Thread by @hopenothate

This week, a cross party committee of parliamentarians released a powerful report on the impact of the racism Black people in Britain face. Read more about it below. This thread highlights some of the Joint Committee's most damning findings. committees.parliament.uk/committee/93/h…

"The headline finding from the polling was that the majority (over 75%) of Black people in the UK do not believe their human rights are equally protected compared to white people."

More than 60% of Black people don't think their health is as protected by the NHS compared to white people.

This polling is in line with our own, as the report highlights.

"We are concerned at potential disparities [in mental health provision and implementation] that have led to these statistics and are aware that this is a major issue."

"The death rate for Black women in childbirth is therefore five times higher than for white women and it is
increasing year on year."

"Black pregnant women are eight times more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid-19, while Asian women are four times as likely."

"The impact of Covid-19 on the Black community has been disproportionately severe."

Polling for the Joint Committee's report found that an overwhelming 85% of Black people are not confident that they would be treated the same as a white person by the police.

"Black people are over-represented at every stage of the Criminal Justice System", something which " is especially acute in relation to Black children."

The report quotes a campaign group in attempting to get to the heart of this over-policing. It is important to read in full:

Stop and search has increased dramatically during the Covid-19 crisis, disproportionally affected Black people: "[searches were conducted] at a rate of 27.6 per 1,000 population for Black males compared to a rate of 5.9 per 1,000 population for White males."

"[It is] of serious concern to us that 25% of Black voters in Great Britain are not registered to vote compared to a 17% average across the population."

"In this context we are concerned at the potentially racial discriminatory impact of the Government proposals to implement measures requiring voters to present an approved form of photographic ID at polling stations in UK parliamentary elections in Great Britain."

There is a lot more in the report that everyone should read. We especially think that the recommendations on page 36 should be read and considered - especially by government ministers who have the power to act, but who are not acting now.

The Joint Committee highlights that report after report has been commissioned on this issue, but "Too often recommendations made in these reports have not been implemented and where actions have been taken, they have been superficial and not had lasting effect."

“We have had so many reports, and every time we have a report, they go back to the beginning again and keep repeating the same thing...How many more lessons do we all need to learn? The lessons are there already for us to implement." -- @DLawrenceOBE

"The failings of successive governments to act in response to the successive reports and reviews shows that something is wrong with the architecture which is supposed to protect human rights and promote racial equality."
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