Hate crime and hate speech

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LGBT Survey from Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union (results launched May 2013) - access the data on violence and harassment
Latest OSCE/ODIHR reports on hate crime
Legislationline.org by OSCE
Hate Crime & Personal Injury Guide - contains a lot of good background information, however note that it is US based
Preventing hate crime by Michigan Crime Defenders - contains a lot of information on the issue, however note that it is US based.
Hate Crime Report Card from Human Rights First - a unique online tool that examines hate crime laws in the 56 States that comprise the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
Facing Facts by CEJI - A Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe
OSCE/ODIHR tools to help participating States counter hate crimes

	Report from event: United Against Hate Crimes	By ILGA-Europe, 2016 Download the report here
	ILGA-Europe Seminar: Stepping Up the Fight Against Hate Crimes	On 10 December 2014, over 50 representatives from LGBTI organisations from across the EU, national governments, European institutions, civil society and the academic world gathered in Brussels to discuss how to step up the fight against hate crimes. Find the report and presentations here
	Guidelines for transposition EU Crime Victims’ Directive and homophobic/transphobic hate crimes	By Professor Steve Peers, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex on behalf of ILGA-Europe. December 2013 Download the report here
	Responding to Hate Speech against LGBTI people	By ARTICLE 19, 2013 Download the report here
	Prohibiting incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence	By ARTICLE 19, 2012 Download the report here
	Towards EU actions against all forms of bias violence	Position paper of Social Platform, 2012 Download the position paper here
	Making hate crime visible in the European Union: acknowledging victims’ rights	By European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2012 Download the report here
	Factsheet on hate crime in the European Union	By European Union Agency on Fundamental Rights Download the factsheet here
	The legal grounds for inclusive EU legislation against bias violence and hatred	This publication is about research on legal grounds and political arguments on hate crimes in the European Union. Published 2011. Download the report here
	ILGA-Europe toolkit for training police officers on tackling LGBTI-phobic crime	This publication is about how to devise and implement training for police forces better to tackle LGBTI-phobic hate crime. Published in October 2011 Download the toolkit here
	Joining forces to combat homophobic and transphobic hate crime	Cooperation between police forces and LGBT organisations in Europe, September 2010 Download the report here
	Women’s Experience of Homophobia and Transphobia	Contributors: Susan Paterson, Vicky Kielinger, Hazel Fletcher A survey commissioned by the Metropolitan Police Service, Diversity and Citizen Focus Directorate, September 2008 Download the report here
	Handbook : monitoring and reporting homophobic and transphobic incidents	By ILGA-Europe, 2008 Download the handbook here
	Human Rights First 2007 Hate Crime Report Card	The Human Rights First 2007 Hate Crime Report Card is a review of the implementation of commitments undertaken by the 56 participating states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to combat the rising tide of violent hate crimes. Download it here
	Crime & prejustice	- The support needs of victims of hate crime: a research report. Prepared by Michael Bell Associates, June 2006 Download the report here
	Transphobic Hate Crime in the European Union	By Dr Lewis Turner, Professor Stephen Whittle and Ryan Combs, 2009 Download the report here

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