Piotr Godzisz
pgodzisz.bsky.social
Piotr Godzisz
@pgodzisz.bsky.social
Co-Director of University of Leicester Centre for Hate Studies. 🏠 Stirchley. He/him 🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🇵🇱
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Well, there's a thing.

New research from Oxford University says that misleading media coverage is shaping UK public debate on immigration, human rights and the European Convention on Human Rights #ECHR👇

🔗 www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-09... via @bonavero.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Highlight of the Athens campus - tortoises! Met two so far. This one persuaded me to feed it a leaf 🐢♥️🌿 #EuroCrim2025
September 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Great to catch up with my University of Leicester colleague Kofi Boakye at #EuroCrim2025 in Athens
September 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
63 people died of hunger in Gaza this month only. People seeking aid are getting killed. The situation is getting worse. The Israeli government is responsible for the humanitarian crisis and the looming famine. How is this still possible? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Famine 'currently playing out' in Gaza, UN-backed experts warn
It comes as aid agencies warn Israel's recent measures to increase aid supplies are not enough.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Great to hear Nicole L. Asquith and Justin Ellis share findings from the inquiry into LGBTQ #hatecrime in New South Wales. So many shared issues with Europe, especially the poor quality or absence of police data and its links to hate crime legislation. @bschcnetwork.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Fascinating to see emerging new typologies of offenders, like Valerie Houghton and Jane Healy's work on disablist hate crime offenders showing how distinct this form of violence is @bschcnetwork.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Looking forward to the #hatecrime perpetrators conference today, organised by amazing colleagues from @bschcnetwork.bsky.social great to be at a conference without presenting - can really pay full attention to colleagues brilliant research! 🌟🌟🌟🌟
June 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🇵🇱Poland’s attempt to extend #hatecrime and #hatespeech laws was blocked by the outgoing president. This weekend’s elections could change that. If you're interested in learning about the politics of hate in Europe, my book is now in Open Access: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
State Responses to Anti-LGBT Violence
This book analyzes the state responses to hate crimes against LGBT people in Poland within the European context.
link.springer.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The Polish president Andrzej Duda effectively blocked the new law extending hate crime and hate speech protections to sexual orientation, gender, disability, and age, by asking the compromised Constitutional Court for a legal review.
April 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Join our FREE and HYBRID Hate Crime and Policing Network
Conference on "Hate Crime Perpetrators: The Effectiveness of Criminal Justice Responses” on Thursday 5th June 2025 at Nottingham Trent University with Keynote Speaker Professor Jon Garland 👇
March 18, 2025 at 8:43 AM
1/2 🏛️ Poland's lower chamber has passed a bill extending hate crime & hate speech protections to victims targeted for their sexual orientation, disability, gender, or age. However, gender identity is not explicitly included. #HumanRights #Poland
March 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Generative AI is here to stay. I use it and I see my students use it, for better or worse. We need to be ready to teach our students - and ourselves - to use AI tools effectively and ethically. Good read from the Guardian ⬇️
February 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
My amazing place of work @centre4hatestudies.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! Connect with us to connect research and policy and discuss the best ways of understanding and countering hate and hostility #hatecrime
February 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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(1/3) Hear from Professor Neil Chakraborti as he delivers the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies 2025 Annual Lecture at the University of Leeds - BOOK FOR FREE in 3/3 thread ⬇️🗓️
February 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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🚨Call for Papers - British Society of Criminology Conference 2025🚨 If you Have a Presentation Related to Hate Crime Please E-Mail your Abstracts of No More than 250-words to Ben Colliver ([email protected]) By Monday 3rd March 2025 at 5pm. 👇👇👇
February 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
"According to the Scottish Women's Rights Centre, survivors typically contact between 30 and 50 solicitors before they secure representation." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Woman's divorce case was turned down by 116 legal aid lawyers
A woman who was assaulted by her husband was unable to find a legal aid lawyer in Scotland to handle her case.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 6, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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🚨Call for Papers Announcement🚨The Hate Crime Network is Excited to Invite Presenters for our Joint
Conference with the
#BSCPolicingNet on Hate Crime
Perpetrators: The Effectiveness of Criminal Justice Deadline for Abstracts is 28 of February 👇👇
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Microsoft Forms
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January 14, 2025 at 9:12 AM
"In Birmingham, there were 783 complaints made but despite this, the council did not issue a single enforcement letter or carry out an inspection." As a new owner of a (regulation) wood burner, I'm not sure how to feel about it. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just four fines issued for wood-burning complaints in a year in England
Law around illegal wood burning in smoke-control areas is not being enforced, campaigners say
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Nearly 10% of Australians aged 16 to 24 years are LGBTI+, according to a recent survey published by the AU government statistics office. Great to see more countries taking a public health approach and investing in understanding their LGBTI+ populations and their needs🌈 www.abs.gov.au/media-centre...
ABS releases first ever estimates of LGBTI+ Australians
www.abs.gov.au
December 19, 2024 at 9:32 AM
"Derivative, unauthenticated, specious garbage (...). Predicated upon shaky political notions. Empiricism, quackery, tomfoolery. Cant, rant, and rhetoric". The Wizard is so mean 😂 Totally stealing this passage from Wicked (the novel by G Maguire) for when I review a really bad manuscript.
December 4, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Poland: "Sense of optimism, frustration and expectation for change" regarding LGBTI rigths, according to United Nations Independent Expert www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Poland: UN expert calls for swift and decisive action to protect LGBT people
WARSAW – The UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Graeme Reid, today called on the Government in Poland to take swif...
www.ohchr.org
December 3, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Why is everyone suddenly worked up about ‘non-crime hate incidents'? Some good briefing from The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Tuesday briefing: Why everyone’s suddenly worked up about ‘non-crime hate incidents’
In today’s newsletter: A police visit to a Daily Telegraph columnist about a tweet unleashed a barrage of coverage – but the story is more complicated than it appears
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:58 AM
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🌍 Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: every 10 minutes, a woman is killed by a partner/family member.

Efus stands for safer, inclusive cities with local actions to prevent violence & support victims.
Learn more: bit.ly/4i2WBg8

#EndViolenceAgainstWomen
November 25, 2024 at 2:07 PM