The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in its latest report on Thursday that race was the motive in 82 percent of hate crimes recorded in England and Wales with the two nations witnessing an "unprecedented spike" since Britain voted to leave the European Union on 23 June. [...]
The report highlighted a 49 percent increase in long-term unemployment among 16 to 24-year-olds from ethnic minority communities since 2011, compared with a fall of 2 percent for young white people.
Black people remained much more likely to be victims of crime, including murder, and to be more harshly treated in the criminal justice system. [...]
While the UN committee's review found that Britain has some of the world's strongest anti-discrimination legislation, it also "showed the gap between that legislation and the reality of continuing racial inequality in the UK", Khan said.
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