Glyndwr University in Wales has launched a campaign to encourage its students to speak out about discrimination.
Students at the university in Wrexham now have the opportunity to confidentially report incidents to the students' guild.
The Speak Out campaign is part of a wider initiative led by the university to show students such crimes will not be tolerated. It aims to inform students of the supporting facilities within the university and wider community.
The guild said it will work in partnership with North Wales Police, the University of Wales and the National Union of Students (NUS). The collaborative approach has been used to provide a comprehensive support network for students who have been victims of crimes.
President of NUS Wales Luke Young said: "The joint partnership is helping protect some of the most vulnerable in our communities from victimisation. The campaign shows the real impact students are having in challenging hate crime. This is an initiative which will continue to provide help to those when they need it most."
The campaign will focus on:
- Cultural intolerance
- Homophobia
- Sexual harassment
- Bullying
- Ageism
- Disability discrimination
- Physical abuse
Adam Fuller, president of the Glyndwr Guild of Students, said: "Speak Out is growing. We aim for anyone who suffers any kind of violence to feel confident they can talk to the police and we can assist them in the process. We understand this can be an incredibly hard thing to do and we want students to know it is safe to come and talk to us."