I'll set no limits on which women to protect from hate crime, says Helena Kennedy
theguardian.comHelena Kennedy QC, as she begins her consideration of whether Scotland requires a standalone offence to tackle misogynist abuse.“It’s the perception of the perpetrator that matters here,” says the human rights QC, who is well aware that her appointment to lead an independent working group on the question coincides with a toxic row about the Scottish government’s hate crime bill more broadly, and its protections for both women and transgender individuals.There is an attempt to bridge this deepening schism on Monday, when the Scottish government’s new draft free-speech amendment will be discussed at a public roundtable.But Kennedy is immediately clear on how she would define the scope of specific protection she is charged with: “This is about.
