Human rights - Easy Read
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What is hate crime and how can I report it?
Hate crime is when someone is bullied or harassed because they have a protected characteristic or someone thinks they have a protected characteristic.
Being harassed means being picked on.
Hate Crime - Easy Read
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Characteristics describe us as people.
A characteristic is how you see yourself or a group that you feel part of.
A protected characteristic is one that is covered by the law.
You are covered by hate crime law if you are targeted because of your:
- disability
- race - this means how we describe our background
People from an ethnic group might have the same language, culture or religion.
- religion
- sexual orientation
Sexual orientation means what kinds of people you love or have sexual or romantic feelings about.
- or transgender identity
This means you do not identify as the sex on your birth certificate.
We want you to report hate crime:
- if it happens to you
- or if you see or hear it happening to someone else
Hate crimes can include:
- hitting you
- calling you names
- damaging your home or your things
- threatening you
- robbery
- online abuse
