New York: Investigate Police Surveillance of Muslims

New York authorities should fully investigate New York City police for violating religious freedom in their surveillance of Muslim “communities of interest.” The New York State Attorney General’s office announced on February 24, 2012, that it would not investigate the police surveillance of Muslim neighborhoods because of unexplained “legal and investigative obstacles.”

(New York) – New York authorities should fully investigate New York City police for violating religious freedom in their surveillance of Muslim “communities of interest,” Human Rights Watch said today.

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