Chinanews.com, February 24. Recently, the British edition of the European Times published an article stating that recently, confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia have emerged in the UK, and many Chinese and British Chinese have felt different degrees of unfriendliness in the life and work of local society. attitude. Zhu Xiaojiu, president of the British-Chinese Bar Association, explained the issue of racial discrimination and advice to British nationals from the perspective of British law.
The article is excerpted as follows:
1. Definition of racial discrimination
First of all, racial discrimination is illegal. It belongs to HateCrime. Its definition refers to a person's attitude of contempt, hatred and exclusion towards others. This is mainly manifested in speech or behavior. These behaviors are mainly due to differences in race, religion, and sexual orientation, or because of physical defects and disability of others.
The definition of racial discrimination given by the Royal Prosecutor's Office is that one's hostility and prejudice against other races. According to the report, hate crimes have gradually increased over the past five years, and most of them are crimes of racial discrimination.
2. Performance of racial discrimination
Examples of racial discrimination can be seen in the following areas:
Use defamatory language to attack race, ethnicity, nationality, and religion
This attack is ongoing
Violence
Abuse, insult, tarnishing
Hate, the area where the incident of discrimination is associated with a hate group
3. Prerequisites and venues
In the United Kingdom, the most common place where racial discrimination and hate crimes occur is football matches. According to reports, more than half of the fans have experienced racism firsthand while watching a football match. Around the Brexit referendum in 2016, cases of racial discrimination suddenly increased.
In recent decades, with the development and strength of China, the number of British cases of racial discrimination against Chinese has been declining. The spread of new crown pneumonia is the main cause of the recent rise in racial discrimination against Chinese.
4. How to report and appeal
The guide given by the Royal Prosecutor's Office is that any action classified as a hate crime must be referred to prosecutors for early trials and allegations. If you experience racial discrimination, you should report it to the police immediately and dial 101. If the situation is urgent and you feel your safety is at risk, dial 999 immediately.
When reporting, it is best to provide specific time, place, appearance characteristics and behavioral words of the person. Under the premise of personal safety, you can record or video. It is suggested that under the circumstances of friends and colleagues joking, under certain conditions, the seriousness of such remarks and the potential harm to Chinese citizens can be pointed out to the other party.
5. Legal sanctions for racial discrimination
Internationally, the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination entered into force in January 1969. Its members are committed to eliminating racial discrimination and promoting understanding between all races. Britain is a very diverse society. There are a number of stringent legal provisions that punish racial discrimination and hate crimes.
6. How to avoid racial discrimination and eliminate the negative impact of racial discrimination on Chinese families
Much of the current racism targets the spread of the new crown virus. We cannot control how society treats us, but we can publicize positively and let people from all walks of life in Britain know how China is effectively and effectively controlling the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic and speeding up the treatment of the sick.
The UK Department of Health currently only requires people from China to isolate themselves in the event of fever and cough, and immediately dial 111. Under the condition of no symptoms, overseas Chinese and Chinese can walk into any public place on the first day when they arrive in the UK, so they are more likely to infect others. Therefore, it is recommended that overseas Chinese and Chinese consciously ask their friends, family and colleagues to quarantine for 14 days after coming to the UK from home. This will inevitably reduce the infection of new crown pneumonia among Chinese, and reduce the negative impact and racial discrimination of new crown pneumonia on Chinese families. Let us all work together to safeguard the rights and interests of our overseas Chinese, tolerate and resolutely resist racial discrimination. (Zhu Xiaojiu)