Alliance Hate Crime spokesperson Councillor Chris McCaw has encouraged people to take part in a public consultation into a Hate Crime Bill launched by the Department of Justice. The consultation is seeking views to inform the development of such a Bill, which will be taken forward in the next Assembly mandate. Justice Minister Naomi Long […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has welcomed a new initiative unveiled this week by the Department of Justice to tackle hate crimes in the work place. In recognition of Hate Crimes Awareness week, Minister Naomi Long revealed three new guides had been produced in conjunction with the Labour Relations Agency – focusing on employees, managers and […]
We all have a responsibility to recognise and prevent hate crime, Alliance Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. Launching a suite of hate crime guides for use in the workplace, the Minister said: “Hate crime in any form is unacceptable. Targeting a person because of who they are or what they believe – be it […]
There is now an opportunity to improve the outcome for victims of hate crime here, Alliance MLA John Blair has said, after a review into legislation made a series of recommendations. The review, carried out by Judge Desmond Marrinan, made 34 recommendations, including the definition of a hate crime being expanded to include gender and […]