Tag: FBI
Hateful Anti-Transgender Flyer Distributed by KKK in Alabama Neighborhood
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Alabama responded to reports of disturbing anti-transgender flyers being circulated in a Dothan, Ala., neighbourhood. They appear to have been distributed by the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan as a recruiting tool.
FBI Releases New Hate Crimes Report Ahead of First-Ever Congressional Forum on Anti-Trans Violence
For the second year in a row, report includes statistics for bias-motivated violence against trans people.
Police boss denied US visa over anti-homosexuality law
The enactment of the anti-homosexuality law, which is widely opposed by Western countries, has claimed its first scalp in Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander Andrew Felix Kaweesi.
Lawyer David Perecman Discusses Recent Hate Crime Statistics Released by the FBI, New York Ranks First in Hate Crime Incidents
New York civil rights violation lawyer David Perecman of The Perecman Firm comments on newly released Federal Bureau of Investigation statistics that show New York City as America’s top city for hate crime incidents.
FBI to begin collecting hate crime data on gender identity beginning in 2013
For the first time, crimes directed against individuals on the basis of sexual orientation are the second most frequent hate crime committed after crimes based on race, according to the 2011 Hate Crimes statistics released yesterday by the FBI as part of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. Surpassing crimes committed on the basis on religion, the number of reported hate crimes committed against gay men and lesbians increased from 1,277 in 2010 to 1,293 in 2011.
HRC Releases State Toolkit for Hate Crimes Prevention Laws
The Human Rights Campaign – the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization – today released a first of its kind guide for states looking to enforce and enact legislative solutions aimed at tackling hate crimes.