Founded in 2010 by Dr Sandra Martin, Executive Director of One Million Americans Ltd., Re-entry Central functions as the national website for news and information on subjects pertaining to re-entry and related criminal justice issues. Editors aim to achieve this by compiling a daily comprehensive summation of important news, research,…
The Indonesian police run a rehabilitation and dialogue process with prisoners. Aside from the counselling and Islamic guidance aspect of the programme, one of the most striking aspects of the programme is the emphasis placed on economic support for the families and communities of those going through the process., The…
In 2003, the Singapore Government founded the Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG) to provide religious counselling for detainees and their families linked to JI. The programme was based on the Yemeni government’s ‘theological dialogue’. Originally, only 20 religious leaders volunteered their efforts, and at present some 40 volunteer their services, supported…
Seeded by the Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) which was established in 1988, the Safe Spaces Initiative seeks to assist communities and community leaders in identifying, intervening and addressing the issues of American Muslim individuals that may be susceptible to engaging in violent extremism. The impetus behind the Safe Spaces…
Based in Lancashire, since 2003 Scott Associates Europe Ltd has worked with businesses and government agencies to reduce both far right wing and jihadist extremism. Using training seminars such as “Global Jihadist, Far Right & XRW” and “What it means to be a Muslim living in the UK,” Scott Associates…
Founded in 2005, Southern California Crossroads (Socal Crossroads) was established to assist under privileged youth from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and communities susceptible to violence. The organisation aims to encourage youths to lead healthy, peaceful, and productive lifestyles through an implementation of one or more prevention, intervention, and re-entry services and…
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…
