Tackling Hate Crime
Tackling Hate Crime
We have worked in partnership with organisations across the globe to help LGBTQ+ people report hate crimes and hate speech and receive vital support, as well as to advocate for progressive reforms in hate crime policy, procedure and practice.
Past programmes tackling hate crime
Tackling hate crime and hate speech against LGBTQ+ communities in the UK and around the world is one of Stonewall’s key strategic priorities.
We are working in partnership with organisations across the globe to help LGBTQ+ people report hate crimes and hate speech and receive vital support, as well as to advocate for progressive reforms in hate crime policy, procedure and practice.
Our current programmes
Alliance Against Hate Crime: Tackling Violence Against LGBTI Communities in Eastern Europe & the Caucuses
The Alliance Against Hate Crime is a coalition of organisations working to build the long-term capacity for LGBTI communities in Bulgaria, Romania and Georgia to respond to hate crime and hate speech against LGBTI people.
Stonewall works in close partnership with partners Asociația ACCEPT (Romania), Deystvie (Bulgaria), and a partner in Georgia, as well as the EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Community, to deliver this programme of work.
The project has three main strands:
- Better, safer and more secure hate crime reporting and referral capabilities for LGBTI communities by creating online reporting platforms.
- Using the data collected through reporting platforms to support evidence-based advocacy for progressive reforms in hate crime policy, procedure and practice.
- Development and delivery of bespoke training to local law enforcement and other agencies which interact with victims of hate crime.
Reporting hate through the Zoteria app
We know that hate crime is seriously under-reported and wanted to provide a way for people reluctant to report a hate incident to the police to access the support that they need.
Developed in partnership with Vodafone Foundation, Zoteria is an app which allows LGBTQ+ and allies to flag anti-LGBTQ+ hate incidents and receive specialist support.
The data collected through Zoteria informs and supports Stonewall and our partner’s national and international advocacy priorities surrounding hate crime.
Zoteria UK
Launched in the UK in October 2022, Zoteria is a partnership between Stonewall, Vodafone Foundation and Galop. You can read more about and find out how to download Zoteria here.
Zoteria Albania
In Albania, Stonewall and Vodafone Foundation are working in partnership with Aleanca LGBT who are acting as national partners providing support services to anyone who flags a hate incident through Zoteria. TZoteria Albania will launch in early 2025.
Our past programmes
