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IRR Briefing Papers

A series of free downloadable briefing papers on race and racism in the UK.

If you have any problems downloading a document please contact the IRR.

Recent briefing papers:

Briefing Paper 7: Excluding migrants from justice: the legal aid cuts
A briefing paper about the impact of the proposed legal aid cuts in the field of immigration.
Read online: the full document (pdf file, 184kb)

Briefing Paper 6: Racial Violence: The buried issue
Research on deaths with a racial motivation since the death of Stephen Lawrence in 1993 and an analysis of racially motivated violence in 2009.
Read online: the full document (pdf file, 304kb)

Briefing Paper 5: Youth deaths: The reality behind the 'knife crime' debate
Research on the deaths of young people as a result of knife crime in the UK in 2008 and the media debate.
Read online: the full document (pdf file, 247kb)

Briefing Paper 4: Asylum Deaths: What to do next
A practical guide on what to do if an asylum seeker dies in suspicious circumstances.
Read online: the full document (pdf file, 232kb)

Briefing Paper 3: Community responses to the war on terror
A briefing paper on how local communities are responding to the war on terror.
Read online: the full document (pdf file, 88kb)

Briefing Paper 2: In defence of multiculturalism
A briefing paper on multiculturalism in the UK.
Read online: the full document (pdf file, 72kb)

Briefing Paper 1: Working with the media: A guide for anti-racist campaigners and refugee rights activists
A practical guide on how to use the media.
Read online: the full document (pdf file, 192kb)