Karamah: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights

In line with our continued commitment to civil rights of Muslim Americans post 9/11, KARAMAH took an active role in the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) program under which the Immigration and Naturalization Service (the INS) has required all non-citizen males from certain Muslim countries to register at one of its offices by a specified date.

Karamah was part of a coalition that acted as Human Rights monitors on the days of the deadlines for the various registrations. On these occasions, monitors collected basic formation about the registrants and documented their experiences. Where legitimate complaints existed, KARAMAH took action by contacting the appropriate authorities and informing them of the infractions. KARAMAH hopes that its monitoring and mediation will contribute to the benefit of all parties concerned.