‘A man who dressed as a black and white minstrel and directed a “racist” song at a black colleague has had his racial harassment conviction quashed.’
BBC News, 30th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) said racial abuse and bullying of children had risen by one-fifth since 2015-16 to more than 10,000 incidents recorded by police last year.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Labour has been placed under formal investigation by the equalities watchdog over whether the party has unlawfully discriminated against, harassed or victimised people because they are Jewish. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it was launching an official inquiry under section 20 of the Equality Act 2006 after carrying out preliminary investigations since March.’
The Guardian, 28th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who daubed “no blacks” on the front door of the home of a Salford man and his 10-year-old son has been jailed for 12 months.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Syrian schoolboy who was filmed being attacked in a playground in Huddersfield is suing the far-right campaigner Tommy Robinson for accusing him of assaulting white schoolgirls.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two high court judges have said fresh proceedings can be brought against Tommy Robinson for alleged contempt of court over the filming of people involved in a criminal trial.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Thousands of prison staff have been subject to disciplinary action in the past five years, including for relationships with inmates, assaulting prisoners and racism.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A British Nigerian man who was “hounded to his death” by police in Leeds is being remembered in a series of events to mark 50 years since he died.’
BBC News, 18th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A violent racist with a history of mental health problems who admitted a terrorist offence and stockpiling equipment to bomb a mosque has been jailed for four years, one of the lowest sentences for someone plotting a potentially deadly attack.’
The Guardian, 10th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “drunk and obnoxious” woman who drank three bottles of wine on a long-haul flight before calling the cabin crew ”Indian money-grabbing c***s”, has been jailed.’
The Independent, 4th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A police officer who shot an unarmed black man on his way to the shops was “following procedure”, a watchdog has found.’
The Independent, 1st April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The England football team put on a striking performance during the Euro 2020 qualifier match against Montenegro in Podgorica on Monday.’
Rights Info, 26th March 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘A policewoman who was sacked after she racially abused takeaway staff has been allowed to return to the beat after claiming her remarks “were not the worst kind of racism”.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th March 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Sheffield United’s Sophie Jones has claimed she will quit football after being found guilty of racially abusing Renee Hector by the FA. Jones labelled the FA’s hearing as a “kangaroo court” and says she can no longer play under a governing body who she “does not have any confidence in”. The FA reached a guilty verdict on Wednesday after Jones was alleged to have made monkey noises at Tottenham’s Renee Hector on 6 January in the Women’s Championship, with the 27-year-old receiving a five-match ban and being fined £200. Jones was subsequently sacked by Sheffield United.’
The Independent, 20th March 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Tommy Robinson supporter and convicted rapist has been jailed for 28 days for posting threatening and abusive comments about home secretary Sajid Javid.’
The Independent, 5th March 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government has announced proposals to prevent employers from using gagging clauses to stop people reporting criminal behaviour, harassment or discrimination to police.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Ryanair passenger who was filmed launching a tirade at an elderly woman on a flight has not had any charges filed against him.’
BBC News, 25th February 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Countdown presenter Rachel Riley and former EastEnders actor Tracy Ann Oberman are preparing legal action against up to 70 individuals for tweets relating to their campaign against antisemitism in the Labour party, according to the pair’s lawyer.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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