In the UK, misogyny may be recognized as a form of terrorism
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The UK government plans to revise its anti-terrorism strategy to combat violence against women. Teachers will be required to refer students suspected of extreme misogyny to an anti-terrorism program.
The UK government may recognize misogyny as a form of terrorism. This was reported by The Guardian.
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In particular, British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has ordered a review of the anti-terrorism strategy to combat violence against women and girls, identify gaps in existing legislation, and study new ideologies.
According to these proposals, teachers would be legally obliged to refer students they suspect of extreme misogyny to the UK government's anti-terrorism program.
For too long, governments have failed to address the rise of extremism both online and on our streets, and we are seeing a growing number of young people radicalized online. Incitement to hatred of all kinds destroys and undermines the very fabric of our communities and our democracy
According to her, the fight against extremism has been severely weakened in recent years, "just when it was most needed.
I have instructed the Ministry of Internal Affairs to conduct a rapid analytical sprint on extremism, to map and track extremist trends, to understand the evidence on what works to undermine and turn people away from extremist views, and to identify any gaps in current policy
The review is expected to be finalized this fall as part of a new strategy for countering extremism that the Ministry of Internal Affairs plans to present next year.
According to the National Council of Chiefs of Police, violence against women and girls has become a national emergency.
Addendum
The publication noted that Kupper's actions were preceded by a decade of warnings from police and former government advisers about the need to combat the rise of hateful extremism and the spread of dangerous material online.
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Additionally, Maggie Blyth , the head of the police's Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) unit, recently said that the impact on young boys online is "pretty horrific.
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