UK: Government must address ‘root cause of racism that plagues our society’

By Amnesty International

In response to recent racist attacks and other violent disorder across the UK, Sacha Deshmukh, Amnesty International UK’s Chief Executive, said: “The widespread violence and hate crimes we’ve witnessed over the last few days are utterly unacceptable. “It’s disgusting to see hotels housing people seeking sanctuary set on fire, mosques and businesses attacked, and people targeted because of the colour of their skin, their faith or their country of origin. “The racist violence […] The post UK: Government must address ‘root cause of racism that plagues our society’ appeared first…

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