‘A national inquiry into institutional misogyny and racism in the workplace has been rejected by the government. The inquiry was called for by the authors of a damning report into London Fire Brigade’s workplace culture.’
BBC News, 27th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of sending racist messages to England football manager Gareth Southgate.’
BBC News, 21st November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘One in three black people who have experienced homelessness have also faced racial discrimination from a landlord, six times more than the general population of those who had struggled for shelter, a study reveals.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Six years ago the supreme court ruled these cases were unfair and racially biased. But, as the New York Times has noted, they keep on coming.’
The Guardian, 15th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Any serving Gwent Police officer found to have been involved in “abhorrent messages” need to face firm action, the force’s police and crime commissioner has said.’
BBC News, 14th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man has been sentenced to 20 weeks in prison after admitting to the racially aggravated assault of a former member of the band Earth, Wind and Fire.’
BBC News, 4th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Facebook ad for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) was likely to cause serious offence by reinforcing negative stereotypes about black men, a watchdog has ruled.’
The Independent, 2nd November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The judiciary in England and Wales is “institutionally racist”, with more than half of legal professionals surveyed claiming to have witnessed a judge acting in a racially biased way, according to a report.’
The Guardian, 18th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A judge has jailed two men for their parts in recent unrest in East Leicester telling them the city will not tolerate disorder.’
BBC News, 18th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hundreds of Met Police officers have been getting away with breaking the law and misconduct, a damning report has found.’
BBC News, 17th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The deaths of Black and mixed-race people in UK prisons are among the most violent and prevalent, a charity has warned.’
The Independent, 13th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A convicted extreme right-wing terrorist and Miss Hitler beauty pageant contestant who joked about gassing synagogues is to be freed early from jail.’
The Independent, 13th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Now Dacre faces the prospect of seeing the Daily Mail’s parent company Associated Newspapers dragged into a lengthy legal battle, where he could have to give evidence under oath about his newspaper’s activities in the name of journalism. According to a statement issued by lawyers for the six individuals, the claims include allegations of illegal activity such as homes being bugged, deceptive tactics used to obtain private medical information and the tapping of live phone calls.’
The Guardian, 7th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “thug” who punched a Sikh priest in the street “without any justifiable reason” and left him for dead has been jailed for three years.’
The Independent, 6th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The new head of the Metropolitan police has promised to root out “corrupting” staff with “constructive anger” after it was revealed that recently serving officers have been posting racist content on WhatsApp.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A serving police officer and an ex-colleague have been warned there is a real possibility they will go to jail after being found guilty of sending grossly offensive misogynistic and racist messages in a WhatsApp group that included Sarah Everard’s killer.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Article 10 and Article 11 of the Human Rights Act (HRA) state that everyone has the right to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly. However, this does not always hold true for marginalised groups.’
Each Other, 21st September 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘A criminal investigation is under way after the police watchdog said it would investigate the shooting of an unarmed black man as a homicide.’
BBC News, 10th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police watchdog has ruled out an investigation into the Metropolitan police’s treatment of an athlete who was pulled over in his car by seven armed officers.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Metropolitan police is taking a former senior officer to court, claiming her allegations of racism and sexism broke an agreement meant to gag her from speaking out, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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