Hate crimes almost double with more than 3,000 reported in second half of June
More than 3,000 hate crimes and incidents were reported to police across the UK in the second half of June – a jump of 42% compared to last year, new
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Tag: Ethnic Minorities
Scots projects tackling inequality to benefit from £20m funding pot
Hundreds of projects aimed at tackling inequality and discrimination are to benefit from more than £20 million in funding. Equalities Secretary Angela Constance said the money will be distributed between
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Lord Advocate warns against abhorrent ‘revenge attacks’ on ethnic minorities in Scotland
“Narrow minded and hateful” people have been conducting “deluded revenge attacks” on ethnic minorities in Scotland in response to world events, the Lord Advocate has warned. Frank Mulholland has joined
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Report: New research published on MS prevalence and ethnicity
A study published in the Multiple Sclerosis Journal has shown significant differences in the prevalence of MS amongst different ethnic groups in London. Researchers at Queen Mary University, London, identified
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Call for unity as 64 hate crimes reported in Scotland since Paris attacks
Police, community and religious leaders have called on Scotland to unite as it was revealed 64 religious and racially-motivated hate crimes have been committed across the country in the week
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University recognised for its work with asylum seekers and refugees
The Faculty of Health Studies at the University of Bradford has received a Sanctuary in Health award for its work with asylum seekers and refugees. The Faculty was presented with
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Belfast Trust launch DVD to support Romanian Roma families
A new muli-agency DVD has been launched by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust to support Romanian Roma families on how to access health services in Northern Ireland. The
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‘Segregated’ Britain more diverse with far wider inequalities
Fifty years on from the first Race Relations Act, new research from The University of Manchester and UCL finds that so-called ‘segregated’ Britain is both more diverse – and home
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New method helps improve south Asian perceptions of dementia
Dementia care for south Asian people could be improved after researchers from The University of Manchester adapted a commonly used tool for judging perceptions of the disease. Several studies have
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Starkey attacks ‘victimhood status’ of ethnic minorities and disabled
Ethnic minority groups and disabled people should not “assume the status of victim”, according to historian David Starkey. In a wide-ranging interview with the Daily Telegraph, the television presenter, 70,
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