PARLIAMENT SQUARE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - 2021/07/24: Gordon Chong, a member of British Chinese Society, speaks outside Parliament Square during the Stop Asian Hate rally in London. Demonstrators held a protest against the increasing anti-Asian hate and racism in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by May James/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Photograph: SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images
A free nationwide 24-hour helpline offering support for east and south-east Asian victims of racism and other forms of hate in the UK has been launched.
The On Your Side helpline will be run by specialist advisers to provide tailored and culturally sensitive support. Longer-term support from a trained casework advocate will be offered, with case workers helping people understand their rights and direct them to specialist support services.