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DOS Cable re: U.S. Response to UNCHR Report on the Situation of Muslim and Arab Peoples
Mar. 21, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4328
State Department cable concerning a Report from the Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Entitled "Situation of Muslim and Arab Peoples in Various Parts of the World in the Aftermath of the Events of 11 September 2001." The report singles out the U.S. as a driver of negative feelings towards Muslims and states that the "overwhelming majority of Muslims and Arabs are law abiding citizens".