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| US Sikhs launch smartphone app to report abuse at airports
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 29-November-2013
6:15:8 AM |
| Sikh activists in the US have launched an updated smartphone application to make it easier for Sikh passengers to report any abuse against them at American airports.
The free, downloadable app called FlyRights, lets travellers instantly send their concerns to the US Transportation Security Administration and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Sikh Coalition said.
"FlyRights users have confirmed that we cannot simply trust the TSA to self-report on whether it is engaging in discrimination," said Amardeep Singh, director of Programs at the Sikh Coalition.
"An independent auditor should review and publicly report on the TSA's screening practices. Only then will we know whether the TSA is remaining true to its own anti-discrimination polices. Until that happens, we call on the public to hold the TSA accountable by downloading and using FlyRights," he said.
The updated "FlyRights 2.0" also allows passengers to send copies of their complaints to their members of Congress, and it features maps that show which airports have the most troubling records. The move was welcomed by US lawmakers.
"Airport safety measures based on someone's race, gender or faith are not safety measures at all - they alienate targeted communities and make victims out of travellers," said Congresswoman Judy Chu.
"The new FlyRights mobile app being introduced today will empower travellers to fight back against profiling with new tools," she said.
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