Key Benefits
Outlaw incitement to religious hatred by amending the current offence of incitement to racial hatred in the Public Order Act 1986;
Close the loophole whereby Jews and Sikhs are covered by the racial hatred offence but other faith groups are not;
Curb the activities of extremist groups who might incite hatred against members of minority faiths;
Protect against those who incite hatred of others because they do not share their beliefs ('infidels');
Protect those who are subject to incited hatred on the basis of religion. |
