A civil lawsuit filed Monday in a Japanese court is demanding an end to what it calls racial profiling by police. The lawsuit said “racial profiling is nothing but discrimination on the basis of race, nationality and color.'

Zain, Maurice, and Matthew are the three plaintiffs demanding 3 million yen ($20,000) each in punitive damages over “unconstitutional and illegal” treatment, plus 300,000 yen ($2,000) per plaintiff in attorney fees.