Local ethnic & religious minority community groups

An Munia Tober
Formerly Belfast Traveller Support Group and Belfast Traveller Education & Development Group

Ballymena Inter Ethnic Forum
A service offered by the Ballymena Community Centre to educate, imprve and share experiences amongst all communities living in the Ballymena area

Chinese Welfare Association
Assists the local Chinese community to meet the needs or bridge the gap between the needs of members of the Chinese community and the avilable services in the areas of health, education, law and welfare

Indian Community Centre
A voluntary organisation, which through training, community development and service provision delivers good relations, good practice, understanding and involvement of the Indian community and the wider community throughout Northern Ireland

Irish Sikh Council (Ireland)
Cultural, support and advocacy organisation for the Sikh community in Ireland

Irish Traveller Movement
A national network of organisations and individuals working within the Traveller community

Japan Society of Northern Ireland
Group of like-minded people, both Japanese and non-Japanese, who wish to promote an interest in Japan, its language, culture and people

Latinoamerica Unida
Cultural, support and social organisation for the Latin American community in Northern Ireland

Mandarin Speakers Association
Aims to encourage its members to promote cultural and social exchange between the UK and Mandarin speakers

Metro Eireann
Ireland´s first and only multicultural newspaper

Multi Cultural Resource Centre
Regional organsation that advocates and promotes human rights and equity through empowerment, collaboration and support of black and minority ethnic communities and individuals

Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities (NICEM)
Provides advocacy, services and support to ethnic minorities living and working in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Tolerance, Educational & Cultural Association (NI-TECA)
Organisation for the Turkish community in Northern Ireland that promotes an Irish and Turkish cultural and educational relationship for the benefit of all residents in Northern Ireland

Refugee Action Group
The aim of the group is to be an independent voice advocating on asylum and refugee issues, and to be supportive to the refugee and asylum-seeking community in Northern Ireland.

StrefaEire
Polish language newspaper based in Dublin, for Polish community in Ireland

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Anti-racism

UK

Anti-Racism Network
Campaigning organisation whose purpose is to take a visible and active stance against racism in Northern Ireland

Commision for Racial Equality
From 1 October 2007, the Equality and Human Rights Commission took over the role and functions of the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), with new responsibilities for sexual orientation, age, religion and belief, and human rights.

Multikulti
Website providing information, advice, guidance and learning materials in community languages

Paul Connolly, Professor of Education, QUB
Anti-racism researcher

Runnymede Trust
Independent organisation which acts as a bridge-builder between various minority ethnic communities and policy-makers    

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Ireland

Ireland Embracing Cultural Diversity - National Action Plan Against Racism, Know Racism Campaign (Ireland)
NPAR provides the strategic direction to develop a more inclusive, intercultural society in Ireland through reasonable and common sense strategies that have the potential to receive broad support across Irish society

National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI) (Ireland)
Independent expert body focusing on racism and interculturalism which brings together government and NGOs in partnership

Residents Against Racism Ireland
Set up to fight against state racism and to oppose all manifestations of racism in Irish society

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European and international

European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia
Provides the EC and its Member States with objective, reliable and comparable information and data on racism, xenophobia, islamaphobia and anti-Semitism at the European level in order to help them establish measures or formulate courses of actions against racism and xenophobia
   
European Network Against Racism (ENAR)
Network of European NGOs working to combat racism in all EU Member States

European Roma Rights Centre
International public interest law organisation engaging in a range of activities aimed at combating anti-Romani racism and human rights abuse of Roma

EU´s Anti-Discrimination Database
Contacts database for the Community Action Programme to combat discrimination

EU Combating Discrimination Website
Information portal allowing access to the European Union´s work in combat discrimination

"For Diversity. Stop Discrimination"
EU campaign against racial discrimination

United for Intercultural Action (UNITED)
European network against nationalism, racism and fascism and in support of migrants and refugees

United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights
A department of the UN Secretariat, mandated to promote and protect the enjoyment and full realization, by all people, of all rights established in the Charter of the United Nations and in international human rights laws and treaties

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Migrants, asylum seekers and refugees

UK

Embrace NI
Christian group promoting a positive response to people seeking asylum, refugees, migrant workers and ethnic people in Northern Ireland

Independent Race and Refugee News Network
Project of the London-based Institute of Race Relations, an independent educational charity that carries out research, publishes and collects resources on race relations throughout the world

Refugee Council (Scotland)
Independent charity dedicated to providing advice, information and assistance to asylum seekers and refugees living in Scotland

Refugee Council (UK)
Largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees giving help and support, as well as advocacy to ensure their needs and concerns are addressed

South Tyrone Empowerment Project (STEP) NI - Migrant Workers´ Support Project
Developed to offer community capacity development, individual support for accessing services, advice and information, and a language support programme

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UK) 
Information portal for the UK office for the UNCHR

 

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Ireland

Immigrant Council of Ireland
National independent NGO working with and for immigrants in promoting their rights through information, advocacy and awareness

Migrant Rights Centre Ireland
National, rights-based voluntary organisation that works for the human rights of migrant workers and their families 

Integrating Ireland - National Network of Refugees, Asylum Seeker & Immigrant Support Groups
An independent network of north and south community and voluntary groups working in mutual solidarity to promote and realise the human rights, equality and full integration in Irish society of asylum seekers, refugees and immigrants

Refugee Council (Ireland)

Refugee Information Service
Aims to counter social exclusion through the provision of a specialist information, referral and advocacy service to asylum seekers and refugees

Refugee Project Sanctuary Newsletter
Newsletter of the Refugee Project of the Irish Bishops´ Congress

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Europe and international

European Centre for Minority Issues (ECMI)
Conducts practice-oriented research, provides information and documentation, and offers advisory services concerning minority-majority relations in Europe
 
European Council for Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
An umbrella organisation of 80 refugee-assisting agencies in 30 countries working towards fair and humane policies for the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees   

ILO International Migration Branch (MIGRANT)
Goal is to assist countries in policy formulation, and in establishing or strengthening legislation, administrative measures, structures and practices for effective management of labour migration

International Labour Organisation
UN specialized agency which seeks to promote social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights

Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
Aims at promoting respect for the human rights of undocumented migrants within Europe

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