye]

See? See? This is the kind o’ stuff that the World Assembly should be dealing with, not pillows and hippos.

(>:OE HOW DARE YOU INSULT THE PILLOWS! I LOVE THE PILLOWS! But I do agree that this is a good treaty.

[Grobilaxoeye]

The jingoistic states of We Do a Little Trollingland, unfortunately, has to vote against this resolution. This is because this act would interfere with the ability of nations all around the globe to troll their populations. Need we say more?

You fool! You absolute moronic single celled nervous system lacking bufoon! Now I have the upper hand! Ahem, "Problem?" (;DE

GET TROLLED

[Fachumonn]

The Libertarian Socialist Confederation has voted FOR this resolution.

[Twitterica]

The ambassador, a certain Mx. Fae, would stand up from her 300$ gaming chair and applaud the vote.

"Yes, yes, certainly! Travel is a right for all folx across the world! I love understanding the wonderful cultures of different nations! Enjoying the cultural aspect this world has to offer is a wonderful thing, really! I will tweet about this!!"

[Xanthorrhoea]

I’m a little confused. Do you mind explaining your argument that non-citizenship and statelessness count as ‘non-sedentary behaviour, lifestyle or culture’? By my reading, citizenship has little to do with whether or not you live in a house or a caravan.

I think the confusion arises from the interpretation of "non-sedentary". What seems to be the author's assumption is that it applies exclusively to those moving around inside a country's borders, when this is simply not the case. There are many Non-sedentary behaviors, lifestyles, and cultures (such as statelessness), which call for adherents to move through many nations, not just one. Especially in states with residency requirements for citizenship, this conflicts with existing laws. In the real world, the vast majority of countries have such a requirement. Examples would include the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Japan, which require citizenship seekers to reside in the country for five years before applying, Germany, which requires eight years, Austria, which requires ten years, and Australia, which requires a four-year residency. Of course, this is just a tiny slice of the truly mammoth amount of countries that maintain such prerequisites, and if something is so common OOC, it's almost certainly common IC too. The unfortunate truth is, the broadness of clause six could interfere with WA member states' ability to choose who does and does not gain citizenship status, what services are tied to citizenship and resident status, and a variety of other government services which need to take residency into account. It would be quite rash to support this.

"As I suspected, you are incapable of distinguishing between citizenship and sedentism. The issue most clearly is not with the language of this proposal, but with your bigotry toward those who do not keep a permanent address. In your floundering attempts to deny this, you only make more apparent what I suspected from your initial complaint."

If you truly do not understand the nature of this criticism, I suggest you read the explanation above.

I’m still very confused. Denying/delaying citizenship (to use your example) because someone has not been resident in a nation for long enough is fine under clause 6. Doing so is not “on the basis of their non-sedentary behavior, lifestyle, or culture,” but on the basis that they have not been within the nation’s borders for a sufficient time. It is an entirely separate criterion that would apply equally to someone who lived at a fixed address and someone with a nomadic lifestyle. The criteria is based purely on residency in your nation for the required time. As long as you don’t impose additional requirements such as a fixed address and offer reasonable mechanisms for nomadic/itinerant people to prove their residency, you won’t breach clause 6.

Just because someone happens to be non-sedentary does not exempt them from fulfilling other requirements. Your argument is akin to saying that me banning Charles Manson from attending my 4-year-old’s birthday party is discriminatory against people with face tattoos. It’s not. My decision is based on the fact that he’s a racist, violent cult leader. His face tattoo may be related to those attributes (similar to how a person’s statelessness might relate to the short time they’re resident in my nation), but it is not the reason for my banning him. Hence, my actions are not discriminatory against people with face tattoos. The same logic applies to this proposal.

[Berusturg]

The Federation of Berusturg votes Against this proposal:

Our Ministers believe that this proposal may or may not cancel out the border control between North and South Bymia, which is significantly more difficult to get through than other borders around the state. They believe that the tension between the two provinces is yet to reach acceptable levels and will keep the stricter border control between the two until then.

-Nipolas J. Molon, Delegate of Berusturg

[Itanamy]

The nation of Itanamy is for this issue.

[Fachumonn]

The nation of Itanamy is for this issue.

Issue?

[Uniao Imperial Conservadora Brasileira]

Freedom of Travel

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Recognizing the cultural variety of its member states,

Understanding that most member states are built on sedentary hierarchies,

Further recognizing a history of violence, persecution, segregation, and hatred committed by those who control settled areas against those who rely on the resources under their control or the ability to travel through settled territory,

Believing that no law-abiding individual should be compelled to remain in one place, nor persecuted for their choice to travel within the territory of their own nation,

The World Assembly hereby enacts these terms:

1. Systematic or otherwise intentional and statistically disproportionate violence perpetrated against a group, forceful isolation of a group in designated areas, removal of a group from designated areas, or the forceful institution of population controls on a group are recognized as acts of genocide.
   
   
2. Any act of genocide against any group on the basis of their nomadic or non-nomadic status or their desire to travel or settle in a legal manner is a crime against humanity.
   
   
3. Member states may not restrict the free travel of individuals through their territory nor legally bind an individual to live in a given area, unless to:
   
   
   1. Enforce a court order, detain an individual on a criminal charge, or contain a violent individual who poses an immediate threat to public health or safety,
      
      
   2. Protect a vulnerable ecosystem, environment, or culturally important site,
      
      
   3. Enforce a quarantine or otherwise prevent the spread of a disease epidemic,
      
      
   4. Prevent espionage, protect military assets, or maintain the cohesion of active military assets, or
      
      
   5. Return an individual to their legal custodian, when the individual is not traveling with the consent of their custodian.
4. Member states may not take action against or deprive of government services any individual on the basis of their nomadic or non-nomadic status.
   
   
5. Member states must permit individuals and groups of people to practice non-sedentary behaviors and cultures, including itinerancy, nomadism, nomadic pastoralism, and transhumance.
   
   
6. Member states must guarantee access and the ability to safely travel to culturally important and economically essential areas to non-sedentary travelers.
   
   
7. Segregated education programs or housing for non-sedentary individuals are prohibited, as are education programs or housing created by sedentary cultures or institutions with the intent of primarily serving non-sedentary individuals.
   
   
8. An individual's nomadic or non-nomadic status is considered an arbitrary, reductive characteristic for the purposes of international law, and member states must address violence or other crime motivated by the nomadic or non-nomadic status of the victim with the same haste, seriousness, and measure of justice dedicated to other crimes motivated by an arbitrary, reductive characteristic.
   
   
9. Member states may restrict the use of one or more modes of transportation from one area to another in any manner not yet prohibited under international law, as long as individuals are still capable of traveling from one to the other in a timely and widely affordable fashion, without significantly increased risk to their health or safety.

Freedom of Travel

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Recognizing the cultural variety of its member states,

Understanding that most member states are built on sedentary hierarchies,

Further recognizing a history of violence, persecution, segregation, and hatred committed by those who control settled areas against those who rely on the resources under their control or the ability to travel through settled territory,

Believing that no law-abiding individual should be compelled to remain in one place, nor persecuted for their choice to travel within the territory of their own nation,

The World Assembly hereby enacts these terms:

1. Systematic or otherwise intentional and statistically disproportionate violence perpetrated against a group, forceful isolation of a group in designated areas, removal of a group from designated areas, or the forceful institution of population controls on a group are recognized as acts of genocide.
   
   
2. Any act of genocide against any group on the basis of their nomadic or non-nomadic status or their desire to travel or settle in a legal manner is a crime against humanity.
   
   
3. Member states may not restrict the free travel of individuals within their territory nor legally bind an individual to live in a given area, unless to:
   
   
   1. Enforce a court order, detain an individual on a criminal charge, or contain a violent individual who poses an immediate threat to public health or safety,
      
      
   2. Protect a vulnerable ecosystem, environment, or culturally important site,
      
      
   3. Enforce a quarantine or otherwise prevent the spread of a disease epidemic,
      
      
   4. Evacuate the entire population of an area when it is threatened by indiscriminate disaster, such as a volcanic eruption or military bombardment,
      
      
   5. Prevent espionage, protect military assets, or maintain the cohesion of active military assets, or
      
      
   6. Return an individual to their legal custodian, when the individual is not traveling with the consent of their custodian.
4. Member states may not take action against or deprive of government services any individual on the basis of their nomadic or non-nomadic status.
   
   
5. Member states must permit individuals and groups of people to practice non-sedentary behaviors and cultures, including itinerancy, nomadism, nomadic pastoralism, and transhumance.
   
   
6. Member states must guarantee access and the ability to safely travel to culturally important and economically essential areas to non-sedentary travelers, except where restrictions are permitted under section 3.
   
   
7. Segregated education programs or housing for non-sedentary individuals are prohibited, as are education programs or housing created by sedentary cultures or institutions with the intent of primarily serving non-sedentary individuals.
   
   
8. An individual's nomadic or non-nomadic status is considered an arbitrary, reductive characteristic for the purposes of international law, and member states must address violence or other crime motivated by the nomadic or non-nomadic status of the victim with the same haste, seriousness, and measure of justice dedicated to other crimes motivated by an arbitrary, reductive characteristic.
   
   
9. Member states may restrict the use of one or more modes of transportation from one area to another in any manner not yet prohibited under international law, as long as individuals are still capable of traveling from one to the other in a timely and widely affordable fashion, without significantly increased risk to their health or safety.

Freedom of Travel

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Recognizing the cultural variety of its member states,

Understanding that most member states are built on sedentary hierarchies,

Further recognizing a history of violence, persecution, segregation, and hatred committed by those who control settled areas against those who rely on the resources under their control or the ability to travel through settled territory,

Believing that no law-abiding individual should be compelled to remain in one place, nor persecuted for their choice to travel within the territory of their own nation, nor prevented from traveling by systems designed to restrict their free movement,

The World Assembly hereby enacts these terms:

1. Systematic or otherwise intentional and statistically disproportionate violence perpetrated against a group, forceful isolation of a group in designated areas, removal of a group from designated areas, or the forceful institution of population controls on a group are recognized as acts of genocide.
   
   
2. Any act of genocide against any group on the basis of their nomadic or non-nomadic status or their desire to travel or settle in a legal manner in any given place is a crime against humanity.
   
   
3. Neither the World Assembly nor member states may restrict the free travel of any individual at any place or time within their jurisdictions or legally bind any individual to take up residence anywhere, unless to:
   
   
   1. Enforce a court order, detain an individual on a criminal charge, or contain a violent individual who poses an immediate threat to public health or safety,
      
      
   2. Protect a vulnerable ecosystem, environment, or culturally important site,
      
      
   3. Enforce an entity's land use or private property rights,
      
      
   4. Enforce a quarantine or otherwise prevent the spread of a disease epidemic,
      
      
   5. Evacuate or shelter the entire population of an area when it is threatened by indiscriminate disaster, such as a volcanic eruption or military bombardment,
      
      
   6. Prevent espionage, protect military assets, or maintain the cohesion of active military assets, or
      
      
   7. Return an individual to their legal custodian when the individual is not traveling with the consent of their custodian.
4. Member states must, to their full technological capacity, guarantee public access and the ability to safely travel to culturally important and economically essential areas, except where restrictions are permitted under section 3.
   
   
5. Member states may, within the permissions of extant international law, restrict in any manner the use of one or more modes of transportation from one area to another, as long as individuals are still capable of traveling from one to the other in a timely and widely affordable fashion, without significantly increased risk to their health or safety.
   
   
6. Member states may not take action against or deprive of government services any individual on the basis of non-sedentary behavior, lifestyle, or culture (including itinerancy, nomadism, nomadic pastoralism, and transhumance), or lack thereof.
   
   
7. Segregation of education programs or housing based on nomadic or non-nomadic status is prohibited, including education programs or housing constructed by sedentary cultures or institutions with the intent of primarily serving non-sedentary individuals.
   
   
8. An individual's nomadic or non-nomadic status is an arbitrary, reductive characteristic, and member states must address violence or other crime motivated by the victim's status in this regard with the same haste, seriousness, and measure of justice dedicated to other crimes motivated by an arbitrary, reductive characteristic.

Freedom of Travel

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Recognizing the cultural variety of its member states,

Understanding that most member states are built on sedentary hierarchies,

Further recognizing a history of violence, persecution, segregation, and hatred committed by those who control settled areas against those who rely on the resources under their control or the ability to travel through settled territory,

Believing that no law-abiding individual should be compelled to remain in one place, nor persecuted for their choice to travel within the territory of their own nation, nor prevented from traveling by systems designed to restrict their free movement,

The World Assembly hereby enacts these terms:

1. Systematic or otherwise intentional and statistically disproportionate violence perpetrated against a group, forceful isolation of a group in designated areas, removal of a group from designated areas, or the forceful institution of population controls on a group are recognized as acts of genocide.
   
   
2. Any act of genocide against any group on the basis of their nomadic or non-nomadic status or their desire to travel or settle in a legal manner in any given place or time is a crime against humanity.
   
   
3. Neither the World Assembly nor member states may restrict the domestic travel of any individual to any place or time within their jurisdictions or legally bind any individual to take up residence anywhere, except to the minimal extent necessary to:
   
   
   1. Enforce a court order, detain an individual on a criminal charge, or contain a violent individual who poses an immediate threat to public health or safety,
      
      
   2. Protect a vulnerable ecosystem, environment, or culturally important site,
      
      
   3. Enforce an entity's land use or private property rights,
      
      
   4. Enforce a quarantine or otherwise prevent the spread of a disease epidemic,
      
      
   5. Restrict the general public from entering an area that presents a serious inherent danger of injury or death which requires specialized training to mitigate,
      
      
   6. Evacuate or shelter the entire population of an area when it is threatened by indiscriminate disaster, such as a volcanic eruption or military bombardment,
      
      
   7. Prevent espionage, protect military assets, or maintain the cohesion of active military assets, or
      
      
   8. Return an individual to their legal custodian when the individual is not traveling with the consent of their custodian.
4. Member states must, to their full technological capacity, guarantee public access and the ability to safely travel to culturally important and economically essential areas, except where restrictions are permitted under section 3.
   
   
5. Member states may, within the permissions of extant international law, restrict in any manner the use of one or more modes of transportation from one area to another, as long as individuals are still capable of traveling from one to the other in a timely and widely affordable fashion, without significantly increased risk to their health or safety.
   
   
6. Member states may not take action against or deprive of government services any individual on the basis of their non-sedentary behavior, lifestyle, or culture (including itinerancy, nomadism, nomadic pastoralism, and transhumance), or lack thereof.
   
   
7. Segregation of education programs or housing based on nomadic or non-nomadic status is prohibited, including education programs or housing constructed by sedentary cultures or institutions with the intent of primarily serving non-sedentary individuals.
   
   
8. An individual's nomadic or non-nomadic status is an arbitrary, reductive characteristic. Member states must address violence or other crime motivated by the victim's status in this regard with the same haste, seriousness, and measure of justice dedicated to other crimes motivated by an arbitrary, reductive characteristic.
   
   
9. No aspect of this resolution may be enforced in a manner that contradicts World Assembly law henceforth in force.

[Wallenburg]

Freedom of Travel was passed 12,075 votes to 3,785.

Hearty thanks to all who supported this measure.

[Apatosaurus]

"Apatosaurus is in compliance with this resolution."

[The Kingdom of the Three Isles]

Freedom of Travel was passed 12,075 votes to 3,785.

Hearty thanks to all who supported this measure.

Good job!