i-RED
The RED Network, is an independent research network building the RED early warning system composed of 17
Research and Civil Society Organisations in EU Member States. It aims at critically recording and fighting
stereotypes, which are the causes of racist and discriminatory attitudes, speech, actions and violent incidents. It
perceives itself as a ‘watchdog’ and a reliable source of information.
The RED project target group is ultimately the wide public for what concerns dominant or emerging public
perceptions, attitudes, misunderstandings, misinformation and intolerant stereotypes. Mainly to be accomplished
through targeting of expert publics and media operators/policy makers in order to shift or reverse and make more
efficient and relevant their response to racism and discrimination.
The general aim of the RED network - and as a consequence its major contribution - is to address the gaps in the
current socio-political state of research regarding the support of timely and effective policy responses to issues of
racism, discrimination and integration of socially marginalized minorities. RED will tackle the lack in continuous
monitoring systems and alert mechanisms on racist and discriminatory developments in selected EU countries. Intended impact of the RED network:
- the establishment of a broad and interdisciplinary social science - socio-legal & socio-economic – research network in order to enhance cooperation and a unitary view on the phenomena of racism and discrimination, as well as on migrants’ and minorities’ rights and situation in the MS and in the EU.
- The RED network aims to influence public and policy perceptions, design and management of such phenomena and current situation, by producing national & EU-wide reliable, in depth and actual research and by influencing national & EU policies and public domain.
- The objective of the RED network activity is to provide a two-fold intervention through interdisciplinary scientific research and public intervention and awareness.
- Ultimately, the RED network aims to fill the gap of a continuous monitoring and alert mechanism on racism and discrimination, by observing developing situations and alarming trends in selected EU countries and regional realities, through real time data collection, national networking, public intervention and focused research.
i-RED is affiliated member of PICUM (Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants), a network supporting undocumented migrants in Europe.
PICUM aims at promoting respect for the human rights of undocumented migrants within Europe, and at promoting regularisation of undocumented migrants and respect for human rights and humane treatment during the process of involuntary return of undocumented migrants.
i-RED is the Greek national partner of the Migrant Integration Policy Index project coordinated and implemented by Migration Policy Group and the British Council. www.integrationindex.eu
The Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) is a network for cooperation and information exchange, set to act as the main channel for FRA's cooperation with civil society and to ensure a close cooperation between the Agency and relevant stakeholders. The specific tasks of the Platform are:
to make suggestions on the Annual Work Programme
to give feedback and suggest follow-up on the Annual Report
to communicate outcomes and recommendations of conferences, seminars and meetings relevant to the work of the Agency.
* i-RED is not a Platform member. The i-RED Director participates in the Platform as the HLHR-KEMO Director