Protection Approaches
@ibvprev.bsky.social
UK charity working to tackle identity-based violence, from hate crime to violent extremism and mass atrocities, in the UK and around the world.
Found out more here: https://protectionapproaches.org/
Found out more here: https://protectionapproaches.org/
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At Protection Approaches, we believe in the collective responsibility to prevent identity-based violence in the UK & internationally.
We therefore work to prevent hate crime, violent extremism, and mass atrocities, toward advancing the UK's responsibility to protect those at risk.
At Protection Approaches, we believe in the collective responsibility to prevent identity-based violence in the UK & internationally.
We therefore work to prevent hate crime, violent extremism, and mass atrocities, toward advancing the UK's responsibility to protect those at risk.
🚨NEW: last week we launched our Manifesto for Change with our wonderful colleagues at University of Leicester's Centre for Hate Studies at Labour Party Conference
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October 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
🚨NEW: last week we launched our Manifesto for Change with our wonderful colleagues at University of Leicester's Centre for Hate Studies at Labour Party Conference
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📢 Continuing our focus on transnational repression (TNR), FPC Research Fellow Dr Saipira Furstenberg examines the challenges democracies face in confronting authoritarian TNR.
She explores policy gaps, risks to human rights, and why coordinated, rights-based strategies are essential. ⬇️
She explores policy gaps, risks to human rights, and why coordinated, rights-based strategies are essential. ⬇️
August 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
📢 Continuing our focus on transnational repression (TNR), FPC Research Fellow Dr Saipira Furstenberg examines the challenges democracies face in confronting authoritarian TNR.
She explores policy gaps, risks to human rights, and why coordinated, rights-based strategies are essential. ⬇️
She explores policy gaps, risks to human rights, and why coordinated, rights-based strategies are essential. ⬇️
As we mark one year since the tragic murder of Alice, Elsie, and Bebe at a children’s dance class in Southport, our thoughts are with their families as they continue to grieve.
We reflect on how what followed became, for many, a moment of national reckoning 💭
We reflect on how what followed became, for many, a moment of national reckoning 💭
One year on - reflecting on the UK's racist riots
As we mark one year since the tragic murder of Alice, Elsie, and Bebe at a children’s dance class in Southport, our thoughts are with their families as they continue to grieve.
protectionapproaches.org
August 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
As we mark one year since the tragic murder of Alice, Elsie, and Bebe at a children’s dance class in Southport, our thoughts are with their families as they continue to grieve.
We reflect on how what followed became, for many, a moment of national reckoning 💭
We reflect on how what followed became, for many, a moment of national reckoning 💭
💡 Excellent piece by our Trustee Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy on Gaza & the reckoning between humanitarianism & protection
"We must rethink the role of international and local humanitarian actors in providing protection without abrogating the fundamental responsibility of states to provide it."
"We must rethink the role of international and local humanitarian actors in providing protection without abrogating the fundamental responsibility of states to provide it."
The Gaza crisis demands a humanitarian reckoning | Humanitarian Practice Network
We cannot afford to give up on Gaza – nor on the principles and responsibilities that define humanitarianism itself.
odihpn.org
July 31, 2025 at 10:43 AM
💡 Excellent piece by our Trustee Sherine El Taraboulsi-McCarthy on Gaza & the reckoning between humanitarianism & protection
"We must rethink the role of international and local humanitarian actors in providing protection without abrogating the fundamental responsibility of states to provide it."
"We must rethink the role of international and local humanitarian actors in providing protection without abrogating the fundamental responsibility of states to provide it."
It was great to be at the launch of the government's new Civil Society Covenant last week.
A timely and important step toward building more equitable relationship between government and communities. 🧵
A timely and important step toward building more equitable relationship between government and communities. 🧵
July 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It was great to be at the launch of the government's new Civil Society Covenant last week.
A timely and important step toward building more equitable relationship between government and communities. 🧵
A timely and important step toward building more equitable relationship between government and communities. 🧵
📺 This week during an Urgent Question to the Foreign Secretary on the UK's response to the worsening situation in Sudan, @melanieward.bsky.social MP raised an important question about the UK’s approach to preventing & responding to mass atrocity crimes. 🧵
July 18, 2025 at 10:05 AM
📺 This week during an Urgent Question to the Foreign Secretary on the UK's response to the worsening situation in Sudan, @melanieward.bsky.social MP raised an important question about the UK’s approach to preventing & responding to mass atrocity crimes. 🧵
🚨 We are launching a new programme offering micro grants to community organisations to lead anti-hate initiatives!
As part of our Design. Build. Act. programme, we are inviting 10 community-based organisations in London to co-design & deliver new anti-hate initiatives with funding & support.
As part of our Design. Build. Act. programme, we are inviting 10 community-based organisations in London to co-design & deliver new anti-hate initiatives with funding & support.
July 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
🚨 We are launching a new programme offering micro grants to community organisations to lead anti-hate initiatives!
As part of our Design. Build. Act. programme, we are inviting 10 community-based organisations in London to co-design & deliver new anti-hate initiatives with funding & support.
As part of our Design. Build. Act. programme, we are inviting 10 community-based organisations in London to co-design & deliver new anti-hate initiatives with funding & support.
🚨 We're excited to be leading a major community listening exercise across Stoke-on-Trent, commissioned by the One Stoke-on-Trent Board.
From June to September 2025, we'll be engaging with people across the city to hear about their lives, challenges, hopes and ideas for the future.
From June to September 2025, we'll be engaging with people across the city to hear about their lives, challenges, hopes and ideas for the future.
July 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
🚨 We're excited to be leading a major community listening exercise across Stoke-on-Trent, commissioned by the One Stoke-on-Trent Board.
From June to September 2025, we'll be engaging with people across the city to hear about their lives, challenges, hopes and ideas for the future.
From June to September 2025, we'll be engaging with people across the city to hear about their lives, challenges, hopes and ideas for the future.
The new Israeli-US backed distribution scheme forces Palestinians in Gaza into militarised zones just to access food.
Food is now fenced, scanned and weaponised. This is not humanitarian aid.
It is a system of forced displacement, surveillance, and mass violence, disguised as relief.
Food is now fenced, scanned and weaponised. This is not humanitarian aid.
It is a system of forced displacement, surveillance, and mass violence, disguised as relief.
July 4, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The new Israeli-US backed distribution scheme forces Palestinians in Gaza into militarised zones just to access food.
Food is now fenced, scanned and weaponised. This is not humanitarian aid.
It is a system of forced displacement, surveillance, and mass violence, disguised as relief.
Food is now fenced, scanned and weaponised. This is not humanitarian aid.
It is a system of forced displacement, surveillance, and mass violence, disguised as relief.
Last month we launched a new paper with @csns-uk.bsky.social exploring the future of UK national security & foreign policy amid rising authoritarianism & systemic competition.
It argues we must rethink how the UK integrates human rights into its strategic outlook.
Read more 👇
It argues we must rethink how the UK integrates human rights into its strategic outlook.
Read more 👇
PA publishes policy paper on national security and rights
There are varied competing demands that feed into any state’s foreign policy and national security strategy. This policy paper addresses the relationship between rights and grand strategy at a time of...
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July 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Last month we launched a new paper with @csns-uk.bsky.social exploring the future of UK national security & foreign policy amid rising authoritarianism & systemic competition.
It argues we must rethink how the UK integrates human rights into its strategic outlook.
Read more 👇
It argues we must rethink how the UK integrates human rights into its strategic outlook.
Read more 👇
If you or your organisation work primarily with/for marginalised communities in London, we want to hear from you on how London crisis preparedness & response can better centre the perspectives and needs of your communities! 🤝
Get in touch to share your thoughts today🗣️⬇️
Get in touch to share your thoughts today🗣️⬇️
Proud to share that @ldnresilience.bsky.social has commissioned @ibvprev.bsky.social to create a new Equalities Partnership within the London Resilience Forum
If your group or organisation works primarily with/for marginalised communities, you can get involved today!
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If your group or organisation works primarily with/for marginalised communities, you can get involved today!
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June 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
If you or your organisation work primarily with/for marginalised communities in London, we want to hear from you on how London crisis preparedness & response can better centre the perspectives and needs of your communities! 🤝
Get in touch to share your thoughts today🗣️⬇️
Get in touch to share your thoughts today🗣️⬇️
✨NEW PROJECT LAUNCH✨
We're very excited to share that we have been commissioned by @ldnresilience.bsky.social
to create a new Equalities Partnership within the #LondonResilienceForum🏙️
If your group or organisation works primarily with/for marginalised communities, you can get involved today!
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We're very excited to share that we have been commissioned by @ldnresilience.bsky.social
to create a new Equalities Partnership within the #LondonResilienceForum🏙️
If your group or organisation works primarily with/for marginalised communities, you can get involved today!
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June 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
✨NEW PROJECT LAUNCH✨
We're very excited to share that we have been commissioned by @ldnresilience.bsky.social
to create a new Equalities Partnership within the #LondonResilienceForum🏙️
If your group or organisation works primarily with/for marginalised communities, you can get involved today!
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We're very excited to share that we have been commissioned by @ldnresilience.bsky.social
to create a new Equalities Partnership within the #LondonResilienceForum🏙️
If your group or organisation works primarily with/for marginalised communities, you can get involved today!
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🗓️ We are co-hosting an event with @ibvprev.bsky.social on June 18th! Join us as we examine the changing role and capabilities of the FCDO and reflect on Labour’s first year of foreign policy with Kate Ferguson, Lord Peter Ricketts and John Bew
Read more & sign up here: icsr.info/2025/06/05/c...
Read more & sign up here: icsr.info/2025/06/05/c...
June 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🗓️ We are co-hosting an event with @ibvprev.bsky.social on June 18th! Join us as we examine the changing role and capabilities of the FCDO and reflect on Labour’s first year of foreign policy with Kate Ferguson, Lord Peter Ricketts and John Bew
Read more & sign up here: icsr.info/2025/06/05/c...
Read more & sign up here: icsr.info/2025/06/05/c...
🤝 Protection Approaches is working with Brent Council to strengthen the community's understanding of hate crime & how to support those affected.
We're offering free training workshops for community groups & undertaking local research to better understand the experiences Brent’s diverse communities.
We're offering free training workshops for community groups & undertaking local research to better understand the experiences Brent’s diverse communities.
PA launches new hate crime support project with Brent Council
Protection Approaches is working with Brent Council and local partners on a project to strengthen community understanding of hate crime and how to support those affected. This work includes a programm...
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May 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
🤝 Protection Approaches is working with Brent Council to strengthen the community's understanding of hate crime & how to support those affected.
We're offering free training workshops for community groups & undertaking local research to better understand the experiences Brent’s diverse communities.
We're offering free training workshops for community groups & undertaking local research to better understand the experiences Brent’s diverse communities.
Our wonderful HRW colleagues are in court this week challenging UK arms exports to Israel.
The intent to destroy & displace the Palestinian people by the Govt of Israel cannot be ignored.
The UK government must immediately cease all arms exports - including F-35 parts being used in Gaza right now.
The intent to destroy & displace the Palestinian people by the Govt of Israel cannot be ignored.
The UK government must immediately cease all arms exports - including F-35 parts being used in Gaza right now.
This week, the British government is in the High Court defending the indefensible: its continuing approval of arms exports to Israel.
HRW's Yasmine Ahmed is at the High Court in London ⤵️
HRW's Yasmine Ahmed is at the High Court in London ⤵️
May 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Our wonderful HRW colleagues are in court this week challenging UK arms exports to Israel.
The intent to destroy & displace the Palestinian people by the Govt of Israel cannot be ignored.
The UK government must immediately cease all arms exports - including F-35 parts being used in Gaza right now.
The intent to destroy & displace the Palestinian people by the Govt of Israel cannot be ignored.
The UK government must immediately cease all arms exports - including F-35 parts being used in Gaza right now.
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🚨 #Israel has blocked all humanitarian aid to #Gaza since 2 March.
The manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The inter'l community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility.
#DiplomaticConvoyNow #LetAidIn
www.globalr2p.org/publications...
The manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The inter'l community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility.
#DiplomaticConvoyNow #LetAidIn
www.globalr2p.org/publications...
Unified Call to Confront Famine in Gaza: Launch the Diplomatic Humanitarian Convoy Now - Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect
Palestinian civil society, joined by humanitarian and human rights organisations worldwide, issues this urgent and unified call: The manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The international commu...
www.globalr2p.org
May 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🚨 #Israel has blocked all humanitarian aid to #Gaza since 2 March.
The manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The inter'l community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility.
#DiplomaticConvoyNow #LetAidIn
www.globalr2p.org/publications...
The manufactured famine in Gaza must be halted. The inter'l community must act decisively, immediately, and with full moral and legal responsibility.
#DiplomaticConvoyNow #LetAidIn
www.globalr2p.org/publications...
📺 We were proud to welcome BBC News to one of our Active Bystander training sessions last month.
We gave Tom Edwards and the team a closer look at how everyday Londoners are learning the skills to respond to identity-based harm.
We gave Tom Edwards and the team a closer look at how everyday Londoners are learning the skills to respond to identity-based harm.
May 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
📺 We were proud to welcome BBC News to one of our Active Bystander training sessions last month.
We gave Tom Edwards and the team a closer look at how everyday Londoners are learning the skills to respond to identity-based harm.
We gave Tom Edwards and the team a closer look at how everyday Londoners are learning the skills to respond to identity-based harm.
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What's it like to be hunted? Our latest investigation reveals the worldwide reach of China's authoritarian rulers. #ChinaTargets @icij.org @hopenothate.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Revealed: online campaign urged far right to attack China’s opponents in UK
Social media incitement following last summer’s riots appears to be new tactic against Hong Kong exiles
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
What's it like to be hunted? Our latest investigation reveals the worldwide reach of China's authoritarian rulers. #ChinaTargets @icij.org @hopenothate.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
💼 @onyoursideuk.bsky.social is recruiting an Outreach Officer!
Based at Protection Approaches, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing & delivering key initiatives to raise awareness of On Your Side among ESEA communities across the UK. 📣
Based at Protection Approaches, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing & delivering key initiatives to raise awareness of On Your Side among ESEA communities across the UK. 📣
April 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
💼 @onyoursideuk.bsky.social is recruiting an Outreach Officer!
Based at Protection Approaches, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing & delivering key initiatives to raise awareness of On Your Side among ESEA communities across the UK. 📣
Based at Protection Approaches, the successful candidate will be responsible for developing & delivering key initiatives to raise awareness of On Your Side among ESEA communities across the UK. 📣
📣 We're working with Brent Council and local partners to strengthen local communities' understanding of hate crime.
We're offering free training workshops for community and faith groups - alongside local research - to better understand the experiences and ideas of Brent’s diverse communities 👇
We're offering free training workshops for community and faith groups - alongside local research - to better understand the experiences and ideas of Brent’s diverse communities 👇
April 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
📣 We're working with Brent Council and local partners to strengthen local communities' understanding of hate crime.
We're offering free training workshops for community and faith groups - alongside local research - to better understand the experiences and ideas of Brent’s diverse communities 👇
We're offering free training workshops for community and faith groups - alongside local research - to better understand the experiences and ideas of Brent’s diverse communities 👇
This week, as we mark the second year of the war in Sudan, and on the day of the UK Sudan Conference, Protection Approaches, @avaaz.bsky.social @hrw.org & @una-uk.bsky.social held a press briefing.
It was both a call to conscience and a demand for action.
It was both a call to conscience and a demand for action.
April 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This week, as we mark the second year of the war in Sudan, and on the day of the UK Sudan Conference, Protection Approaches, @avaaz.bsky.social @hrw.org & @una-uk.bsky.social held a press briefing.
It was both a call to conscience and a demand for action.
It was both a call to conscience and a demand for action.
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In yet another crackdown on LGBT rights, Hungary’s parliament has passed a law that will outlaw LGBT Pride and similar events.
The law, which penalizes organizers and attendees, also authorizes the use of facial recognition technology to identify attendees.
The law, which penalizes organizers and attendees, also authorizes the use of facial recognition technology to identify attendees.
March 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
In yet another crackdown on LGBT rights, Hungary’s parliament has passed a law that will outlaw LGBT Pride and similar events.
The law, which penalizes organizers and attendees, also authorizes the use of facial recognition technology to identify attendees.
The law, which penalizes organizers and attendees, also authorizes the use of facial recognition technology to identify attendees.
To mark National Active Bystander Awareness day, we are proud to be working in partnership with @transportforlondon.bsky.social to deliver free Active Bystander training for passengers on the network 🤝
Training to deal with harassment on London's transport network
It's part of plans to help deal with harassment on London's transport network.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM
To mark National Active Bystander Awareness day, we are proud to be working in partnership with @transportforlondon.bsky.social to deliver free Active Bystander training for passengers on the network 🤝
🚨 With aid cuts threatening civil society, the UK Atrocity Prevention Working Group has written to the Foreign Secretary, urging the govt to to safeguard civil society leadership in this time of crisis & strengthen our collective commitment to preventing atrocities.
March 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🚨 With aid cuts threatening civil society, the UK Atrocity Prevention Working Group has written to the Foreign Secretary, urging the govt to to safeguard civil society leadership in this time of crisis & strengthen our collective commitment to preventing atrocities.
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Did you know more than 400 migrants have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe in the past 3 months? The EU’s policy of deterrence by drowning is abhorrent. #WithHumanity
Join thousands calling on the EU to save lives: hrw.org/WithHumanity#sign_the_petition
Join thousands calling on the EU to save lives: hrw.org/WithHumanity#sign_the_petition
#WithHumanity
We are calling on the European Union to protect the lives and rights of people on the move. Take Action.
hrw.org
March 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Did you know more than 400 migrants have died or disappeared in the Mediterranean trying to reach Europe in the past 3 months? The EU’s policy of deterrence by drowning is abhorrent. #WithHumanity
Join thousands calling on the EU to save lives: hrw.org/WithHumanity#sign_the_petition
Join thousands calling on the EU to save lives: hrw.org/WithHumanity#sign_the_petition