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Reacting To Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes
If you believe you have been the victim of a hate crime,
you should:
- Report the crime to
your local police station immediately. Ask that the
incident be treated as a hate crime. Follow up with investigators. Inform
CAIR-CAN even if you believe it is a “small” incident.
- Document the incident.
Write down exactly what was said and/or done by the offender. Save evidence.
Take photographs.
- Act quickly. Each incident
must be dealt with when it happens, not when convenient
- Decide on the appropriate action
to be taken. Consider issuing a statement from community leaders,
holding a news conference, organizing a protest, meeting with officials,
or starting a letter writing campaign.
- Mobilize community support.
Contact CAIR-CAN and a local mosque or organization
- Stay on top of the situation.
- Announce results.
When the incident is resolved, make an announcement to the same people
and organizations originally contacted.
To file an
incident report with CAIR-CAN, you can do
so online or send it to us at the address below with the words
"Hate Crimes incident" in the subject line. Please submit
it with supporting documents (such as police reports,
etc.) to:
CAIR-CAN
Profiling Reports
P.O.Box 13219
Ottawa, ONT
K2K 1X4 |
Tel: 1-866-524-0004
Local: (613) 254-9704
Fax: (613) 254-9810 |
Email: info at caircan dot ca
URL: www.caircan.ca
[All reports are confidential]
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