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Hate Crimes: South and East Asian Communities

Wednesday 22 July 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • Sarah Owen asked the Minister about the rise in racist attacks due to the misuse of images of Chinese, south-east and east Asian people during the pandemic.
  • The Minister responded that the Government are willing to work with interested parties to prevent hate crime.
  • The Minister also noted that perpetrators of hate crimes targeting south and east Asian communities during the pandemic are being punished by the Crown Prosecution Service.

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Sarah Owen Lab Crewe and Nantwich
Crime & Law Enforcement Community Security
Context

A petition created by Viv Yau has nearly 3,000 signatures calling for the cessation of using stock imagery of south-east and east Asian people in relation to covid-19.

Question

The disproportionate use of images of Chinese, south-east and east Asian people during the pandemic is causing a significant rise in racist attacks. Will the Minister commit to working with Government and public bodies on the use of these images and meet me to discuss the increase in hate crime during the pandemic?

Answer from The Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire (Victoria Atkins)

The Government are willing to work with interested parties to prevent hate crime. The perpetrators of such crimes targeting south and east Asian communities during the pandemic are being punished as evidenced by cases prosecuted by the Crown Prosecution Service.

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