Counseling and Documentation Centers

People who have experienced anti-Muslim violence and/or discrimination, as well as their family members and witnesses to an attack, can receive professional support and assistance in local counseling centers. Counseling can be provided by phone, online, or in person.

Nationwide

  • Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency

    Kapelle-Ufer 2
    10117 Berlin
    0800 – 546 546 5
    Website

    Affected group: People affected by any form of discrimination

Baden-Württemberg

  • LEUCHTLINIE

    Reinsburgstraße 82
    70178 Stuttgart
    0711 / 888 999 33
    Website

    Advice on possible courses of action, support or preparation and appointments with authorities, help with applications (e.g. financial support), networking financial support), networking, etc

    Affected group: Victims of right-wing violence

  • adis e.V.

    Aixerstr. 12,
    72072 Tübingen
    07071 143104 10
    Website

    Empowerment after discrimination, information on rights, strategies for action (e.g. letter of complaint, mediation meeting, legal steps etc.)

    Affected group: those directly or indirectly affected by discrimination of any form

  • Büro für Antidiskriminierungsarbeit Stuttgart

    Stadtjugendring Stuttgart
    Burgenlandstr. 15
    70469 Stuttgart
    0711-23726-82
    Website

    Strengthening after discrimination, information on rights, development of strategies for action

    Affected group: people affected by any form of discrimination

  • Antidiskriminierungsbüro Heidelberg

    Mosaik-Deutschland e.V.
    Rohrbacher Str. 74
    69115 Heidelberg
    0179/1019153
    Website

    Documentation of discrimination, advice with regard to options for action

    Affected group: people affected by any form of discrimination

Bayern

  • BEFORE

    Mathildenstraße 3c
    80336 München
    089 4622467-0
    Website

    Including psychosocial counseling, accompaniment (to lawyers, therapists, court hearings, police, etc.), preparation and follow-up of court proceedings, advice on financial support (legal costs, compensation payments, etc.)

    Affected group: Victims of right-wing violence

  • Netzwerk Rassismus- und Diskriminierungsfreies Bayern e.V.

    Zeppelinstr. 63
    81669 München
    Website

    Advocates for an anti-racism and anti-discrimination office at state level, networking with anti-racist structures, empowerment, counseling

    Affected group: All people regardless of actual and ascribed characteristics

  • Muslimrat München e.V.

    Rupert-Mayer-Straße 44
    81379 München
    Website

    Establishment of a Muslim pastoral care service to provide qualified care and help for those affected.

    Reporting form for recording anti-Muslim incidents

    Affected group: Contact point for those affected by anti-Muslim violence

  • Beratung.Unterstützung Dokumentation (B.U.D e.V.)

    Postfach 44 01 53
    90206 Nürnberg
    0151 / 216 53 187
    Website

    Informing about options for action, mediation (medical, legal), accompaniment

    Affected group: victims of right-wing extremist violence

Berlin

  • Diversity Arts Culture

    c/o Stiftung für Kulturelle Weiterbildung und Kulturberatung
    Spandauer Damm 19
    14059 Berlin
    030 3030444 –29
    Website

    Advice and support, referral advice to other advice centers in case of need for e.g. therapeutic, legal advice, etc, legal advice on the AGG & LADG Berlin, accompaniment to meetings, Assistance in court, referral to lawyers, psychologists, documentation

    Affected group: Freelance and employed artists and cultural professionals from all sectors who live and/or work in Berlin

  • Muslimisches Seelsorge-Telefon

    Anonymous counseling number: 030 443 509 821
    Website

    Listen sympathetically to your problem and support you in finding an individual way out; psychological and mental problems, victimization by violence and other matters”

    Affected group: People affected by anti-Muslim racism

  • Antidiskriminierungsnetzwerk Berlin des TBB (Türkischer Bund Berlin)

    Richard-Sorge-Str. 13
    10249 Berlin
    030/55065905
    Website

    Advice and information sessions, legal advice, accompaniment to meetings, assistance in court, referral to lawyers, psychologists

    Affected group: any form of discrimination

  • Das Qualitäts- und Beschwerdemanagement, der Antidiskriminierungsbeauftragte der SenBJF

    Bernhard-Weiß-Str. 6
    10178 Berlin
    030 / 90227-5050

    Website

    Affected group: People affected by any form of discrimination

  • ReachOut

    Kopernikusstr. 23
    Hinterhaus 2. Etage
    10245 Berlin
    030 / 69 56 83 39
    Website

    Advice and support on a legal, psychological and financial level

    Affected group: Victims of right-wing, racist and anti-Semitic violence

  • Anlauf­stelle für Diskri­mi­nie­rungs­schutz an Schulen (ADAS)

    LIFE e.V.
    Rheinstraße 45/46, Aufgang C
    12161 Berlin
    0800 724 50 67
    Website

    Contact point for protection against discrimination in schools (ADAS) Information, Advice, guidance and support in cases of discrimination in schools in Berlin

    Affected group: People affected by anti-Muslim racism

Brandenburg

  • Antidiskriminierungsberatung Brandenburg

    Opferperspektive e.V.
    Rudolf-Breitscheid-Str. 164
    14482 Potsdam
    0331 58 10 7676
    Website

    Information and advice meeting, identification of legal options, requesting statements, accompanying you to meetings, referring you to experts (lawyers, psychologists, doctors)

    Affected group: Victims of racist discrimination

Bremen

  • Arbeitsstelle gegen Diskriminierung und Gewalt – Expertise und Konfliktberatung

    Universität Bremen
    ADE – Referat 04
    Gebäude GW2
    Universitäts-Boulevard 13
    28359 Bremen
    Telefon: 0421 / 218 60 170
    Website

    Conflict analysis, advice on complaints processes, clarification of options for action and protection on content-related issues, on further contact persons, on specific reporting procedures, on legal aspects, on specific conflict and anti-discrimination measures in organizations

    Affected group: People affected by discrimination at work, study and training places training place

  • soliport

    Am Deich 60
    28199 Bremen
    0421 17831212
    Website

    Psychosocial counseling, contact mediation, accompaniment, preparation and follow-up of court proceedings, etc.

    Affected group: Persons affected by any form of discrimination

Hamburg

  • AMIRA

    Steindamm 11
    20099 Hamburg
    040-39 84 26 47
    Website

    (Legal) advice on possible courses of action, claims and rights, Accompaniment to interviews, mediation between victim and perpetrator, etc.

    Affected group: specifically for those affected by discrimination due to (attributed) origin and religion

Hessen

  • response

    Evangelische Kirche in Frankfurt und Offenbach

    Büro Frankfurt
    069 348 770 530
    Website

    sowie

    Büro Kassel
    0561- 72 98 97 00
    Website

    Mediation, information, support

    Affected group: Those affected by right-wing extremist, racist, anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim or antiziganist violence

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

  • Beratungsnetzwerk Demokratie und Toleranz

    LOBBI West
    Budapester Straße 7
    18057 Rostock
    Telefon: (0381) 2009377

    sowie

    LOBBI Ost
    Helmut-Just-Straße 4
    17036 Neubrandenburg
    Telefon: (0395) 4550718

    Website

    Psychosocial, legal (identification of legal means and mediation) Counseling, accompaniment to visits to authorities, court proceedings and the police, referral to medical and therapeutic facilities, support in finding witnesses search for witnesses, application and clarification of compensation claims, Analysis of the threat situation

    Group of victims: Victims of right-wing extremist, racist, anti-Semitic, homophobic violence

Lower Saxony

  • IBIS Interkulturelle Arbeitsstelle e.V.

    Klävemannstraße 14 -16
    26122 Oldenburg
    04 41 – 88 40 34
    Website

    Competent and independent advice for individuals, information and monitoring center, networking and cooperation with other organizations, e.g. for the enforcement of political demands, mediation with other institutions and organizations

    Affected group: People affected by any form of discrimination

  • Landes-Demokratiezentrum Niedersachsen

    Siebstraße 4
    30171 Hannover
    0511 120 8718
    Website

    Advice after attacks, information on possible courses of action, accompaniment to appointments with the police and other authorities, to lawyers, doctors and courts, support with applications, etc.

    Affected group: Persons affected by any form of discrimination

  • Counseling for affected persons in Lower Saxony

    Region Nordwest-Niedersachsen
    Exil e.V.
    Möserstraße 34
    49074 Osnabrück
    0541 / 38069923

    sowie

    Region Nordost-Niedersachsen
    CJD Nienburg
    Zeisigweg 2
    31582 Nienburg/Weser
    05021/971111

    sowie

    Region Süd-Niedersachsen
    Asyl e.V.
    Katharinenstraße 13
    31135 Hildesheim
    0179 /1255333
    01590 /6390203

    Website

    Advice after attacks, information on possible courses of action, Support (police, authorities, lawyers, doctors and court) Support with applications etc.

    Affected group: Victims of right-wing, racist and anti-Semitic violence

North Rhine-Westphalia

  • Servicestelle Amura

    MINA e.V.
    0203 606 996 45
    Website

    Contact and advice center

    Affected group: People affected by anti-Muslim racism

  • AntiDiskriminierungsBüro Öffentlichkeit gegen Gewalt e.V. in Köln (oegg)

    Berliner Str. 97-99
    51063 Köln
    0221 964 76 300
    Website

    Contact and advice center, support and mediation in cases of discrimination in individual cases

    Group of victims: Victims of right-wing extremist, anti-Semitic and racist violence

  • Aktionsbündnis muslimischer Frauen in Deutschland e.V.

    Rabenweg 2
    50389 Wesseling
    02236/948633
    Website

    The action alliance offers the opportunity to report incidents and offers individual advice to the

    Affected group: Muslim women

  • GleichBehandlungsBüro (GBB)

    Mariahilf-Straße 16
    52062 Aachen
    0241 40 65 00
    Website

    Supra-regional complaints and advice center for those affected by, among other things discrimination and racism and are confronted with it

    Affected group: Victims of right-wing extremist, anti-Semitic and racist violence

  • Anti-Rassismus-Informations-Centrum NRW (ARIC)

    Friedenstr. 11
    47053 Duisburg
    0203 93 51 570
    Website

    Counseling, conflict resolution, showing possible courses of action, mediation between victim and perpetrator and to lawyers

    Affected group: Victims of right-wing extremist, anti-Semitic and racist violence

  • Beratung für Opfer rechtsextremer und rassistischer Gewalt (BackUp)

    Stefanstraße 2
    44135 Dortmund
    0231 / 956 524 82
    Website

    Informing about legal options, support (police, authorities, doctors…), preparation and follow-up or accompaniment to court proceedings, etc.

    Affected group: Victims of right-wing extremist, anti-Semitic and racist violence

  • Opferberatung Rheinland

    Volmerswerther Straße 20
    40221 Düsseldorf
    0178 / 8 11 39 00
    Website

    Help with legal issues, accompaniment to the police or other authorities, organize medical or therapeutic help, legal assistance, etc.

    Affected group: Victims of right-wing extremist, anti-Semitic and racist violence

  • FAIR international

    Colonia-Allee 3
    51067 Köln
    0221 474449-10
    Website

    Investigation and documentation of discrimination and  human rights violations, psychosocial support for victims  of discrimination, handling of complaints, advice on legal possibilities of legal action within the framework of legal regulations, participation as counsel in legal proceedings and dealing with legal matters  of disadvantaged people

    Affected group: People affected by any form of discrimination

Rhineland-Palatinate

  • m*power - mobile Beratung für Betroffene rechter, rassistischer und antisemitischer Gewalt in Rheinland-Pfalz

    Casinostraße 1b
    56068 Koblenz
    0151 10594799
    0261 55001140
    0261 5500114
    Website

    General advice and support (accompaniment to the police and court, Referral to psychologists, lawyers, interpreters…)

    Affected group: Victims of right-wing, racist and anti-Semitic violence

  • Antidiskriminierungsstelle Rheinland-Pfalz

    Kaiser-Friedrich-Straße 5a
    55116 Mainz
    06131 / 16 5605
    Website

    Accompaniment (to the police and court), mediation (psychologists, lawyers, interpreters…), counseling

    Affected group: Persons affected by any form of discrimination

Saarland

  • Beratungsstelle BounceBack Opferberatung Saarland

    Bounce Back Saarland
    Bahnhofstraße 63
    66111 Saarbrücken
    0681 37202730
    Website

    Development of possible courses of action, identification of legal possibilities, mediation

    Affected group: People affected by right-wing extremist and discriminatory behavior

  • Fachstelle gegen Rechtsextremismus - Für Demokratie

    Adolf-Bender-Zentrum e.V.
    Gymnasialstraße 5
    66606 St. Wendel
    06851 80 82 79-0
    Website

    support those affected in dealing with right-wing extremist and right-wing populist incidents or to support and strengthen prejudices and racism in everyday life

    Affected group: people affected by racist and right-wing extremist incidents

  • Antidiskriminierungsforum Saar e.V.

    Eisenbahnstraße 58
    66117 Saarbrücken
    0681/ 4017 08 -24, -25, -26
    Website

    Help and initial consultation

    Affected group: People affected by any form of discrimination

  • Yallah! Fach- und Präventionsstelle Islamismus und antimuslimischer Rassismus

    Saaruferstraße 16
    66117 Saarbrücken
    0173 9084779
    Website

    Help and initial consultation

    Affected group: Those affected by anti-Muslim incidents

Saxony

  • Antidiskriminierungsbüro Sachsen

    Seeburgstr. 20
    04103 Leipzig
    0341/306 907 77

    sowie

    Jakobikirchplatz 2
    09111 Chemnitz
    0371/433 084 61

    sowie

    Seminarstraße 2
    01067 Dresden
    0351/481 981 37

    Website

    Advice, support in asserting your own rights, referral to Lawyers, (specialist advice centers)

    Affected group: People affected by any form of discrimination

  • SUPPORT (RAA Sachsen e.V.)

    Bautzner Straße 45
    01099 Dresden
    03518894174
    Website

    Support with reporting procedures, initiation of legal steps (accessory prosecution/victim protection etc.), referral to police, doctors, authorities, lawyers, court hearings, financial support

    Affected group: victims of right-wing motivated and racist violence

  • Opferhilfe Sachsen e.V.

    Verschiedene Standorte in Sachsen
    Website

    Information on police and court proceedings, rights and obligations as a victim and witness, offer of psychosocial trial support, financial benefits (e.g. OEG), visits to authorities…

    Affected group: Advice and support for victims of crime

Saxony-Anhalt

  • Antidiskriminierungsstelle Sachsen-Anhalt

    Jugendwerkstatt „Frohe Zukunft“ Halle-Saalekreis e. V.

    Große Steinstraße 75
    06108 Halle (Saale)
    0345-22580203
    Website

    Individual case counselling (pre-legal level), mobilization of the network, contacting the discriminating body, obtaining statements opinions, referral advice (lawyers, associations), further training

    Affected group: People affected by any form of discrimination

  • ENTKNOTEN - Beratungsstelle gegen Alltagsrassismus & Diskriminierung

    Augustastr. 1
    06108 Halle (Saale)
    0391 – 990 78887

    sowie

    LAMSA e.V.
    Brandenburger Str. 9
    39104 Magdeburg
    0391 – 990 78887

    sowie

    LAMSA e.V.
    Schlossplatz 3
    06844 Dessau-Roßlau

    Website

    Information about the legal situation, help with letters of complaint, mediation talks between victim and perpetrator, search for lawyers, etc.

    Affected group: victims of right-wing motivated and racist violence

Schleswig-Holstein

  • Antidiskriminierungsstelle Schleswig-Holstein

    Karolinenweg 1
    24105 Kiel
    0431 988-1240
    Website

    Affected group: any form of discrimination

  • Zentrum für Betroffene rechter Angriffe (ZEBRA)

    Eckernförder Straße 87
    24116 Kiel
    0431 – 30140379
    Website

    Counseling and emotional support, information about legal possibilities, accompaniment (police, authorities, offices, lawyers…), preparation and and follow-up as well as accompaniment to court proceedings, information on financial support, psychosocial counseling, etc.

    Affected group: Victims of right-wing motivated and racist attacks

Thüringen

  • Thüringer Staatskanzlei - Koordinierungsstelle für Antidiskriminierungsfragen

    Regierungsstraße 73
    99084 Erfurt, Thüringen
    0361 573211152
    Website

    Help and initial consultation

    Affected group: People affected by any form of discrimination

  • EZRA

    Juri-Gagarin-Ring 96/98
    99084 Erfurt
    0361 – 21865133
    Website

    (Legal) advice, accompaniment (to the police, court, authorities), process support (preparation and follow-up), mediation (doctors, lawyers…)

    Affected group: People affected by any form of discrimination

  • EmpowerMensch

    Thälmannstraße 50
    99085 Erfurt
    0361/213 47 395
    Website

    Individual case consultation

    Affected group: People affected by any form of discrimination