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In the largest recorded study of its kind, Kick It Out (www.kickitout.org), football’s equality and inclusion organisation, and live-score app, Forza Football (www.forzafootball.com), have released a report documenting global attitudes towards issues of racism in football. With close to 27,000 respondents from 38 different countries, the data report reveals international attitudes towards some of the… Read more 27,000 fans around the world show attitudes towards race inclusion in football.

Stop Hate UK is pleased to announce the launch of its Helpline service in Newcastle, from 1st November 2018. Councillor Habib Rahman, cabinet member for communities and chair of Safe Newcastle said… “There is no place for hate and prejudice in Newcastle. We are a city of fairness, tolerance and equality, and tackling hate crime… Read more Stop Hate UK Helpline launches in Newcastle from 1st November 2018.

Yesterday saw the release of the latest Hate Crime figures in England and Wales, issued by the Home Office. The figures report an overall increase of 17% in overall reports of Hate Crime incidents, to a record high of 94,098, with over 75% classified as a “race hate”. Sadly, but perhaps not surprisingly given the… Read more Stop Hate UK response to latest Hate Crime figures

This year, we are recognising the 22nd anniversary of the genocide in Srebrenica, during which thousands of men and boys were systematically murdered, simply because they were Muslim. As an organisation that works with people affected by racism, we feel it is vital to commemorate Srebrenica to take a stand against hatred and discrimination that… Read more Statement on Srebrenica Memorial Day 2017

Merseyside’s Police Commissioner is today marking the third anniversary of Victim Care Merseyside by holding a special event at which she will recognise the service’s achievements and explain how £3m of support for victims of crime will be delivered over the next three years. More than 19,000 vulnerable victims of crime have been given specialist,… Read more More than 19,000 victims of crime supported as Victim Care Merseyside marks third anniversary

We are pleased to share with you the latest CPS Hate Crime Newsletter. It’s packed full of information, including positive outcomes in CPS areas, upcoming Hate Crime conferences and events and much, much more. CPS Hate Crime Newsletter – issue 17 – May 2018 FINAL If you have any comments or questions about the newsletter,… Read more Latest CPS Hate Crime Newsletter – May 2018

On 14th June, in Leeds Civic Hall, people from community groups, charities, the city council and the police came together, with a common goal – to ‘Galvanise Leeds’ towards being a Hate free city. Organised by Stop Hate UK, the event was held in association with Safer Leeds and Passion Works CIC and was one… Read more Galvanising Leeds Towards a Hate Free City

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence. The thoughts of everyone here at Stop Hate UK are with Doreen and Neville, and all of the Lawrence family. As the title of last week’s BBC documentary made clear, Stephen’s murder changed a nation. This legacy, and his family’s tireless and dignified fight… Read more Remembering Stephen Lawrence

We’re pleased to announce some changes to our West Yorkshire Hate Crime Reporting App. Although not one of the 5 nationally monitored strands of Hate Crime, Ageism still appears consistently in our own reports and statistics, so the new release of the Stop Hate UK Reporting App now contains Ageism as one of the available… Read more Stop Hate UK – Updated West Yorkshire Hate Crime Reporting App

Stop Hate UK want to make it clear that we find the recent sending of anti-Muslim letters, to families across the UK, a terrible and abhorrent act. We are determined in our work to end acts like this and, as such, we have opened up our Hate Crime Helpline to anyone needing help or support… Read more Stop Hate UK Statement – March 2018