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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina has reported hate crime data to ODIHR. The three criminal codes applicable in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska and the Brčko District contain identical or very similar hate crime provisions. These provisions include a definition of hate crime, penalty enhancements for specific offences and a mandatory general penalty enhancement for offences committed out of hatred. Hate crime data are provided by the Ministry of Interior but an institutional system for recording and collecting data has not been established. Victimization surveys have not been conducted.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 2020 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2019 | 21 | 13 | 9 |
| 2018 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2017 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2016 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2015 | 24 | 12 | 3 |
| 2014 | 200 | 36 | 23 |
| 2013 | 350 | 77 | 88 |
| 2012 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2011 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2010 | 19 | Not available | Not available |
| 2009 | 15 | Not available | Not available |
About 2020 Data
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Police records include criminal offences that may fall outside of the OSCE's definition of a hate crime. The data do not include data from the Federal Police Administration. In some cases, hate speech provisions were also applied to incidents that would fall under this definition. One incident involved two separate criminal offences and is, therefore, counted twice under the police records.
Hate crime recorded by police
The data below consists of records reported by the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) and the Ministries of the Interior of the Republika Srpska, Central Bosnia Canton, Zenica-Doboj Canton and Sarajevo Canton.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2020-01 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2020-02 | Threats | Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2020-04 | Threats | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2020-02 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2020-09 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-09 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-10 | Threats | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2020-01 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-01 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-01 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-02 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-04 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-04 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-05 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-05 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-06 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-06 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-06 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-06 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-06 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-09 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-09 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-09 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-11 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-11 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-11 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-12 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-12 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-12 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-12 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-09 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2020-01 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2020-02 | Threats | Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-10 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2020-09 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-09 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-01 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-02 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-05 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-09 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-10 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-11 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-12 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-12 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-04 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2020-01 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2020-01 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-02 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-04 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-04 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-05 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-06 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-06 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-08 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-11 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-11 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-11 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-11 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-12 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Gender-based hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2020-08 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2020 | Violent attacks against people | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2020-01 | Violent attacks against people | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2020-03 | Violent attacks against people | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2020-06 | Violent attacks against people | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2020-06 | Violent attacks against people | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2020-06 | Threats | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2020-07 | Threats | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2020-08 | Violent attacks against people | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2020-09 | Threats | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2020-04 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2020-07 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
No information is available.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR recognizes Bosnia and Herzegovina's efforts in reporting information on hate crime to ODIHR. However, based on the available information, it observes the low numbers of officially recorded hate crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that Bosnia and Herzegovina would benefit from raising awareness and building the capacity of criminal justice officials to address hate crimes.
ODIHR recalls that in the Ministerial Council Decisions 9/09 and 12/04, participating States have committed to collecting reliable data and statistics, taking- appropriate measures to encourage victims to report hate crimes, including through cooperation with civil society, and to make use of all reliable information available. To that end, a robust system for hate crime recording initiatives to encourage victims to report must be introduced. ODIHR recalls that in the Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, participating States have committed to introducing or further developing professional training and capacity-building activities for law-enforcement, prosecution and judicial officials dealing with hate crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support Bosnia and Herzegovina in meeting the relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of hate crime recording and data collection, as well as providing further resources and tailored capacity building assistance for police, prosecution, and judiciary.