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 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 REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2022 | 42 | 8 | 6 |
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 2009 Data
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Figures include crimes of incitement to hatred.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The UN Human Rights Council, in its Universal Periodic Review, made a number of recommendations related to addressing racism and xenophobia, and specifically encouraged Bosnia and Herzegovina to improve legislation to combat racist crimes.
ODIHR's police training programme on hate crime was implemented in 2009 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.