Ⅱ. Respecting the Dignity and Value of Diverse Members of Society: 1. Efforts in Responding to Hatred and Discrimination
of the construction order on Jul. 19, 2021, and confirmed the illegality by
cancelling the suspension of construction on Dec. 1 of the same year.
During the process, the civic groups condemning the district office’s order to
suspend construction and the residents opposing the construction of Islam
mosque each held press conferences, assemblies, released statements and
submitted petitions continuously. Some residents displayed the banners and
pickets around the construction area that included contents with racial and
religious hatred.81) Some pickets were attached to the windows of Muslim students’
homes.
Residents of a village opposed the transfer of a facility for the severely disabled
since 2020. The city and the facility foundation purchased the building to relocate
the facility and tore down the existing building on the land. However, the some
residents entered the construction site and damaged the facilities and equipment,
blocked the construction workers from entering the site, interfered with the
construction by suing force, such as attacking the foundation employees, etc., and
conducted the opposition assembly in front of the city hall.
During the process, some residents displayed banners and pickets opposing the
construction of the facility and shouted slogans. They include “How can you build
a facility for severely disabled people near a town with lots of female college
students,” “Absolutely opposing the relocation of a facility for severely disabled
people that will kill all the villagers,” etc. Moreover, the petition stated that “if a
facility for severely disabled people is located at the center of a village, many
female college students will feel disgusted,” “Female college students will not move
81) Confirmed contents include “absolutely opposing the construction of the Islam mosque that will kill the
residents,” “Construction of the Islam mosque that began with a lie... we will not be tricked twice,”
“Absolutely no Islam mosque that is the cradle of terror.” Moreover, expressions included the exclusion of
other cultures, such as “Islam that does not assimilate with our culture will not be permitted,” and shows
hostility based on negative notion and prejudice against the religion and believers, such as “Muslims who
deceive and threaten their neighbors leave your country immediately,” “Muslims who kill people brutally and
behead them get out of this area. Terrorists! right now,” and “Islam is an evil religion that kills people.”
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