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UK launches anti-Hindu hate reporting portal
Project researchers also identified reluctance within parts of the diaspora community to report incidents as a major challenge
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Staff Reporter - Mon, 18, May 2026
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The initiative comes amid concerns within sections of the Hindu community that incidents of discrimination / AHHM website
The UK’s first dedicated portal to record anti-Hindu hate incidents nationwide was launched May 14, as researchers and community leaders sought to address what they described as a gap in the country’s hate crime monitoring system.
The Anti-Hindu Hate Monitor, developed by the International Centre for Sustainability, is designed to document and analyze incidents affecting Hindus and other Dharmic communities across the UK, including Jains and Sikhs.
The initiative comes amid concerns within sections of the Hindu community that incidents of discrimination, abuse and hostility are increasing but remain underreported. According to the organization, there is currently no formal mechanism in the UK dedicated to collecting data on anti-Hindu incidents, despite Hindus making up around one million people, or about 1.6 percent of the population.
The reporting portal records cases across nine categories, including assault, vandalism, threats, hate speech, discrimination, online abuse and anti-Hindu literature. The platform also includes geographic markers and location categories that allow incidents to be mapped by city and region, including more detailed classifications in London.
The organization said the platform was created to establish a centralized reporting system capable of documenting both the scale and nature of incidents. It plans to publish reports every six months and annually, with the first report expected later this year.
Researchers involved in the project said the absence of an official definition of anti-Hindu hate in the UK has contributed to the lack of policy guidance and reporting frameworks. They argued that incidents are often treated as isolated acts rather than as hate incidents connected to religion.
The system has been modeled on reporting mechanisms used by organizations such as the Community Security Trust, which monitors antisemitic incidents, and Tell MAMA, which tracks anti-Muslim hate incidents. The organization behind the portal also consulted CST while developing the platform.
The Anti-Hindu Hate Monitor defines a hate crime as any criminal offense perceived by the victim or another person to be motivated by hostility or prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, disability or transgender identity. A hate incident, according to the portal, includes any incident that a victim or another person believes is rooted in prejudice related to those characteristics, even if evidence of hate motivation is not formally established.
The platform defines an anti-Hindu incident as any malicious act aimed at Hindu people, organizations or property where there is evidence of anti-Hindu motivation or content, or where the victim was targeted because they were, or were believed to be, Hindu.
The organization said such incidents may include physical attacks, verbal or written abuse, threats, graffiti, leaflets, posters and social media posts involving a UK-based offender or victim.
Project researchers also identified reluctance within parts of the diaspora community to report incidents as a major challenge. According to the organization, some people fear being dismissed, are unfamiliar with reporting processes or lack confidence that reporting incidents will lead to action.
To address those concerns, the platform was designed with simplified reporting categories and backend verification measures intended to improve data accuracy. Users can select multiple categories while filing a report.
The portal was launched during a panel discussion on May 14 attended by researchers, lawmakers and representatives from organizations involved in hate crime monitoring and prosecution.
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