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.” 83

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