The hidden issue of disability hate crime
Disability hate crime is on the rise, even so, only one in 62 cases end in a criminal charge. Lorne Gillies goes behind the crime to discover why cases are not being reported and what more needs to be done.
hate crime
Reports of violent disability hate crime continue to rise as a number of police charges fall again
Figures reveal that reports of violent disability hate crime continue to rise across England and Wales, with only one in 62 cases charged by police.
MPs back petition to stop online hate crime against disabled people
MPs want the government to give disabled people protection under new hate crime laws after more than 220,000 people backed a petition.
Fear of hostility prevents a third of disabled people from going out
– One in five (18%) disabled adults who have been a victim of crime say it was motivated by their disability – Around 1 in…
Holocaust Memorial Day: 200,000 lives remembered
In the 1930s and 40s, between 11 and 14 million people were killed at the hands of the Nazis, from the party coming into power…
Autism-friendly HATE and MATE CRIME reporting units open in Wirral
Charity Autism Together today has opened three autism-friendly hate and mate crime reporting centres in Wirral. The new service begins on the same day the Crown…
#ImwithSam: Call for action against disability hate crime
This week is Hate Crime Awareness Week – and one charity is calling for a change in the way in which disability hate crime is…
Surge in disability hate crime
The number of prosecutions for disability hate crime has leapt by over 40% in the last year. In 2015-2016, 941 prosecutions were made for hate…
Bus Bullying – a horrible journey, yet daily routine for some
Amy Clarke, who has a learning disability, is a Digital Assistant at the learning disability charity Mencap. It was an ordinary Wednesday evening and I was…
Wirral Autistic Society to tackle issue of ‘mate crime’ in Merseyside
Mate crime is a disability hate crime that needs to be stamped out. That’s according to Wirral Autistic Society, which has commissioned a survey into the…
Spotlight on personal safety of people with learning disabilities
Brandon Trust is today (October 24) urging the Government and local communities to do more to tackle the issue of disability hate and mate crime…
Brandon Trust’s 100 Voices event on personal safety and disability
MORE than 100 people with learning disabilities from across the South West and London will be gathering in Bristol on June 15 for a special…
“Hate crime report is a big step forward”
A Witney-based national charity that works to protect people against Hate Crime has welcomed a report that calls for improvements in the criminal justice system…
Disability hate crime victims “being let down”
Victims of disability hate crime are being let down by the criminal justice system, and progress to improve their experience of reporting offences has been…