The L.A. Police Commission has approved rules for handling 'Suspicious Activity Reports' that offer some safeguards against racial profiling and reporting of activity protected by the 1st Amendment. In Los Angeles, as elsewhere in this country, fear of enemies in our midst — be they Communists, trade unionists or foreign terrorists — too often has led to violations … [Read more...] about LAPD gets new guidelines for handling ‘Suspicious Activity Reports’
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A Post-9/11 Registration Effort Ends, but Not Its Effects
In the jittery months after the 9/11 attacks, the federal government created a program that required thousands of Arab and Muslim men to register with the authorities, in an effort to uncover terror links and immigration violations. After complaints that the practice, known as special registration, amounted to racial profiling, the Homeland Security Department scaled back … [Read more...] about A Post-9/11 Registration Effort Ends, but Not Its Effects
Report shows racial profiling pervasive across America
On Oct. 7, OneAmerica, along with Rights Working Group, released a report, “Faces of Racial Profiling: A Report from Communities Across America.” The report demonstrated that there is a need to address racial, ethnic, religious, and national origin profiling. The report featured testimonies from the six of Face the Truth hearings held by OneAmerica and the Council on … [Read more...] about Report shows racial profiling pervasive across America
Somali Muslims are calling FBI outreach ‘coercion’
Concerns about racial profiling and other questionable tactics used to investigate the possible terrorist recruitment of Somalis living in the United States are prompting some Muslim leaders in Saint Louis and elsewhere to limit their cooperation with the FBI. Federal agents are intensifying their efforts to make connections and conduct investigations within the Somali … [Read more...] about Somali Muslims are calling FBI outreach ‘coercion’
Russia: Activists accuse Russia of mistreating Muslims
Two activists accused Russia’s government of encouraging prosecutors to target Muslims on trumped charges of terrorism and extremism, saying that the abuse could lead to anti-government unrest. Sergei Komkov, president of the non-governmental All-Russian Education Fund, asserted the Kremlin was trying to pin social ills on innocent Muslims and warned it could backfire against … [Read more...] about Russia: Activists accuse Russia of mistreating Muslims