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4.2.5 Types of NGOs and their Approaches
In the preceding chapter, we described different types of NGOs in Germany that monitor right-wing violence and related hate crimes, and a smaller number of NGOs that offer professional and specialized support and legal services to the communities and individual victims affected. The subsequent table provides a basic overview of the major activities of these groups included in our interview sample.
Table 18: Major activities of NGOs studied
| Name of organization/group | Systematic monitoring and documentation of hate crimes | Psycho-social assistance for hate crime victims | Legal assistance for hate crime victims | Outreach approach, including local interventions | Antidiscrimination work | Educational measures and programs |
| NGOs with an explicit focus on hate crimes | ||||||
| »CIVITAS Projects« | ||||||
| Opferperspektive Brandenburg | X | X | X | X | ||
| ReachOut in Berlin | X | X | X | X | X | |
| AMAL in Görlitz | X | X | X | X | ||
| LOBBI East in Neubrandenburg | X | X | X | X | ||
| Togther in Magdeburg | X | X | X | X | ||
| BOrG in Strausberg | X | X | X | |||
| BOrG in Bernau | X | X | X | |||
| NGOs representing the LGBT community | ||||||
| Lesbian Counseling Services | X | X | X | X | ||
| Of a Different Kind | X | X | X | |||
| NGOs without exclusive focus on hate crimes | ||||||
| Educational Center in Aachen | X | X | X | X | ||
| VAKS in Siegen | X | X | X | |||
| Anti-discrimination Office in Cologne | X | X | X | X | X | |
| IBIS in Oldenburg | X | X | X | X | ||
| NGOs representing the LGBT community | ||||||
| Chitchat—homo, bi and trans | X | X | X | X | ||
| Others | ||||||
| Lidice House in Bremen | X | |||||
| Victim Support in Verden | X | X | ||||
| Refugee Council in Brandenburg | X | |||||
| Regional Association of German Sinti and Roma in Berlin-Brandenburg | X | X | ||||
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