The Michael Trust becomes third party mechanism for reporting religious hate crimes

You can now report a religious hate crime directly to authorities or through the Michael Trust if you are a religious or faith based group that is being targeted.

Religious Hate Crime is on the increase in the UK and other countries some say that the use of the internet is fueling hate against a number of faiths in the UK but also around the globe. We have launched a third party Hate Crime reporting mechanism for hate crimes against religious, sects, groups.

"Hate crime and religious persecution are on the rise - this is how we can stop it It is only when people of different faiths, or of no faith, and from different backgrounds work together that we can truly overcome the prejudices arising from not knowing the “other”


What is a religious hate crime? 

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In the United States the FBI has defined a hate crime as a “criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity.” Hate itself is not a crime—and the FBI is mindful of protecting freedom of speech and other civil liberties.

The FBI’s Role ... As part of its responsibility to uphold the civil rights of the American people, the FBI takes a number of steps to combat the problem of hate crimes.

Investigative Activities: The FBI is the lead investigative agency for criminal violations of federal civil rights statutes. The Bureau works closely with its local, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement partners around the country in many of these cases. You can now report a religious hate crime by clicking on the link above where you will be transferred directly to the FBI.

In the United Kingdom Racially and religious hate crime is defined as: “Any incident/crime which is perceived by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on a person’s race or religion or perceived race or religion.”  You can now report a religious hate crime directly to the police in the UK by clicking on the link above.

We can also assist and report for you, but we limit the amount of cases we can get involved with. Please get in touch if you need help or leave a comment here and the end of this post.

What are racist or religious hate incidents?

Something is a racist or religious hate incident if the victim or anyone else thinks it was carried out because of hostility or prejudice based on race or religion. This means that if you believe something is a hate incident, it should be recorded as such by the person you are reporting it to.

Who can be the victim of a racist and religious hate incident?

Anyone can be the victim of a racist or religious hate incident. For example, someone may wrongly believe you’re part of a certain racial group. Or someone may target you because of your partner’s religion.

What type of incidents can be a racist or religious hate incident?

• Racist or religious hate incidents can take many forms including:
• verbal and physical abuse
• bullying
• threatening behaviour
• online abuse
• damage to property.

It can be a one-off incident or part of an ongoing campaign of harassment or intimidation.

Hate incidents are not only carried out by strangers. It could be carried out by a carer, a neighbour, a teacher or someone you consider a friend.

Where to report it if you live in the United Sates or United Kingdom -

Use the links found here on the full website where you will be directed to the right places. The Michael Trust can also report on your behalf if you are a religous of faith based group that is being targeted, please contact us (themichaeltrust(at)outlook.com

Related links on our website -

The Michael Trust to become a third party agency to report Hate Crimes against religious communities

Religious Hate Crime and why the Michael Trust has awoken once more

Sources of information from True Vision, FBI, Citizens Advice UK.