Tackling Religious Discrimination
| Author | Kerry McCarthy |
| DOI | 10.1177/026455050104800409 |
| Date | 01 December 2001 |
| Published date | 01 December 2001 |
| Subject Matter | Articles |
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Chapters 11 and 12 deal respectively
Wales felt that there had been less
Chapter 14 presents the views of
Tackling Religious
with unfair treatment of one religious
progress there.
research participants about the way
group by another and the role of political
forward to meet the objective of
Who are the main victims?
Discrimination
and pressure groups. Chapter 13 gives the
identifying the broad range of policy
overall views of research participants
•
Muslim organisations reported a
options available for dealing with religious
This short report follows on from the
about the nature and extent of unfair
consistently higher level of unfair
discrimination:
previous study and aims to inform the
treatment, and whether it is getting better
treatment. To a lesser extent, Hindu and
debate on religious discrimination by
•
A comprehensive approach was
or worse. Some main findings:
Sikh organisations also reported a
reviewing the main options available to
favoured, including education, training
relatively high level of unfair treatment,
policy makers and legislators for tackling
•
Ignorance and indifference, and the
and teaching more comparative religion in
highlighting the same areas of concern as
religious discrimination in Great Britain.
contribution this makes towards all kinds
schools.
Muslim organisations.
It does not make any specific
of discrimination, including ‘unwitting’
and institutional, were of widespread
•
Christian organisations generally
•
Voluntary codes of practice were
recommendations. Thirty-three issues are
concern to respondents from all faith
reported less unfair treatment than
viewed with scepticism. The law was seen
raised, including:
groups.
Muslims. Black-led Christian
as insufficient on its own but useful for
•
The role for existing legislation such
organisations and those representing
“sending the right message about
•
Local interviews highlighted people’s
as the Human Rights Act 1999 and Race
Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses...
Chapters 11 and 12 deal respectively
Wales felt that there had been less
Chapter 14 presents the views of
Tackling Religious
with unfair treatment of one religious
progress there.
research participants about the way
group by another and the role of political
forward to meet the objective of
Who are the main victims?
Discrimination
and pressure groups. Chapter 13 gives the
identifying the broad range of policy
overall views of research participants
•
Muslim organisations reported a
options available for dealing with religious
This short report follows on from the
about the nature and extent of unfair
consistently higher level of unfair
discrimination:
previous study and aims to inform the
treatment, and whether it is getting better
treatment. To a lesser extent, Hindu and
debate on religious discrimination by
•
A comprehensive approach was
or worse. Some main findings:
Sikh organisations also reported a
reviewing the main options available to
favoured, including education, training
relatively high level of unfair treatment,
policy makers and legislators for tackling
•
Ignorance and indifference, and the
and teaching more comparative religion in
highlighting the same areas of concern as
religious discrimination in Great Britain.
contribution this makes towards all kinds
schools.
Muslim organisations.
It does not make any specific
of discrimination, including ‘unwitting’
and institutional, were of widespread
•
Christian organisations generally
•
Voluntary codes of practice were
recommendations. Thirty-three issues are
concern to respondents from all faith
reported less unfair treatment than
viewed with scepticism. The law was seen
raised, including:
groups.
Muslims. Black-led Christian
as insufficient on its own but useful for
•
The role for existing legislation such
organisations and those representing
“sending the right message about
•
Local interviews highlighted people’s
as the Human Rights Act 1999 and Race
Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses...
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