Diversity: UK

Black Britain delivers news and information services to the Black and ethnic minority communities, and addresses the shortcomings of mainstream media which continued to cover Black and ethnic minority news interest negatively and/or inadequately.

The Black Information Link (BLINK) is  interactive community web site which contains an introduction to the vision, mission, goals and objective of The 1990 Trust. The site has many useful downloads.

Black Women's Rape Action Project offers counselling, support and advice to Black women and other women of colour, immigrant and refugee women, who have suffered rape, sexual assault or other violence.

The Blofeld Inquiry into the death of psychiatric patient David "Rocky" Bennett (published 2004) highlighted what it calls the “festering abscess” of institutional racism in mental health services. It brings to mind the earlier Macpherson Report on the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, which highlighted institutional racism in the Metropolitan police.

The Commission for Racial Equality was a publicly funded, non-governmental body set up under the Race Relations Act 1976 to tackle racial discrimination and promote equality.On 1 October 2007 it was one of three equality commissions merged into the new Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Criminology in the New Millenium is the site of Ruth Chigwada-Bailey, a criminologist who has organised conferences addressing issues around race, gender and criminal justice since 1991.

The Disability Rights Commission was an independent body established in 2000 by Act of Parliament to stop discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for disabled people. On 1 October 2007 it was one of three equality commissions merged into the new Equality and Human Rights Commission.

The Equal Opportunities Commission was the leading agency working to eliminate sex discrimination in the UK. On 1 October 2007 it was one of three equality commissions merged into the new Equality and Human Rights Commission.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission champions equality and human rights for all, working to eliminate discrimination, reduce inequality, protect human rights and to build good relations, ensuring that everyone has a fair chance to participate in society.

The Fawcett Society campaigns for equality between women and men. Their Commission on Women and the Criminal Justice System was established to bring a gender perspective to policy-making around criminal justice issues and to allow women a voice in the current debates. Some excellent downloads are available here

The Gay Police Association has members in all 52 UK police forces, and  supports 16,000 police staff. This represents the largest minority community employed by the police. The GPA also work to educate the police service and government on issues connected with sexual orientation and policing.

The Institute of Race Relations analyses institutionalised racism in Britain and Europe. This includes scrutiny of policing and the criminal justice system.

The IQRA Trust Prisoners Welfare works to promote a better understanding of Muslim inmates' needs in UK prisons. The Trust also provides Islamic books and educational materials for Muslim prisoners and deals with inquires from Probation Officers nationwide.

Justice For Women is a feminist organisation that campaigns and supports women who have fought back against or killed violent male partners. It campaigns for changes in the defences to murder so that they reflect women's experiences of domestic violence.

The LAGIP website is about providing a network for advice, support, and collegiality among gay and lesbian bisexual and transgendered probation service and family courts employees in England and Wales.

Macpherson Inquiry: This website provides the full Report of Sir William Macpherson's Inquiry into the death of Stephen Lawrence. It concludes the police investigation was marred by "professional incompetence, institutional racism and a failure of leadership".

The Metropolitan Police Diversity Strategy is interesting to explore in light of the issues raised in the Macpherson Inquiry into the death of Stephen Lawrence.

The Morris Inquiry is an independent Inquiry into professional standards and employment matters in London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS). The Inquiry conducted a survey of all 43,000 MPS officers and staff. The full survey report can be downloaded from the website.

The National Body of Black Prisoner Support Groups was established from groups of criminal justice practitioners working directly with Black and Minority Ethnic Offenders. They aim to develop a nationwide support network for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Offenders, and act as a voice for BME Offender Organisations.

The National Civil Rights Movement (NCRM) aims to provide support for the victims of racial injustice, to promote family-based campaigns and to challenge the criminal justice system. As a nationwide network dedicated to the struggle for racial justice and human rights, they are committed to challenging the discriminatory criminal justice system and institutional racism in all forms. The NCRM is independent of Government and government agencies.

The Race For Justice Project is an inter-agency team focused on making the services of all criminal justice agencies in Hampshire and Isle of Wight more accessible and relevant.

Racial Equality Councils (RECs) work in local areas, among local communties, to promote racial equality and tackle racial discrimination. There are currently 100+  RECs  listed on this website.

RaceActionNet offers authoritative, extensive and up-to-date material on  racial harassment and racist attacks for practitioners and policy makers. This password protected site requires a membership fee; well worth persuading your agency or organisation to subscribe.

The Runnymede Trust is a leading independent, voluntary funded think tank on ethnicity and cultural diversity. They aim to challenge racial discrimination, influence legislation and promote a successful multi-ethnic Britain.

The Race Equality Scheme for the Scottish Executive, One Scotland - Many Cultures Working Together for Race Equality is available in full here.

The EOC website for legal advisers on sex discrimination and equal pay provides a resource for legal advisers and others conducting claims on behalf of applicants in sex discrimination and equal pay cases in England and Wales. It covers employment-related sex discrimination only.

The Social Exclusion Unit aims to reduce social exclusion by producing 'joined-up solutions to joined-up problems'.

The Zahid Mubarek Inquiry was set up by the Home Secretary on 29 April 2004, as a non-statutory public inquiry into the murder of Zahid Mubarek at Feltham Young Offender Institution on 21 March 2000. Comprehensive documentary evidence and witness statements are posted on this website.

218 is a new Scottish project offering women offenders in Glasgow programmes of care. Their site is for people who are in contact with women offenders; through the justice system

Diversity: International

The Antiracist Center in Norway seeks to promote human rights and equal opportunities, and provides individual assistance to those who have become social, political and economic victims of racism and racial discrimination. This site has a substantial news section in English.

The Australasian Police Multicultural Advisory Bureau aim to promote “harmonious police/multicultural community relations in Australasia” and to “provide professional responses to the challenges of Australia's cultural and linguistic diversity”. There are some useful resources on this site.

CEML is an anti-racist group which fights against the brutality of ‘control unit’ prisons. Prisoners in these prisons are caged for arbitrary lengths of time, sometimes years, in total isolation in conditions that violate the United Nations' Standard Minimum Rules for the treatment of prisoners.

The Council on Crime and Justice is an independent, non-profit organization integrating research, demonstration projects and advocacy "to bring just solutions to the causes and consequences of crime". The Council has been involved in such areas as offender services, alternative sanctions, victim's rights, and restorative justice.

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance aims to combat racism, xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance at the level of greater Europe and from the perspective of the protection of human rights.

The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) is a network of non-governmental organisations working to combat racism in EU member states. It acts against the discrimination and exclusion of people of different racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The site offers the latest news around the EU on anti-racism and discrimination legislation.

The MIRIS (Minority Rights Information System) site promotes the development of minority rights standards by providing information for experts, public officials, minority representatives but also interested researchers and students. The site is bilingual with texts provided in both English and the official language of the state concerned.

The Racial Disparity Initiative is the Council on Crime and Justice's micro website on racial disparities in the justice system. It serves as a "one-stop" resource regarding racial disparity research addressing its causes and consequences, particularly in Minnesota.

SOS-Racisme is a anti-racist organisation in France which monitors racial attacks and racially sensitive legislation.

United for Intercultural Action is a network of over  560 organisations from 49 European countries working together against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees.