United Nations // Arab-American advocates expect a UN investigation of racism in the United States to shine a spotlight on racial profiling and other policies that discriminate against people of Middle Eastern origin.
"Islamophobia" will be "high on the agenda" of the UN's visiting human rights investigator, said Kareem Shora, national executive director of the American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC).
Doudou Diene, a UN special envoy, began a three-week investigation on Monday. He will assess "racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance" in the United States during meetings with officials, lawmakers and campaigners. |