Racist hate crimes fall but homophobic incidents on the rise
Racist crimes have fallen by more than 10% in a year while hate crimes related to sexual orientation have risen by 5%, new figures indicate.
Hate Crime
Hate crime legislation in Northern Ireland to be reviewed
Northern Ireland’s hate crime legislation is set to be reviewed.
New comic book encourages young people to stand up to hate crime
A comic book urging young people to stand up to hate crime has been launched as part of a new campaign.
New comic book encourages young Scots to stand up to hate crime
A comic book urging young people to stand up to hate crime has been launched as part of a new campaign.
Disability hate crime reports in Scotland up 50% in past year
THE number of hate crime charges relating to disability has risen more than 50% in the past year, new figures show.
‘Hate has no home in Scotland’ campaign launched
Mosque leaders dump plans to host controversial hate preacher exposed by Sunday Post
MOSQUE leaders have praised The Sunday Post for warning them they had booked a hate preacher so extreme he’s banned in Pakistan.
Fury as hate preacher linked to murder of Glasgow shopkeeper cleared to speak in Scotland
A BANNED Pakistani cleric whose warped ideology is linked to the murder of popular Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah is to spread his message of sectarian intolerance to Scotland.
Man’s fury at failure to prosecute deceitful neighbour from hell
AN innocent man hit out last night after a lying neighbour who made up a race-hate crime against him escaped scot-free.
Prosecutions for disability-related hate crimes rise more than 40 per cent
Prosecutions for hate crimes have soared in the last year, with those for crimes against disabled people rising by more than 40 per cent.