We set out in this submission our concerns on the exercise of Schedule 7 powers, drawing on official, academic and anecdotal evidence and media reports. It is our belief that S7 powers are used disproportionately against Muslims, a claim corroborated extensively by qualitative data and the...
The BBC reports that a 21 year old male has been charged with racially aggravated assault after a pig’s head was found outside a mosque in Newbury, Berkshire. The incident occurred on October 23rd and the man is due to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court next week. The defiling of mosque...
The Daily Telegraph’s chief political commentator, Peter Oborne, in his column in today’s paper scrutinises the Conservative Party’s relationship and attitude towards Israel and its implications for the Middle East peace process. Drawing on his documentary for Dispatches on the Israel Lobby,...
The BBC covers breaking news that the British Government has made a £2.2 million payout to Sami al-Saadi, one of two Libyans who alleged UK complicity in his rendition to Gaddafi’s Libya and subsequent torture under detention. From BBC News: “There has been no comment so far from the Foreign...
The publication of the latest tranche of Census 2011 figures on ethnicity and national diversity, international migrants and religion contains interesting data on the changed make up of England and Wales. According the data released today by the Office for National Statistics, Christians make up...
The website, EU Observer, draws attention to a report published by the Russian Foreign Ministry on the human rights situation in the EU. The report gives a summary of human rights concerns in the EU’s 27 member states noting the most pressing concerns as: a steady growth in xenophobia, racism,...
The Guardian and the Independent both reported yesterday on a draft bill published by the Labour Party in response to Lord Justice Leveson’s recommendations for a new press regulator. The bill has the support of the Liberal Democrats as well as some Conservative MPs, who back statutory...
The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail have both reported on plans proposed by the Metropolitan Police to introduce new ‘contact points’ for victims to report crimes and cut back on 65 ‘front counters’ at police stations, as part of an initiative to reduce running costs. According to the Daily...
The Nottingham Post reports on the arrest of a thirteen year old boy in connection with five racist attacks in Bingham, including an incident where a cross wrapped in ham was left outside the home of a Muslim family last month. The family has now been the target of another hate attack with the...
BBC News, The Guardian and the Daily Telegraph all reported last week on the All Party Parliamentary Group on Race and Community report on unemployment amongst ethnic minority women. The report, which looks specifically at women of Black, Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage, follows a five-month...
