BBC NEWS | UK | Northern Ireland | Hate crime 'growing' problem

The committee heard of race hate crime in Northern Ireland There is a significant and rapidly growing problem of 'hate crime' in Northern Ireland according to a new report. The parliamentary report said that present police figures for race-related and homophobic incidents underestimate the scale of the problem. It also calls for the government to change the proposed legislation on 'hate crime' to give better protection to disabled people.