Hate crime data

Participating States have committed themselves to pass legislation that provides for penalties that take into account the gravity of hate crime, to take action to address under-reporting, and to introduce or further develop capacity-building activities for law enforcement, prosecution and judicial officials to prevent, investigate and prosecute hate crimes. Specifically, states have repeatedly committed themselves to collect, maintain and make public reliable data on hate crimes, across the criminal justice system from the police to the courts. In recent years, participating States have consolidated their commitments on hate crime in recognition of the importance of a comprehensive approach in addressing the many facets of the problem.

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Browse hate incidents reported by civil society by country, year, type of incident and bias motivation.

Hate crime reporting in 2012

In order to strengthen the capacities of these organizations to monitor and record information on hate crimes, ODIHR reached out to civil society partners by organizing 11 training sessions in 2012, in which more than 230 NGO representatives took part.

As a result of these efforts, the quality and detail of information received from NGOs continued to improve. Distinctions among hate crimes, hate speech and incidents of discrimination were more clearly elaborated, and more information about the impact of hate crimes on victims and communities was provided. Despite the limited capacity of many NGOs in the OSCE area to register and report on hate crimes, NGO submissions contributed substantially to this report.

ODIHR received responses to the call for submissions from three OSCE field operations in 2012. UNHCR offices covering 29 countries provided information to ODIHR on hate crimes in their areas of responsibility. The Office also received information from four IOM field missions. Information and recommendations from a range of IGO bodies was included.

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