WHAT DOES ‘FREEDOM FROM DISCRIMINATION’ MEAN? 9 INVESTIGATE THE DATA
How is racism experienced in Ireland?
Racist incidents in Ireland can be reported to the Gardaí. A website, www.ireport.ie , has also been
established to report incidents of racism. Here is the data on incidents reported to them in the first half of 2017 alone.
UNDERSTAND
1. According to the infographic, how many reports of racist incidents were there in the first half of 2017?
2. Name three crimes related to racism that were reported. 3. There were 33 ‘sub-crimes’ reported. What kind of incidents were these? 4. Look at the statistics on ‘hate speech’. (a) Where did the most ‘hate speech’ appear? (b) What was the total number of reports of ‘hate speech’?
5. In what places have people reported experiencing discrimination? How many incidents were reported in each type of place?
6. What do you think an appropriate punishment would be for someone using racist language in their social media posts?
