Friday, September 05, 2003

Report Cites Post-Sept. 11 Discrimination  

Report Cites Post-Sept. 11 Discrimination

A report issued by the Virginia, Maryland and D.C. advisory committees to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, says "some tactics used in the government's war on terrorism pose threats to civil liberties, citing "racial profiling, searches, interrogations, detentions, deportations and violent raids on homes and businesses." It also said the USA Patriot Act was excessively broad."