Disabled people need ‘equal and fair’ hate crime laws, MPs are told
Disabled people will only be protected from online abuse when they have “equal and fair” hate crime laws, a leading disabled campaigner has told MPs.
Anne Novis, chair of Inclusion London, told the Commons petitions committee that the abuse targeted at disabled people online was “just an echo” of what they experienced on the streets.
And she said that the law fails to protect them in both cases.
Source: Disabled people need ‘equal and fair’ hate crime laws, MPs are told
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There is no definitive description of what a hate crime actually is in legal terms, so any laws would presently be meaningless.