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New racial profiling app FlyRights helps travellers report harassment at airports
Travellers who feel they have been racially or religiously profiled at airports in the States can now file a complaint with the government in real-time using their mobile phone.
The Sikh Coalition – a civil rights group which represents more than 250,000 Sikhs in the States – launched a mobile app on Monday called FlyRights.
It says that the new app is a response to increasing complaints from Sikhs who claim they have been routinely subjected to additional checks at airport security since 9/11.
Amardeep Singh, a founder of the Sikh Coalition said that some Sikhs are also made to remove their turbans, which are worn for religious reasons. .................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.terminalu.com/travel-news/new-racial-profiling-app-flyrights-helps-travellers-report-harassment-at-airports/25991/
