...mocrat in supporting the measure. Since that time, bipartisan momentum has been building for the House to follow the Senate's lead and pass hate crimes legislation:
In late June, the New York State Legislature passed a hate crimes bill by a 48-12 margin, including support...
... on Civil and Human Rights, issued the following statement on the 5th Anniversary of the passage of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (HCPA). Next week, Henderson will head a delegation including Jewish, Muslim, Latino, African-American, Asian-Ame...
...roblem. Participation is. Some of the nation’s largest law enforcement agencies, like in Los Angeles and New York, have left far too many hate crimes uncounted in this year’s release. The 2021 hate crime data is a call to action for Congress to require all law enforcement age...
...g statement on today’s release of FBI 2022 Hate Crime Data:
...nce Education Fund released a report — “Cause for Concern 2024: The State of Hate” — outlining an unmistakable pattern of increased hate crimes during elections, as well as an alarming increase in hate crimes over the last decade. The report also made a number of recommen...
View a PDF of this letter here. Recipient: John M. Gore, Acting Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice Re: Hate Crimes Coalition Policy Recommendations Dear Acting Assistant Attorney General Gore: On behalf of the undersigned civil rights, relig...
Washington, DC – Today, the House Judiciary Committee marked up the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act, legislation that enhances federal involvement against hate crimes where necessary and authorizes the prosecution...
FBI Report Finds Hate Crime at Highest Level since 2001 Following a slight drop in 2007, the number of reported hate crimes in United States rose in 2008, according to latest figures from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In its annual report,...