Today marks the first anniversary of the brutal
killing of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs,
who was shot by Islamist extremists on 2 March 2011 for his opposition to the
country’s blasphemy laws
and his support of a Christian blasphemy
defendant.
A memorial for Shahbaz Bhatti is being held today in
his home village of Khushpur, Punjab. This will be followed a few days later by
another event in Islamabad and attendees are expected to include political
colleagues and members of the diplomatic community, with whom Bhatti had forged
close links. Pakistani Christians in the UK and around the world are also
marking the anniversary.
Mervyn Thomas, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)
Chief Executive said, “We pay tribute to our friend Shahbaz, whom we miss
dearly, and our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends at this
time. We continue to draw inspiration from his commitment both as a grassroots
activist and a politician, not to mention his faith. He was utterly committed
to making justice and equality a reality in the lives of Pakistan’s
minorities.”
Bhatti’s killers are yet to be caught, and
announcements from the investigative team have thus far been overshadowed by
inconsistency and speculation, including in the most recent arrests in February.
Bhatti’s long-term friends and associates at the All Pakistan Minorities
Alliance (APMA), which he co-founded in 2002, are recommending that all memorial
events should highlight the lack of progress in the hunt for his killers,
stating that “a mockery has been made of the investigation”. APMA continues to
call for a judicial commission of inquiry to be established, as was done in the
case of murdered journalist Shahzad Saleem.
Mervyn Thomas added, “It is crucial that his murder
investigation reaches a satisfactory conclusion, not only to do justice and
honour the memory of Shahbaz himself, but also to make it clear that the rule of
law still means something in Pakistan. At stake is the ability and willingness
of the Pakistani state to stand up against those taking justice into their own
hands, including those who target religious minorities with confidence that they
will never be held to account.”
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INTERPOL POLICE RACIAL EXAMINATION LEVEL 2
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of the following Racial Examination is to encourage compliance with the s.149 duty in the Equality Act 2010.
The s.149 duty in the Equality Act 2010 requires a public authority in the carrying out of all its functions to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, to advance equality of opportunity and to foster good relations across the protected characteristics.
Organisations that are not "public authorities" are also required to have due regard to the needs listed above whenever they carry out "public functions".
PROTECTED RACIAL CHARACTERISTICS
The six (6) protected racial characteristics used by the Metropolitan Police will be used in the following Racial Examination combined with the "Approved Extended Categories" used for the Census by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
White Supremacist Racist decision making does not eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity or foster good relations across the protected characteristics as specified in the s.149 duty in the Equality Act 2010.
1. Organisations that fail to remove or minimise disadvantages connected with a relevant protected characteristic are "not fit for purpose".
2. Organisations that fail to take steps to meet the different needs of persons who share a relevant protected characteristic are "not fit for purpose".
3. Organisations that fail to encourage persons who share a relevant protected characteristic to participate in public life or any other activity in which they are under-represented are "not fit for purpose".
PURPOSES AND SCOPE
"Employment monitoring enables Local Authorities to look at the make-up of their workforce and compare this with local data to make sure that the workforce reflects the community.
Equalities monitoring is a way of looking at how our human resources practices and procedures affect people with different needs, so that we can address any inequalities and make sure we comply with the law."
Source: http://www.education.gov.uk/escs-isb/standardslibrary/a0077051/ethnicity-data-standard
RACIAL EXAMINATION
Please scroll down and study the Racial Hierarchy Code charts as used by the Metropolitan Police and the Office for National Statistics before attempting to do this Racial Exam.
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Examples:
IC3.BCRB = Black, Black Caribbean
IC5.CHKC = Chinese, Hong Kong Chinese
IC6.OAFG = Arab, Afghan
IC1.WENG = White European, English
IC2.WGRK = Dark European, Greek
IC4.ABAN = Asian, Bangladeshi
RACE EXAM (10 Minutes)
Identity
01. IC6.MWBC = ?
02. IC2.WTUK = ?
03. IC6.OKRD = ?
04. IC4.AAFR = ?
05. IC1.WEUR = ?
True or False
06. IC5.WTUK = True or False?
07. IC6.MWOE = True or False?
08. IC3.BEUR = True or False?
09. IC1.OIRN = True or False?
10. IC2.OLAM = True or False?
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