‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘Police launched an unauthorised surveillance operation at short notice after they became concerned about the presence of “four large black men” at an inquest into a death in custody, a misconduct panel has heard.’
The Guardian, 27th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 20-year-old man has been convicted of preparing an act of terrorism after he planned to carry out a machete attack on a gay pride event in Cumbria.’
The Guardian, 5th February 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A judge has said he is at his wit’s end over the inability to relocate a troubled boy who is “suffering the most appalling racial abuse” at a secure unit in Scotland to a safer setting closer to home.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Hundreds of hate crimes have been committed at or near schools and colleges in the last two years, most rooted in race and ethnicity, figures reveal.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Independent Press Standards Organisation is facing the first legal challenges to its rulings, including one over a column in the Sun that referred to “the Muslim problem”.
The Guardian, 24th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Council officials will face an investigation over failings in the case of an Iranian refugee who was murdered by a vigilante after years of abuse.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A convicted football hooligan has been jailed for a racist attack on Raheem Sterling that left the Manchester City and England forward in a state of “complete shock”.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Three judges from black and Asian backgrounds are suing the Ministry of Justice for race discrimination and victimisation, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The justice secretary has pledged to implement a “key principle” of “change or explain” when racial discrimination is found in the justice system.’
BBC News, 19th December 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The family of an Iranian refugee murdered by a vigilante after years of abuse have expressed relief that an independent review has vindicated their campaign to expose institutional racism within a police force and council.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ofsted’s recommendation for inspectors to question Muslim primary school girls if they are wearing a hijab has been condemned as “kneejerk, discriminatory and institutionally racist” by more than 1,000 teachers, academics and faith leaders.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Black and Muslim prisoners are twice as likely to have negative experiences in jail than white inmates – with the figure nearly four times as high for black Muslims – new research has revealed.’
The Independent, 19th October 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A specialist police team set up to investigate crimes against MPs has dealt with 102 complaints in its first year of operation.’
The Guardian, 14th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A white supremacist has had his prison sentence cut after the Court of Appeal heard he was not as racist as some of his Facebook friends. Lawrence Burns, 23, who wanted to protect an “advanced warrior race of white men and women,” was jailed for four years for stirring up racial hatred following a trial at Cambridge Crown Court late in 2016.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Police are investigating allegations of racism against a group of men who wore black face paint when they dressed as members of the Jamaican bobsleigh team for a carnival parade.’
The Guardian, 30th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Judges must give longer sentences to Asian Muslim grooming gangs who abuse white teenage girls when there is evidence of racism, the Government’s senior legal advisor has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th August 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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