NYPD closes the unit that mapped Muslim communities

Judge William Alsup ruled in favor of Malaysian scholar Rahinah Ibrahim in her challenge to mistaken watchlisting. The government was ordered to correct its records and disclose her current No Fly...

A federal district court dismissed Hassan v. City of New York, the challenge brought by Muslim plaintiffs against NYPD surveillance in New Jersey. The ruling rejected standing and the plausibility...

Fortify Rights published Policies of Persecution, using leaked official documents to examine restrictions imposed on Rohingya Muslims. The report described controls over movement, marriage and...

Muslim Advocates and the Center for Constitutional Rights filed an appeal on behalf of Muslim plaintiffs whose surveillance lawsuit had been dismissed. They challenged the treatment of religious...

After Quebec’s election, the National Council of Canadian Muslims called on the incoming government to rebuild relationships damaged by the values-charter debate. It urged an inclusive approach to...

An OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights meeting in Vienna brought together governments, civil society and specialists to address hate crimes against Muslims. Participants...

Following violence in Aluthgama and surrounding areas, Human Rights Watch urged Sri Lankan authorities to investigate attacks and hold those responsible accountable. Its intervention challenged...

A federal court ruled that the existing process for challenging inclusion on the No Fly List violated due process. Thirteen American plaintiffs represented by the ACLU had been unable to obtain...

The European Court of Human Rights upheld France’s public face-covering ban in S.A.S. v. France, accepting the state’s living-together argument. Amnesty International criticized the judgment for...

Dozens of organizations and individuals filed supporting briefs in the Hassan surveillance appeal. Participants included civil rights groups, faith organizations and descendants of Japanese...