Human rights advocates say a New Zealand Muslim was publicly humiliated by an airline, after he was escorted from an aircraft when staff tagged him a security risk.
The man - a religious leader known only as Mr Adam - sparked the incident when he took a toilet break on the grounded plane, The New Zealand Herald reported today.
Mr Adam missed his flight and the overseas conference he was to address, despite having his passport cleared before the plane took off.
His case was highlighted in a report - 10 Human Rights Cases that Made a Difference - released by the Human Rights Commission today.
The report did not name the airline, but it was understood to be Freedom Air, the newspaper reported.
After Mr Adam laid a complaint, the airline replaced his ticket, provided financial compensation and a written apology, held staff training on cultural practices and reviewed how it dealt with security threats.
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