Legal expert body calls for draft hate crimes Bill to be reconsidered

The Faculty of Advocates has raised concerns over “unintended consequences” for freedom of speech contained within the draft hate crimes Bill. Consultation on the proposed legislation ended on 24th July and has already faced criticism from the Scottish Police Federation, the Catholic Church in Scotland and the Law Society of Scotland. The body of legal experts... Read More

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July 30, 2020

Bishops fear having Bible could become offence under new hate crime law

Scotland’s Catholic bishops have raised concerns that possessing the Bible could become an offence under proposed new hate crime legislation. The Catholic Church has become the latest organisation to raise its concerns about controversial reforms in the Scottish Government’s new Hate Crime Bill. It has made a submission to MSPs on Holyrood’s Justice Committee, who... Read More

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May 13, 2020

Warning that plan to broaden hate crime could kill free speech

A prominent Conservative MSP has warned the Scottish Government that proposed hate crime legislation must not endanger free speech or lead to new offences of ‘stirring up hatred’. The Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill aims to modernise, consolidate and extend existing hate crime law across the country, and comes following a Scottish Government... Read More

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February 9, 2020

Racial Justice Sunday: MP backs Church policy on Travellers

Conor McGinn MP has been joined by members from across the House of Commons in welcoming the Catholic Church’s focus on Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities this Racial Justice Sunday. An Early Day Motion (EDM) tabled by Mr McGinn recognises the valuable contribution that Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities make to the Church and to... Read More

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January 24, 2017

Report all hate crimes, urges Mayor of London ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day

The Mayor of London has urged a zero tolerance attitude to hate crimes in the capital as he met Holocaust survivors. Sadiq Khan said the city remained inclusive and global in the wake of four anti-Semitic attacks over the weekend. He made the remarks as he met genocide survivors at City Hall at the first... Read More

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January 18, 2017

Hate crimes against EU citizens to rise with Brexit, says human rights body

A new surge in hate crime could be sparked by triggering the Article 50 process which formally begins Britain’s exit from the EU, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned. The organisation’s chairman, David Isaac, told the Commons Women and Equalities Committee he was “hugely concerned” the move would cause a backlash against EU... Read More

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November 16, 2016

US archbishop calls for bishops’ racism statement given election tension

The Archbishop of Atlanta has urged US bishops to issue a document on racism due to a rise in hate crimes following the recent presidential election. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory called on bishops gathered in Baltimore at the USCCB’s autumn general assembly to issue, sooner rather than later, a document on racism. “A statement from... Read More

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