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.
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The latest issue of Race & Class assesses popular debate around issues involving the far Right in Europe.
This week, IRR News teams up with the Border Crossing Observatory at Monash University, Melbourne, and with the International State Crime Initiative (ISCI) at Kings College, London, to bring new insights and an international perspective to bear on the Global North's callous mistreatment of asylum seekers and refugees.
Today, the Institute of Race Relations publishes a report that shows serious deficiencies in the criminal justice system’s response to race-related killings.
The latest issue of Race & Class examines the 2013 'riots' in Stockholm in the light of other recent urban rebellions.
Looking for a Christmas gift? This month, the IRR offers Catching History on the Wing for a discounted price, plus a free issue of Race & Class relating to the work of A. Sivanandan, in celebration of his ninetieth birthday.
At a historic meeting organised by Race & Class and the LSE's Mannheim Centre for Criminology, Phil Scraton discussed the Hillsborough disaster and black campaigners against deaths in police custody found common cause with the Hillsborough Family Support campaign.
Today, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) enters the debate on how best to combat extremism by publishing two thought provoking pieces on IRR News.
The latest edition of Race & Class includes Professor Phil Scraton’s account about the fight for truth around the Hillsborough Disaster of 1989.
The IRR is hosting a public meeting to discuss family campaigns for justice.
In October 2013, the IRR will be holding two public events at its Kings Cross office.
News Service
Framing the death of Mark Duggan
As the family of Mark Duggan launch a judicial review of the inquest verdict, IRR News examines the wider context of the death.
April 17, 2014
Joint enterprise: The long and winding road to reform
A review of a new report from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
April 17, 2014
Global wealth meets its refugee nemesis in Asia’s World City
In Hong Kong, the Refugee Union’s Occupy Movement is taking on a deterrent asylum system, and the NGO Vision First is right behind them.
April 17, 2014
‘Never ever, never ever give up’
A reflection on deaths that took place on 15 April 1989 and the state’s response.
April 16, 2014
Spotlight on racial violence: January – March 2014
An overview of acts of domestic terror against Muslims and racist attacks in the first three months of 2014.
April 10, 2014
Upcoming Events
Migrant Voice’s documentary launch
The launch of The Faces of Our City: Stories of Migration Past and Present followed by a panel discussion.
April 24, 2014
March for the wrongly imprisoned
The Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association Campaign (JENGbA) is marching for those ‘wrongly imprisoned’.
May 3, 2014