Piotr Godzisz

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Had an absolutely fabulous time in Brussels this week catching up with my old crew at AGS ULB. 20 years anniversary is no mean feat, and it's great to see how the field of gender studies has progressed. Here's to the next 20! 🥂🎉🥳

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

Highlight of the Athens campus - tortoises! Met two so far. This one persuaded me to feed it a leaf 🐢♥️🌿 #EuroCrim2025

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Great to catch up with my University of Leicester colleague Kofi Boakye at #EuroCrim2025 in Athens

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.

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...

Nicole L Asquith and Justin Ellis

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

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

Dr Rachel Keighley

Dr Eirini Zempi

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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! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

State Responses to Anti-LGBT Violence This book analyzes the state responses to hate crimes against LGBT people in Poland within the European context.

🇵🇱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...

Congrats!!!

All in the name of protecting Poles from "gender ideology" & same-sex marriage.

From the LGBT perspective, he ends his presidency the same way he started it - by striking down the hard-won legal protections, first by vetoing the legal gender recognition law in 2015, now blocking the reform of the criminal code.

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.

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 👇

2/2 ✍️ Before becoming law, the bill must be approved by the upper chamber & signed by the president who holds veto power. A crucial moment for equality and security of #hatecrime victims in Poland! 🇵🇱

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

UK universities warned to ‘stress-test’ assessments as 92% of students use AI Survey of 1,000 students shows ‘explosive increase’ in use of generative AI in particular over past 12 months

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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 ⬇️

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

(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 ⬇️🗓️

🚨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 (ben.colliver@bcu.ac.uk) By Monday 3rd March 2025 at 5pm. 👇👇👇

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.

"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...

Announcement: #PhD #Scholarhship in #Crimology @ @monashuniversity.bsky.social in #Melbourne, Australia

Topics: #policing #punishment #restorativejustice #criminaljustice #hatecrime #genderbasedviolence #cybercrime

Deadline 16 Feb 26.

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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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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

"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/...

ABS releases first ever estimates of LGBTI+ Australians

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...

Very interesting!

Derivative, unauthenticated, specious garbage (...). Predicated on shaky political notions. Empiricism, quackery, tomfoolery. Cant, rant, and rhetoric".

"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.

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...

Poland: "Sense of optimism, frustration and expectation for change" regarding LGBTI rigths, according to United Nations Independent Expert www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

Prevent and Hate Crime Officer - London (Central), London (Greater) job with LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY | 9346635 To ensure that Hackney Community Safety Partnership delivers on its Prevent statutory duties & outlined in the Home Office Prevent Guidance.

Jobs: Prevent and Hate Crime Officer for Hackney, London

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