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 January 2015 issue of Race & Class explores poverty, ‘race’ and criminal justice.
A new IRR briefing paper examines the deaths of foreign national prisoners in the UK.
Following the acquittal on 16 December of the G4S guards charged with the manslaughter of Jimmy Mubenga, IRR vice-chair Frances Webber focuses on the judge's decision to rule inadmissible evidence pointing to endemic racism within G4S.
The latest issue of Race & Class, ‘Memory and hope’, contains a special section on the possibilities for peace and autonomy in Kashmir.
In a timely report published today, the IRR cautions against the importation to the UK of Scandinavian-style Exit programmes for dealing with far-right extremists.
The latest issue of Race & Class examines the consequences of the co-option of charities and voluntary organisations within the immigration detention market.
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.
News Service
Calendar of racism and resistance (13 February – 26 February 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe.
February 26, 2015
The price of PR?
Recent Freedom of Information requests have revealed that the Home Office has paid over quarter of a million pounds to the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph in 2014, for sponsored articles, advertorials and digital advertising.
February 26, 2015
Flemming Rose and the absence of empathy
An account of the Danish Muhammad cartoon crisis by one of its main instigators, the cultural editor of the paper which published them, Jyllands-Posten, is unsurprisingly lacking in self-awareness or understanding of his targets, says Danish anthropologist Peter Hervik.
February 26, 2015
Fighting for the soul of the voluntary sector
Everyone should read a recent report by the National Coalition of Independent Action (NCIA) on the ways in which neoliberal policies are destroying the purpose and politics of voluntary groups.
February 26, 2015
Calendar of racism and resistance (30 January – 12 February 2015)
A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe.
February 12, 2015
Upcoming Events
Fifty years of struggle: Gus John at 70
The first of a two-part event to celebrate educationalist and campaigner Gus John's 70th birthday and his lifetime achievements.
March 11, 2015