The incidents have consisted of telephone, internet, mail, and face-to-face threats minor assaults as well as assaults with dangerous weapons and assaults resulting in serious injury and death and vandalism, shootings, arson and bombings directed at homes, businesses, and places of worship.įederal charges have been brought against 54 defendants, with 48 convictions to date.
The Civil Rights Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and United States Attorneys offices have investigated over 800 incidents since 9/11 involving violence, threats, vandalism and arson against Arab-Americans, Muslims, Sikhs, South-Asian Americans and other individuals perceived to be of Middle Eastern origin. Read the report on the Civil Rights Division’s Post-9/11 Civil Rights Summit. Visit our press room and watch the videos here.
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The conference examined the rise in hate crimes and discrimination in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, the ways in which the challenges have changed over time, and the key civil rights issues likely to face these communities in the years ahead and how to address them. Conference Video: Confronting Discrimination in the Post-9/11 EraĬhallenges and Opportunities Ten Years Later, a conference jointly sponsored by the Civil Rights Division and the George Washington University Law School, explored the civil rights issues that Muslims, Arabs, Sikhs and South Asians in America have faced since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Division also has engaged in extensive outreach efforts to these communities to educate people about their rights and available government services. Department of Justice has placed a priority on prosecuting bias crimes and incidents of discrimination against Muslims, Sikhs, and persons of Arab and South-Asian descent, as well as persons perceived to be members of these groups.
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