Hate Crime Awareness Week 2016

Hate Crime Awareness week starts from 8th February till 14th February.

Manchester City Council defines Hate Crime on it's website as:

any criminal offence which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person’s characteristic or perceived characteristic including:

• Disability
• Race
• Religion or belief
• Sexual orientation
• Trans and gender reassignment
• Alternative sub-culture

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You can see more information about reporting hate crime to 'third party reporting centres' here.

In one of our first Migrant Echoes Podcasts we discussed tackling hate crime with Greater Manchester's Deputy Police & Crime Commissioner, Jim Battle: