The Coalition Against Hate Crime Ireland is a civil society coalition whose Members represent groups commonly targeted by hate crimes, including minority ethnic groups, LGBTQI communities, disabled people, and others, as well as academics and researchers working to advance the aims and objectives of the Coalition. ICCL is the current chair of the Coalition.
The objective of the Coalition is to promote meaningful reform of the law, policy and practice as it relates to hate crime in Ireland including, but not limited to:
- hate crime legislation;
- improving data collection in the reporting and recording of hate crime and hate incidents;
- education; training and awareness raising activities;
- hate speech;
- cyber hate crime;
- supporting victims of hate crime and assuring effective implementation of the Victims Directive.
