What to do if you Experience Discrimination

Employment Discrimination
· Visit the website of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for information
  on your workplace rights. http://www.eeoc.gov.
· Questions and answers from the EEOC on the workplace rights of Muslims,
  Arabs and South Asians.
· Contact the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of MA at 617-262-8902 to
  report your incident or to get in touch with an attorney or send an email to
  info@adcma.org.
· For more information on employment discrimination, click here.

Hate Crimes
· Contact your local police department and file an official police report.
· Contact ADCMA to report your incident and/or consult an attorney at 617-262-8902, (fax)
  617-507-0446, or send an email to info@adcma.org.
· To read a copy of the ADC published 2003 “Hate Crimes Report” click here.

Housing Discrimination
· File a complaint by contacting the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  at 1-800-669-9777 or to file a complaint online click here.
· Contact ADCMA to report your incident and/or consult an attorney at 617-262-8902 or
  send an email to info@adcma.org.

Education Discrimination
· File a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights at the
  following phone number: 1-800-421-3481 or send an email to www.ed.gov.ocr/.
· Contact ADCMA at 617-262-8902 to report your incident or fax us at 617-507-0446.
· Read the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee: How to Respond to
  Incidents of Discrimination in Schools.

U.S. Government Abuses of Civil Liberties
· The Office of the Inspector General (OIG), in the United States Department of Justice
  (DOJ), investigates allegations of civil rights and civil liberties abuses by employees in
   the FBI, DEA, INS, Federal Bureau of Prisons, US Marshals Service, US Attorneys Offices,
  and all other Department of Justice agencies (that includes the Police). File a complaint
  by calling 1-800-869-4499 click here to Report a Complaint.  You can also read this in
  Arabic.
· For complaints specific to the INS you can fill out this complaint form to report abuse.
· Contact the ADCMA office to report your incident or consult with an attorney.  
  617-262-8902.

Civil Rights under Massachusetts Law
· The Massachusetts Civil Rights Act (MCRA) was established to protect the rights of all
  citizens and visitors to Massachusetts against hate crimes.  Under the MCRA, an individual
  may obtain an injunction if he or she is the victim of threats, coercion or intimidation on
  the basis of his/her protected category (race, religion, national origin, age, gender, sexual
  orientation, or disability) or protected activity.  For more detailed information on filing an
  injunction or to learn more about the MCRA, click here.

 

 

 

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