Crack down on racist hate speech, UN tells UK

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****** down on ******* hate speech, UN tells ***

The ******* Nations has urged the *** to take action to curb ******* hate speech, including by politicians, in a report published on Friday.

The UN said it was “particularly concerned” about ******* acts and ********* by “far-right and white supremacist” groups, such as during recent riots across England and Northern Ireland

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and anti-immigrant sentiment.

The call for action was part of a four-year review of the ***’s record on tackling ******* discrimination – a requirement for countries signed on to international conventions.

The review also urged the *** to address alleged ******* profiling by police and discrimination in ********* justice, housing, schools and healthcare.

The BBC has reached out to the Minister for Women and Equalities for comment.

The UN Committee on the Elimination of ******* Discrimination said it was especially concerned by the persistence and in some cases “sharp increase” of hate ******* and hate speech in the ***.

The committee highlighted what they said were recurring ******* acts and ********* against minorities, asylum seekers and refugees, including during riots in late July and early August.

The UN characterised authorities as having taken “swift action” in response.

At least 466 people

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with ******* related to the riots, some of which targeted mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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were the “actions of a tiny, mindless *********” and condemned “far-right hatred”.

The UN recommended that the *** prevent ******* hate ******* by encouraging reporting to police, prosecuting perpetrators, and strengthening measures to combat hate speech on social media, among other measures.

Much of the evidence considered by the committee would have been collected before the general election and the riots.

The UN said the *** had taken some steps in recent years to improve, noting that Scotland brought in a hate ****** strategy and Wales introduced an action plan to eliminate anti-racism.

However, the global body remained concerned about the level of hate ******* and xenophobic speech targeting ******* minorities, specifically Gypsies, Roma, Travellers, people of ********, ****** or ***** descent, Jews, Muslims and Hindus, as well as migrants, refugees and asylum seekers.

Concerns included ******* hate speech published by mainstream media, on social media, and spread by politicians and public figures.

The report did not single out specific politicians or instances, but urged public authorities and high-level officials to “formally and publicly ******* and condemn hate speech and the dissemination of ******* ideas”.

It also urged the *** to hold journalists and news organisations accountable for how they describe ********* communities and when they publish content that incites hatred or fuels xenophobic attitudes.

The review also urged the *** to improve the situation for migrants and refugees and tackle ******* discrimination in other areas such as policing.

Improvements were needed across the ********* justice system for people to feel safe enough to report ******* incidents and stamp out the continued problem of ******* profiling, the UN said.

The global body said it was particularly concerned about the high number of strip searches of children, especially of ******** descent, and the increased presence of police at schools with large non-white populations.

The report called for an independent body to investigate allegations of ******* profiling by police, saying stop and search had a disproportionate impact on ******* minorities, particularly young men and children of ******** and ****** descent.

The UN said ******* minorities still suffered discrimination across a broad range of areas, including housing, schooling and access to healthcare.

In *** schools, pupils remained subject to racially-motivated bullying and prejudice – particularly if they were of ******** descent or from Gypsy, Roma or Traveller communities.

All UN member states are reviewed regularly by the UN to assess their compliance with international conventions.

Belarus, Bosnia, Iran, Pakistan, and Venezuela were the other countries reviewed this session.

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