We build collective knowledge and understanding of systems and structures that support and perpetuate racism

The Monitoring Group is a grassroots organisation with over 40 year’s of experience helping people and sharing lived experiences by : 

  • Daily representation and advocacy on behalf of clients suffering racial discrimination and racially motivated hate crimes

  • Research, data collection & evaluation projects 

  • Community organising and establishing public interest campaigns, self-organised cand arts-based projects within African Caribbean, Asian and other similar communities to address injustice, representation and marginalisation and to empower racialised groups in society. 

  • Participating in legal forums such as Public Inquiries that have examined the prevalence of racism and neglect within public bodies, including police (Stephen Lawrence Inquiry and Undercover Police Inquiry), prisons (Zahid Mubarak Inquiry), and care services (Victoria Climbie Inquiry)  

Since our inception, the Monitoring Group has been a leading voice for family led empowerment and justice campaigns in the UK. It has helped hundreds of families, and established campaigns for many including the families of Blair Peach, Kuldip Sekhon, Stephen Lawrence, Ricky Reel, Michael Menson, Zahid Mubarak, Victoria Climbie, Mi Gao Chen and Christopher Kapessa

These Family Campaigns led to Public Judicial Inquiries and consequent changes in legislation and social practices, transforming modern Britain

Mosques attacked with bricks and stones. Marchers chanting “we want our country back.” And a man’s head reportedly stamped on during a racist attack.

These scenes from the past week in England and Northern Ireland have sparked painful memories among British Asians who remember the 1970s and 80s, when racist violence was widespread and the National Front was on the rise.

BBC News senior UK correspondent Sima Kotecha, writes about the far-right riots which took place in August 2024. Read the full report here.

 

“One of the key ways we can defeat this form of terrorism is by the community coming out together in a very united fashion having as many eyes and ears as possible so that the terrorist, racist terrorists, will be absolutely scared of coming to Southall to bomb it”

Suresh Grover, speaking in April 1999 following the third far-right extremist nail bombing in London in the space of two weeks.

Our representation and advocacy work on behalf of clients

We provide an advocacy service for victims of race hate crime. Some of this work is part of the CATCH project, a London-wide partnership with other groups. We have over four decades of experience in helping people who suffer racism and discrimination in the UK and are a leading organisation in this field.