Had an absolutely fabulous time in Brussels this week catching up with my old crew at AGS ULB. 20 years anniversary is no mean feat, and it's great to see how the field of gender studies has progressed. Here's to the next 20! 🥂🎉🥳

Well, there's a thing. New research from Oxford University says that misleading media coverage is shaping UK public debate on immigration, human rights and the European Convention on Human Rights #ECHR👇 🔗 www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09... via @bonavero.bsky.social

Highlight of the Athens campus - tortoises! Met two so far. This one persuaded me to feed it a leaf 🐢♥️🌿 #EuroCrim2025

Great to catch up with my University of Leicester colleague Kofi Boakye at #EuroCrim2025 in Athens

63 people died of hunger in Gaza this month only. People seeking aid are getting killed. The situation is getting worse. The Israeli government is responsible for the humanitarian crisis and the looming famine. How is this still possible? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great to hear Nicole L. Asquith and Justin Ellis share findings from the inquiry into LGBTQ #hatecrime in New South Wales. So many shared issues with Europe, especially the poor quality or absence of police data and its links to hate crime legislation. @bschcnetwork.bsky.social

Fascinating to see emerging new typologies of offenders, like Valerie Houghton and Jane Healy's work on disablist hate crime offenders showing how distinct this form of violence is @bschcnetwork.bsky.social

Looking forward to the #hatecrime perpetrators conference today, organised by amazing colleagues from @bschcnetwork.bsky.social great to be at a conference without presenting - can really pay full attention to colleagues brilliant research! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

🇵🇱Poland’s attempt to extend #hatecrime and #hatespeech laws was blocked by the outgoing president. This weekend’s elections could change that. If you're interested in learning about the politics of hate in Europe, my book is now in Open Access: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

The Polish president Andrzej Duda effectively blocked the new law extending hate crime and hate speech protections to sexual orientation, gender, disability, and age, by asking the compromised Constitutional Court for a legal review.

Join our FREE and HYBRID Hate Crime and Policing Network Conference on "Hate Crime Perpetrators: The Effectiveness of Criminal Justice Responses” on Thursday 5th June 2025 at Nottingham Trent University with Keynote Speaker Professor Jon Garland 👇

1/2 🏛️ Poland's lower chamber has passed a bill extending hate crime & hate speech protections to victims targeted for their sexual orientation, disability, gender, or age. However, gender identity is not explicitly included. #HumanRights #Poland

Generative AI is here to stay. I use it and I see my students use it, for better or worse. We need to be ready to teach our students - and ourselves - to use AI tools effectively and ethically. Good read from the Guardian ⬇️

My amazing place of work @centre4hatestudies.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! Connect with us to connect research and policy and discuss the best ways of understanding and countering hate and hostility #hatecrime

(1/3) Hear from Professor Neil Chakraborti as he delivers the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies 2025 Annual Lecture at the University of Leeds - BOOK FOR FREE in 3/3 thread ⬇️🗓️

🚨Call for Papers - British Society of Criminology Conference 2025🚨 If you Have a Presentation Related to Hate Crime Please E-Mail your Abstracts of No More than 250-words to Ben Colliver ([email protected]) By Monday 3rd March 2025 at 5pm. 👇👇👇

"According to the Scottish Women's Rights Centre, survivors typically contact between 30 and 50 solicitors before they secure representation." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Announcement: #PhD #Scholarhship in #Crimology @ @monashuniversity.bsky.social in #Melbourne, Australia Topics: #policing #punishment #restorativejustice #criminaljustice #hatecrime #genderbasedviolence #cybercrime Deadline 16 Feb 26. More details below careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

🚨Call for Papers Announcement🚨The Hate Crime Network is Excited to Invite Presenters for our Joint Conference with the #BSCPolicingNet on Hate Crime Perpetrators: The Effectiveness of Criminal Justice Deadline for Abstracts is 28 of February 👇👇 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

"In Birmingham, there were 783 complaints made but despite this, the council did not issue a single enforcement letter or carry out an inspection." As a new owner of a (regulation) wood burner, I'm not sure how to feel about it. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nearly 10% of Australians aged 16 to 24 years are LGBTI+, according to a recent survey published by the AU government statistics office. Great to see more countries taking a public health approach and investing in understanding their LGBTI+ populations and their needs🌈 www.abs.gov.au/media-centre...

"Derivative, unauthenticated, specious garbage (...). Predicated upon shaky political notions. Empiricism, quackery, tomfoolery. Cant, rant, and rhetoric". The Wizard is so mean 😂 Totally stealing this passage from Wicked (the novel by G Maguire) for when I review a really bad manuscript.

Poland: "Sense of optimism, frustration and expectation for change" regarding LGBTI rigths, according to United Nations Independent Expert www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Jobs: Prevent and Hate Crime Officer for Hackney, London jobs.theguardian.com/job/9346635/...

Why is everyone suddenly worked up about ‘non-crime hate incidents'? Some good briefing from The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

🌍 Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: every 10 minutes, a woman is killed by a partner/family member. Efus stands for safer, inclusive cities with local actions to prevent violence & support victims. Learn more: bit.ly/4i2WBg8 #EndViolenceAgainstWomen

Clear indications of the homophobic motives behind the crime in this case. Still it takes over three years for justice to be served. Spain🇪🇸 is still among European leaders in addressing #hatecrime so this is better than in most other countries. www.ctvnews.ca/world/four-c...

Absolutely fascinating - and equally alarming – how an unknown candidate can rise overnight, steal elections without party backing, and conceal extreme political views and alleged strong ties to Russia. Stay democratic, #Romania🇷🇴! www.bbc.com/news/article...

These things simply shouldn't be happening anymore - disability related discrimination and abuse has no place in society www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I just learned that there's an outbreak of rabies among fur seals in Cape Town so no 🤿 diving with pups 🦭🦭 I really hope that killer whales don't get rabies from the seals they hunt. That'd be a fun movie idea

Arrived in #CapeTown for the International Network for Hate Studies conference, only to see tragic news of sectarian violence flaring up in Pakistan on an airport news display. A stark and sadly topical reminder of the issues we’re here to address. www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11... #hatecrime #INHS

Commitment to re-training and cyclical reviews is crucial for the success of initiatives like Ask for Angela. Without this, such well-intentioned schemes become box-ticking exercises providing an illusion of safety but ultimately failing those that might need it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Allison Pearson: Police told me I was "accused of a non-crime hate incident". Essex police bodycam footage: "It’s gone down as an incident or offence of potentially inciting racial hatred online. That would be the offence."