Current Awareness » inciting racial hatred

‘Challenge it, report it, stop it’ – a plan to tackle hate crime – Home Office

sally — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:45:45 +0000

“A government plan to tackle hate crime is launched today with the key message to ‘challenge it, report it, stop it’.”

Home Office, 10th April 2013

Hate crime – should the aggravated and stirring up hatred offences be extended? – Law Commission

sally — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:24:42 +0000

“The Commission has been asked by Government to consider whether two existing groups of offences dealing with hate crime should be extended.”

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Law Commission, 14th December 2012

Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk

Fabrice Muamba: Jailed Twitter user Liam Stacey’s appeal dismissed – BBC News

tracey — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:46:33 +0000

“A student has lost his appeal after being sent to jail for posting racially offensive comments on Twitter about footballer Fabrice Muamba.”

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BBC News, 30th March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fabrice Muamba: Racist Twitter user jailed for 56 days – BBC News

sally — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:10:44 +0000

“A student who admitted posting racially offensive comments on Twitter about footballer Fabrice Muamba has been jailed for 56 days.”

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BBC News, 27th March 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Twitter racism: how the law is taking on the ‘Twacists’ – The Guardian

sally — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:09:10 +0000

“Recent cases have highlighted disturbing instances of racial abuse on Twitter, and some footballers and celebrities are leaving the site after becoming targets.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Student who mocked Fabrice Muamba on Twitter may be jailed – The Guardian

sally — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:44:35 +0000

“A student who mocked footballer Fabrice Muamba on Twitter after he collapsed during a match could be jailed for inciting racial hatred.”

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The Guardian, 27th March 2012

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

‘Challenge it, report it, stop it’ – a plan to tackle hate crime – Home Office

tracey — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:23:05 +0000

“A government plan to tackle hate crime is launched today with the key message to ‘challenge it, report it, stop it’. Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone unveiled the plan as she addressed a hate crime conference organised by the association of chief police officers (ACPO) in Birmingham.”

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Home Office, 14th March 2012

Source: www.homeoffice.gov.uk

No charges over seized Manchester United fanzine – BBC News

tracey — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:10:38 +0000

“Nobody will be charged over copies of a Manchester United fanzine seized before the match with Liverpool amid fears its cover would stoke a racism row.”

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BBC News, 24th February 2012

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Stronger CPS cases in hate crime lead to increase in guilty pleas – Crown Prosecution Service

sally — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:20:30 +0000

“The CPS is prosecuting more hate crimes, more successfully and with more defendants pleading guilty than ever before.”

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Crown Prosecution Service, 14th February 2012

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Guardian journalist wins right to ‘sensitive’ court papers related to Griffin conviction – OUT-LAW.com

sally — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:25:10 +0000

“The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) must disclose some papers it holds relating to the successful conviction of controversial right-wing politician Nick Griffin for a racial hate crime in the 1990s, an Information Rights Tribunal has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th February 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Lawful for Home Secretary to deport Palestinian activist accused of fostering hatred – UK Human Rights Blog

sally — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:33:49 +0000

“The First-Tier Tribunal (Asylum and Immigration Chamber), has upheld the decision of the Home Secretary to deport Raed Mahajna, who had come to the UK to attend a number of meetings and speaking engagements.”

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UK Human Rights Blog, 6th November 2011

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Facebook user jailed for inciting Manchester riots – Daily Telegraph

tracey — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:50:34 +0000

“A Facebook user who urged young people to ‘put Manchester on the map’ by rioting during the summer disturbances has been jailed for three years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 28th October 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Banned activist Sheikh Raed Salah to remain on bail – BBC News

tracey — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:30:43 +0000

“An appeal judge has said a leading Israeli Arab activist, who was detained in London on the home secretary’s orders, should remain on bail pending the outcome of legal proceedings.”

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BBC News, 27th July 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mangrove Nine: the court challenge against police racism in Notting Hill – The Guardian

sally — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:01:19 +0000

“Forty years ago this week, a trial started which exposed heavy-handed police tactics in Notting Hill and changed racial justice in the UK forever.”

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The Guardian, 29th November 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Man jailed for posting racist video clips on YouTube – BBC News

sally — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:50:45 +0000

“A man has been jailed for 15 months for uploading racist video clips on to YouTube.”

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BBC News, 15th November 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Neo-Nazis convicted of race hate charges – The Independent

sally — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:23:38 +0000

“Two ‘proud neo-Nazis’ who posted abusive messages on the internet about Jews and other ethnic minorities were convicted of inciting racial hatred today.”

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The Independent, 24th June 2010

Source: www.independent.co.uk

R v Sheppard; R v Whittle – WLR Daily

sally — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:43:26 +0000

R v Sheppard; R v Whittle [2010] EWCA Crim 65; [2010] WLR (D) 1

“Where a substantial measure of the alleged activities involved had taken place in England, the English court had jurisdiction to try charges of publishing of racially inflammatory material contrary to s 19(1) of the Public Order Act 1986 even though publication had taken place through a website hosted outside the jurisdiction.”

WLR Daily, 1st February 2010

Source: www.lawreports.co.uk

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

CPS refuses to reveal details of Nick Griffin’s race hate trial – The Guardian

sally — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:23:12 +0000

“The Crown Prosecution Service is blocking attempts to disclose details about the prosecution of Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National party, for race hate crimes, claiming that to do so would breach his data protection rights.”

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The Guardian, 22nd January 2010

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Web racists challenge convictions – BBC News

sally — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:21:13 +0000

“Two men have started appeals against the UK’s first convictions for inciting racial hatred via a foreign website.”

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BBC News, 26th November 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prosecutors press for action against BNP leaflets – The Guardian

sally — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:14:57 +0000

“Senior prosecutors are calling for the laws on race hate crimes to be strengthened to counter the threat posed by the British National party.”

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The Guardian, 28th June 2009

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Race hate criminals return to UK – BBC News

sally — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:03:01 +0000

“The first Britons to be convicted of inciting racial hatred online are to arrive back in the UK.”

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BBC News, 16th June 2009

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Suspected Holocaust denier Dr Gerald Toben wins extradition fight –

sally — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:35:27 +0000

“Suspected Holocaust denier Dr Gerald Toben has won his fight against extradition to Germany where he is wanted for allegedly publishing anti-Semitic material on his website.”

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Daily Telegraph, 30th October 2008

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Alleged Holocaust denier fights extradition to Germany – The Guardian

sally — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:09:33 +0000

“An Australian revisionist historian wanted in Germany for alleged Holocaust denial was today greeted in court with a Nazi salute from the public gallery.”

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The Guardian, 10th October 2008

Source: www.guardian.co.uk