‘More than a thousand children in Telford were sexually exploited over decades amid the failure of authorities to investigate “emboldened offenders”, an independent inquiry into the scandal has concluded.’
The Guardian, 12th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The mother of a black teenager fatally stabbed by a white boy says if the roles were reversed her son “would have gone down for murder”.’
BBC News, 6th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The police strip-search at school of Child Q caused outrage. But experts say it is just one example of how black children are perceived as more mature – and culpable – than white peers.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two former police officers have been barred from working in the role again for their part in a WhatsApp group that shared bestiality porn and rape jokes.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Black people in Merseyside are twice as likely to face arrest than white people, a police report has revealed.’
BBC News, 17th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former police constable has been jailed for 20 weeks after sending a string of racist WhatsApp memes, including images that mocked the death of George Floyd.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A lawyer for Windrush victims says the government must publish a report which suggests institutional racism at the Home Office caused the scandal.’
BBC News, 30th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The origins of the Windrush scandal lay in 30 years of racist immigration legislation designed to reduce the UK’s non-white population, according to a leaked government report.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘One of Britain’s most senior officers has called on chiefs to admit that institutional racism blights policing, declaring “we are guilty as charged”, and blaming failures on the leadership of law enforcement.’
The Guardian, 25th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police officers in England and Wales will be given mandatory anti-racism training under a new plan to tackle racism, discrimination and bias.’
BBC News, 24th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Actor and political activist Laurence Fox has failed in his bid for the first libel trial by jury in a decade over a social media spat between him and three public figures he called “paedophiles” on Twitter.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th May 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The chair of the UK Covid-19 public inquiry has urged the prime minister to significantly widen its scope to better examine the pandemic’s unequal impact on minority ethnic people, on children and on mental health.’
The Guardian, 12th May 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former civil servant received a six-figure pay-out from the government over discrimination after she says was subjected to “insidious” racism during a 20-year battle with the Ministry of Justice.’
The Independent, 8th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Actor Laurence Fox is seeking the first jury trial in a libel case for a decade over a social media spat between him and three public figures he called “paedophiles” on Twitter.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th April 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A five-year-old boy was murdered by his mother, stepfather and a 14-year-old youth after months of abuse and imprisonment in the “dungeon” of his small, dark bedroom, a jury has found.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been sentenced to 10 weeks, suspended for two years, after admitting sending a “grossly offensive” viral video of a cardboard model of Grenfell Tower being burned on a bonfire.’
The Guardian, 20th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The acquittal of four people on trial for toppling Bristol’s Edward Colston statue has prompted the attorney general to contact the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 13th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Church of England’s procedures for addressing issues of racial injustice and contested heritage are “inadequate” and “not fit for purpose”, according to the head of Jesus College at the University of Cambridge.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Black and Asian women in prison are experiencing racial discrimination at the hands of staff members, a damning new report has found.’
The Independent, 8th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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