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Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina has reported hate crime data to ODIHR via the Ministry of Interior. There is no institutional system for recording and collecting hate crime data in the country. In co-operation with ODIHR and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the authorities of the Republika Srpska have worked to improve hate crime recording and data collection through ODIHR's Information Against Hate Crimes Toolkit (INFAHCT) programme, including through a diagnostic workshop held in April 2022. Bosnia and Herzegovina has also co-operated with ODIHR and the OSCE Mission to train law enforcement officers and criminal justice professionals on hate crimes.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 2021 | 45 | 7 | 4 |
| 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 2021 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.
Hate crime recorded by police
The data below were 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
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| 2021-04 | Threats | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | 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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| 2021-04 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-04 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-02 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-11 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-11 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Threats | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-04 | Violent attacks against people | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-06 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-08 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-02 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2021-01 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-01 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-01 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-02 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-07 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-01 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-01 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-01 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-02 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-02 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-03 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-04 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-04 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-04 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-04 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-04 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-07 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-07 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-07 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-07 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-07 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-07 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-07 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-08 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-08 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-08 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-08 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-10 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-11 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-11 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2021-03 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-03 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-10 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-11 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2021-04 | Threats | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-11 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-01 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-02 | 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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| 2021-03 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-07 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | 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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| 2021-10 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-10 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-11 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-01 | Threats | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-02 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-04 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-04 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-11 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Attacks against property | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Threats | Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| 2021-04 | Violent attacks against people | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-09 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-12 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-06 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-08 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-02 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-01 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-04 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-08 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Threats | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-12 | Attacks against property | Center for education and research Nahla
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| 2021-01 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-02 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-07 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-08 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-08 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-08 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-11 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-11 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-12 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-09 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-10 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-05 | 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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| 2021-01 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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| 2021-06 | Threats | OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2021-01 | Violent attacks against people | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-02 | Threats | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-04 | Threats | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-04 | Threats | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-05 | Violent attacks against people | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-08 | Violent attacks against people | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-09 | Attacks against property | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-09 | Threats | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-10 | Threats | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-10 | Threats | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-10 | Threats | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-08 | Threats | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-05 | Violent attacks against people | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021-12 | Violent attacks against people | Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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| 2021 | Threats | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2021-05 | Attacks against property | 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 to report hate crimes to ODIHR and improve its hate crime recording and data collection. However, based on the available information, ODIHR observes the low numbers of officially recorded hate crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that Bosnia and Herzegovina would benefit from raising awareness among and building the capacity of criminal justice officials to address hate crime.
ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decisions 9/09 and 12/04, OSCE participating States committed to collecting reliable data and statistics on hate crimes. States also committed to taking appropriate measures to encourage victims to report hate crimes, including through co-operation with civil society, and to make use of all reliable information available. To that end, a robust system for recording hate crimes, as well as initiatives to encourage victims to report, must be introduced. ODIHR further recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, participating States committed to introduce or further develop 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 by providing further resources and tailored capacity-building assistance for police, prosecutors, and the judiciary.