Clinton Ends Habib’s Exclusion

The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) is ‘ecstatic’ that United States secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, hand signed orders that end the exclusion of political commentator Professor Adam Habib from the US.

Habib, who is the deputy vice-chancellor at the University of Johannesburg, points out that, “My family and I are thrilled by secretary Clinton’s decision, and we are thankful to the many organisations that put pressure on the Obama administration to stop excluding people from the US on the basis of their political views.

Habib, who lived in the US for several years, was denied entry to the US in 2006, with US officials citing legislation that makes applicants who ‘have engaged in a terrorist activity’ ineligible.

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