Scottish Government relaunches anti-hate crime campaign

A campaign aimed at helping victims of hate crimes come forward has been relaunched by the Scottish Government. The Hate Crime: Report It To Stop It campaign was brought back to coincide with Hate Crime Awareness Week, which runs from Saturday 10th to Saturday 17th October. In Scotland, 5,200 instances were reported to the Crown Office last... Read More

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September 18, 2020

Justice Secretary urged to say if changes will be made to Hate Crime Bill

Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf is being urged to make clear if the Scottish Government will change controversial new hate crime legislation before the end of Holyrood’s October break. MSPs on the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee are due to begin their scrutiny of the proposals then. And committee convener Adam Tomkins insisted it is “really important”... Read More

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September 16, 2020

Controversial Hate Crime Bill must change, says Christian group

It is “vital” that “concrete changes” are made to the Scottish Government’s Hate Crime Bill, a Christian advocacy group has said. The call comes after a Conservative attempt to ditch the controversial new hate crime legislation was voted down in the Scottish Parliament last week. A motion from the party’s justice spokesman Liam Kerr proposed... Read More

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August 24, 2020

Ex SNP deputy Sillars has ‘grave concerns’ about Hate Crime Bill

Former SNP deputy leader Jim Sillars is among campaigners raising “grave concerns” over controversial Scottish Government reform of hate crime laws. Mr Sillars, a former SNP MP, has signed a letter to Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf urging him to ditch the most-criticised section of the proposed new Hate Crime Bill. Mr Yousaf has already said... Read More

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August 22, 2020

Vegans latest group to be hit by hate crime

The rise in vegan hate crime is “very distressing” and reports of such discrimination in Catholic schools is “unacceptable”, the chief executive of a Catholic animal welfare charity has said. Chris Fegan, of Catholic Concern for Animals (CCA), has urged schools to take “zero tolerance” on such behaviour. Mr Fegan’s comments come in response to... Read More

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August 6, 2020

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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