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Hate Crime
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Religion Clause
Australia Strengthens Hate Crime Laws In Face of Rising Antisemitism
Yesterday, Australia's Parliament gave final passage to Amendments to Australia's Hate Crimes Law. (Full text of law.) (Full text of Explanatory Memorandum.) The law is intended to strengthen Australia's efforts…
Religion Clause
Justice Department Announces Multi-Agency Task Force to Combat Antisemitism
In a press release yesterday, the Department of Justice announced the formation of a multi-agency Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism. According to the Release:The Task Force’s first priority will be…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Lead provincial Crown prosecutor appointed to address hate crimes in Manitoba
The attorney will coordinate the work of the Manitoba Prosecution Service's hate crime working group
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: A Hate Crime in Brooklyn by David Secular (2024)
Here is a press release about a book that ImmigrationProf readers may find of interest.A Hate Crime in Brooklyn Highlights Historical Oppression of Women, Racial Injustice, and Offers Hope for…
UK Human Rights Blog
The Weekly Round-Up: Grooming Gang Inquiry Rejected, Human Rights Deteriorating in Ukraine, & Hate Crime recognised in Ireland
In UK News A heated debate has arisen across the UK and abroad after Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips last week rejected calls for a public inquiry into child grooming gangs…
Religion Clause
White House Releases National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate
Earlier this month (Dec. 12), the White House released a U.S. National Strategy to Counter Islamophobia and Anti-Arab Hate (full text). The 67-page document says in part:Islamophobia is hatred, discrimination, or…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
New tool launched to strengthen prosecution of hate crimes
Western Law and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation led the initiative
Religion Clause
FBI Releases 2023 Hate Crime Statistics
Last Monday, the FBI released Hate Crime Statistics for the United States for 2023. A Department of Justice release summarizes the data, and a table released by the FBI shows…
ImmigrationProf Blog
False Claims Matter: Haitian Migrants in Ohio Under Seige
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Vice President candidate JD Vance have blamed Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio of eating pets. Their words are having consequences.Yesterday, the city hall building…
Religion Clause
Prison Sentences Imposed in Two Separate Antisemitism Cases
Yesterday, an Indiana federal district court sentenced 67-year-old Andrezj Boryga to 24 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release after Boryga pleaded guilty to transmitting antisemitic threats in…