Race, Social Justice, and Civil Rights

Dialing 911 for immediate help, submitting a tip to the FBI, calling your local FBI Field Office, immigrant relief for certain victims of hate crimes, and how the Department of Justice can provide support.

How members of the public can report violations of U.S. federal law or suspected terrorism or criminal activity.

"Filing a report with OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates will help advocacy organizations nationwide fight for the civil rights of all AAPIs. There is no obligation for you to disclose your name, gender, ethnicity, or contact information. If you do not want to disclose this information, please state 'Anonymous' or 'N/A' when appropriate."

The Asian Americans Advancing Justice affiliation launched the website Stand Against Hatred to document hate and to educate about the environment of hate around the country. Individuals can report incidents in English, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is a grassroots civil rights and advocacy group.

"Muslim Advocates tracks and monitors incidents, studies trends, seeks justice for victims, and works to shift the political environment that gives license to commit violence against people and attacks on mosques."

SAALT, along with its allies, track hate crimes against South Asian, Sikh, Mus­lim, and Arab com­mu­ni­ties.

"If you would like to confidentially document a hate crime with researchers and investigators at the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project, you can use this form to report a hate incident. Please note that this is purely for monitoring and documenting incidents, and we will be unable to investigate your submission."

CAA & A3PCON encourage all who have witnessed or experienced micro-aggressions, bullying, harassment, hate speech, or violence to help them document these incidents.

These safety resources, created in collaboration with experts from the Center for Anti-Violence Education, teach targeted individuals how to de-escalate threatening situations and defend themselves in the event of anti-Asian violence.

A community action guide, how to report a hate incident, a therapy directory, community health centers, books, and more.

Prepared by Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Judy Chu.

OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates is dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

PFLAG is the first and largest organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people, their parents and families, and allies.

The effects of hate crime, what leads to hate crimes, how prevalent hate crimes are, and how the American Psychological Association condemns all hate crimes.

In response to the rise in anti-Asian/American and xenophobic harassment, Hollaback! partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC) to adapt their free bystander intervention training as well as offer a de-escalation training.

Some steps Human Rights Campaign recommends taking if one has been a victim of a hate crime.

Developments in the fight for passage of federal hate crimes legislation.

Studies, projects, reports, and other content tagged with "hate crimes."

A 2017 map and statistics on local agency compliance (or lack of) reporting hate crime to the FBI.

"The FBI relies on local law enforcement agencies to identify and report crimes motivated by bias, but many agencies fumble this task."

Although written in 2018, this article remains relevant and covers much ground including the failure of our systems to collect accurate hate crime data.