“Cultural cloak of sensitivity” is preventing human rights
A “cultural cloak of sensitivity” is preventing figures in authority, including police, teachers and social services, from protecting basic human rights for fear of upsetting certain ethnic minority communities, David Cameron warned yesterday.
In his strongest attack on multiculturalism, which he said had created a “cultural apartheid” by allowing communities to lead separate lives, the Conservative leader claimed that society was caving in to “extreme elements” who should be sidelined. Cameron cited two examples:
· authorities often turn a blind eye to forced marriages - schools in Derby have recently refused to put up posters about the issue - amid fears that they might be perceived as racists;
· Victoria Climbié, the eight-year-old who was tortured to death by her aunt and her aunt’s boyfriend, was not properly protected by social services because they did not want to offend a family that had recently arrived in Britain.
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