OSCE meeting addresses hate crimes against Muslims

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...

The NYPD closed its Demographics Unit, subsequently known as the Zone Assessment Unit, which had mapped Muslim communities. Civil liberties advocates welcomed the closure while warning that it did not...

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...

The Active Change Foundation launched Not In My Name, enabling young Muslims to reject extremist violence. The campaign contested militants’ claims to represent Muslims. It also prompted debate over...