Established by the state criminal police in Saxony, Soko Rex (Special Commission on Right-wing Extremism) takes a two-track prevention/repression approach that combines deterrence policies designed to limit the appeal of extreme right-wing discourses with the prosecution of acts of criminality and violence perpetrated on behalf of far-right ideologies., The preventative…
This report provides an overview of findings from a research project exploring how mainstream media represent cyberterrorism. The research was conducted in the summer of 2013, and focused on a sample of thirty-one news outlets., This report explores news content produced by these 31 outlets between 1 January 2008 and…
Urban Lawyers was initiated in 2012 by a barrister working at Doughty Street Chambers in London, Urban Lawyers comprises of a team of dedicated volunteers who have developed an online education resource portal that is designed to educate, engage, and stimulate discussion amongst young people about their attitudes pertaining to…
The Lithuanian Gay League was formed in 1994 in response to wide-scale homophobia and amid consistent discrimination and occasional violence.
The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights (BIM) was established in 1992 as a research organisation devoted to documenting and assisting asylum seekers in Austria. Since then, it has grown to be the largest human rights organisation in Austria and has expanded its scope to a variety of human rights…
Established in 1992 and focused on Hungary, the Mahatma Gandhi Human Rights Organisation attempts to emulate the lessons of Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violent actions against racism and discrimination in South Africa and India. The Organisation looks at this problems through all dimensions: it works to integrate minority groups into communities (even…
Seeded by Aquil Basheer who began mediating conflicts in 1969, Maximum Force Enterprises, an L.A. based organisation that now works at a national and international level, describes itself as a ‘hands-on’ firm that seeks to provide a comprehensive array of effective and efficient organisational systems. This includes specialised tactical procedures…
The Migration Policy Group was founded in 1995 as an independent non-profit think tank, devoted toward a more durably open and inclusive European society. In advancing this goal, the MPG has done extensive research, policy assessments, network building, advocacy, and training programmes., Distinguishing the MPG from other think tanks has…
Begun in 2009 as a part of the 3-year Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) Eastern European Development Project, the Monitoring Centre on Racism in Eastern Europe serves as a repository of acts of racism and violence in Eastern Europe, with special attention given to Poland and Ukraine., According to…
The primary aim of the programme is to ‘collect and structure knowledge for professionals which will enable them to exert evidence-based practice’ in the field of social interventions. The programme contains four key strands, a consultancy service that provides tailored advice to government institutions and civil society organisations, training for…
The No Place For Hate Forum (formerly known as the Race Hate Inter Agency Forum) is a borough-wide initiative in Tower Hamlets that coordinates the activities of key agencies working to respond to race and hate crime. The forum convenes on a quarterly basis, bringing together statutory and voluntary organisations…
The Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities (NICEM) was founded in 1994 following a Conference on Racism and Poverty organized by the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network. It began with the initial goal of creating a working relationship between Northern Ireland’s Chinese, Indian, and Traveling communities and the Committee on the…
