Speech by Lord Justice Singh: Racial Equality and the Law – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Lord Justice Singh: Racial Equality and the Law,’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 14th November 2018
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Category: racism
Ryanair was ‘woeful’, say lawyers for racially abused passenger – The Guardian
‘Lawyers acting for a passenger who was racially abused on a Ryanair flight have demanded an apology and compensation from the airline, describing its response as “woeful”.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Do Hate Crime Laws Tackle Prejudice Or Are They Symbolic? – Rights Info
‘The government recently announced proposals to extend hate crime to cover hostility towards women, men and the elderly. But has the legal recognition of ‘hate’ actually helped to address prejudice and victim’s rights?’
Rights Info, 1st November 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
Robert Craig: The Peter Hain Case: The Effect of Article IX – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Peter Hain’s decision to breach an interim injunction granted by the Court of Appeal in the case of ABC v Telegraph Media Group has caused serious concern. It is one of the cardinal rules in Parliament that members should not interfere in ongoing legal proceedings and Hain did not wait until the end of the proceedings before breaching this injunction, even though the case had been scheduled for an early full hearing. He does not appear even to have read the court judgment he saw fit to overrule, effectively.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 31st October 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Labour peer Peter Hain defends decision to expose Philip Green as businessman accused of sexual harassment – The Independent
‘Peter Hain has defended his decision to use parliamentary privilege to name Sir Philip Green as the businessman at the centre of a row over allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse.’
The Independent, 26th October 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
House of Lords debates religious intolerance and prejudice in the UK – Law & Religion UK
‘On 17 October, the House of Lords debated “the challenges posed by religious intolerance and prejudice in the United Kingdom”.’
Law & Religion UK, 18th October 2018
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Councillor pleads guilty to posting offensive messages on social media – Local Government Lawyer
‘A councillor at Rutland County Council has pleaded guilty to posting malicious content on social media.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Extremist who made bombs and stockpiled weapons is jailed – The Guardian
‘A man with extreme racist and homophobic views has been jailed for more than three years for making bombs and stockpiling weapons including crossbows and knives at his home in a Devon village.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge lays into Tommy Robinson fan who graffitied ‘Hitler was right’ around city for ignorance of Nazis – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge has laid into a Tommy Robinson fan who daubed a city centre with swastikas and “Hitler was right” posters for having “no idea what living under a tyrannical regime” is like.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge calls for investigation into colleagues over race discrimination case – The Guardian
‘A judge is calling for an investigation into colleagues who tried to suspend him over remarks he made about racism and the judiciary after receiving a formal apology over the matter.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Jeffrey Barry: Brutal murder ‘could have been avoided’ – BBC News
‘The murder of a man by a violent schizophrenia patient “could have been avoided” had a medical tribunal been given complete information on his past, a report has concluded.’
BBC News, 21st June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman who wrote antisemitic songs calling Holocaust gas chambers ‘a proven hoax’ spared jail – The Independent
‘A woman who wrote antisemitic songs mocking the Holocaust and calling gas chambers a “proven hoax” has been spared jail.’
The Independent, 14th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Blogger Alison Chabloz guilty over anti-Semitic songs – BBC News
‘A blogger has been found guilty of broadcasting anti-Semitic songs on Youtube.’
BBC News, 25th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student ordered to pay more than £800 after ‘disgusting’ racist chant – The Guardian
‘A law student has admitted racially aggravated harassment after mobile phone footage captured “disgusting” racist chanting at a university halls of residence.’
The Guardian, May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Diane Abbott: Sentence over racially abusive letter – BBC News
‘A pensioner who sent a racially abusive letter to MP Diane Abbott has been given a 12-month community order.’
BBC News, 2nd May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The police told Stephen Lawrence’s family they’d changed. We were fooled – Imran Khan – The Guardian
‘I’ve represented Doreen Lawrence since her son’s murder. The attack on her by a former detective in a BBC documentary makes us feel betrayed about the Met’s attitude to racism.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Stephen Lawrence murder: police say they have run out of leads – The Guardian
‘Scotland Yard has said it has run out of leads in the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the racist killing. It will wait until a three-part BBC documentary about the case is broadcast next week to see if anyone new comes forward. The Met police said it was reviewing the case, which means it is considering closing it down.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
GMC to investigate racism as black doctors face greater number of complaints – Daily Telegraph
‘Health chiefs will investigate whether black and other ethnic minority (BME) doctors are the victims of racism after revealing they are more likely to be hauled before disciplinary tribunals than white colleagues. The General Medical Council (GMC) said there has been a persistent “overrepresentation” of complaints against ethnic minority doctors in recent years.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police targeting of dead man’s sister ‘probably influenced by racism’ – The Guardian
‘The police’s decision to launch a surveillance operation against a woman whose brother had been unlawfully killed in a police station was likely to have been influenced partly by racial discrimination, a leaked report by a watchdog concluded.’
The Guardian, 7th March 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
