Update: Inquiry into Hate in the Pandemic

June 14, 2022 by DABC

– A close-up portrait of a young Chinese man who has Down Syndrome, outside on a bright day. He is wearing red eyeglasses and a blue shirt. White text across the image says: 72% of survey respondents did not report the hate incidents they experienced or witnessed. BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner.

72% of survey respondents in BC’s Office of the Human Rights Commissioner’s Inquiry into Hate During the Pandemic did not report hate incidents to any individual or organization, including police. 68% said they didn’t think a report would make a difference.

If people don’t feel served by the system we have, we must find a new strategy to address hate incidents. Everyone deserves to feel heard and confident that there are supports available and structures in place to address hate.

The public survey for BCOHRC’s Inquiry into hate in the pandemic has now closed and is moving into its next phase before final recommendations for change in 2023. Explore written and video submissions made to the Commissioner from individuals and community groups across B.C. at https://hateinquiry.bchumanrights.ca/documents/. #HumanRights4BC #BCPoli

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