Using terrorist list to label white supremacists risks repeating errors of 9/11 era, civil rights groups say - News Summed Up

Using terrorist list to label white supremacists risks repeating errors of 9/11 era, civil rights groups say


Civil Liberties Association, said in an interview with CBC News. Civil Liberties Association, says for members of the Muslim community, adding white supremacist organizations to the terrorist-entities list is like 'dealing with the symptom and not the underlying cause.' According to the letter, the government's use of the Criminal Code to label groups terrorist entities has been criticized by civil liberties groups for being a rights-violating process that has been primarily used against Muslims and other racialized groups. He said the one-off designation of white supremacist groups as terrorist organizations won't fix how marginalized communities have been treated and targeted in previous years. WATCH | Civil liberties advocate recommends different list for white supremacy groups:


Source: CBC News February 09, 2021 03:06 UTC



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