Law According To A King

"My name is Safiya Rizvi. I will be starting year 13 this September. I want to do pursue higher studies and career opportunities in the field of law. I am trying to gain work experience, for example, I just did a law work experience program with Springpod. My interests are public speaking, debating and doing Theater. Besides English, I also know French and Hindi as other languages. I have good analytical, research and communication skills because of my A-level subjects." What is ‘Hate Speech’? First and foremost, the legal definition of Hate Speech differs from country to country. Let’s see how the Cambridge Dictionary defines it - "public speech that expresses hate or encourages violence towards a person or group based on something such as race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation". These aspects of a person’s identity are known as ‘protected strands’ of identity. Any form of communication that demonstrates hatred towards any individual based on, along with the th...

"17-year-old currently studying law, RE and History at A Levels." 1. Anti-Asian hate crimes during COVID-19. While the pandemic has wreaked havoc on people's health around the world, it has also resulted in an increase in hate crimes targeting a specific racial group. East Asians have recently been subjected to more heinous abuse than ever before and with COVID-19's origins in China, many uneducated individuals have taken it upon themselves to racially attack anyone Asian, believing that just because they are of Asian descent they need to be referred to as some disease. According to data from the UK police, hate crimes against East and Southeast Asians increased by 300 percent in the first quarter of 2020, compared to the same period in 2018 and 2019. From name calling, to physical abuse, there has been a wide range of attacks and they are damaging the safety of Asians in society. Jonathon Mok, 23 was just simply walking along Oxford Street when he heard the chants of...