Extending anti-discrimination law: Your views
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Home Secretary David Blunkett is reviving the proposal as he believes the change will bring benefits, especially in tackling religious extremists who preach against other religions. But Labour peer Lord Desai who thinks otherwise said, “We will get into a real muddle if we take religion as a ground for prosecution, rather than ethnic stereotyping.” Current race hate laws only protect religious groups that are also classified as a distinct ethnic minority, which only covers Sikhs and Jews. More : news.bbc.co.uk |