Institute of Race Relations

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The Institute of Race Relations is at the cutting edge of the research and analysis that inform the struggle for racial justice in Britain, Europe and internationally.
The Institute of Race Relations is at the cutting edge of the research and analysis that inform the struggle for racial justice in Britain, Europe and internationally.

The Institute of Race Relations is at the cutting edge of the research and analysis that inform the struggle for racial justice in Britain, Europe and internationally.
The April 2017 Race & Class tackles two key current themes: the impact of Fox News in (mis)representing news and creating racist discourses, and the way in which Canadian ‘neoliberal multiculturalism’ is marginalising Arabs, Muslims and those in solidarity with Palestine.
The January 2017 issue of Race & Class leads with a very timely article on Europe by IRR director Liz Fekete.
In a pioneering study published today, the IRR takes a fresh look at the nature of racial hate crimes since the referendum.
The October 2016 of Race & Class leads with two very timely and politically-provoking articles on the international impact of securitisation.
Sep 1 2016
As the police investigate the murder of a Polish factory worker in Harlow, the Institute of Race Relations publishes today its evidence to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into Hate Crime and its Violent Consequences.
The latest issue of Race & Class is devoted to black political struggle in the UK 1950s-1980s.
The IRR publishes its submission to the Labour Party Inquiry into anti-Semitism and other forms of racism, including Islamophobia.
The latest issue of Race & Class features articles examining the roots of paramilitary and structural violence in Jamaica and Hungary.
An IRR discussion paper on the Housing and Planning and Immigration Bills 2015-16.
A paper[1], Prevent and the Children's Rights Convention, published today by the Institute of Race Relations supports the NUT's call[2] for a more rational debate on the Prevent duty in schools.
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe.
June 29, 2017
Go Home? The politics of Immigration Controversies brings together voices against and surrounding the government’s tougher stance on immigration.
June 29, 2017
The government’s widely-condemned post-Brexit proposals for EU citizens should be used to highlight the unfair and discriminatory immigration laws to which they will be subjected, particularly those limiting family reunification, which currently apply to British citizens and settled migrants.
June 28, 2017
A statement from Last Rights proposing international legal standards for proper and decent treatment of migrants who die at Europe’s borders, and their families, is a vital campaigning tool.
June 15, 2017
Some media responded to the Manchester suicide-bomb attack by attacking liberals, while other extreme-right news outlets and personalities ridiculed the value of coming together in the face of terrorism.
June 2, 2017
Kent Refugee Help 10th anniversary AGM, plus launch of 'I Live Here' - a mixed art exhibition.
July 15, 2017
The Medical Justice AGM will address the situation of vulnerable detainees, the Home Office's 'Adult at Risk' policy and future campaigning for vulnerable detainees.
July 18, 2017