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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. 

Hate crime data collection in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Support for hate crime victims in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Access more information at the Legislation Online website Legislationline TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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

    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.  

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National developments

In 2021, the Centre for the Education of Judges and Prosecutors in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina held training sessions on the subject of hate-motivated crimes. A specific session on crimes motivated by hatred based on sexual orientation and sexual orientation was included in a seminar on the protection of the rights of LGBTI persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

The Centre for the Education of Judges and Public Prosecutors in the Republika Srpska held two sessions on hate crimes and as part of a seminar on the protection of the rights of LGBTI persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

During 2021, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republika Srpska trained 30 police officers as part of a training on ensuring a sensitive response to security incidents that may be motivated by prejudice or hatred. In particular, the training focused on the indicators of hate crimes motivated by bias based on the victim’s sexual orientation, gender characteristics and gender identity. In addition, more than 50 police officers were trained in responding to hate crime at 16 training sessions held by the Ministry, the EU Agency for Police Training (CEPOL), the OSCE and the Council of Europe. 

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.


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INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
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
Show info
2021-11 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
Show info
2021-12 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
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
Show info
2021-05 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
Show info
2021-06 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
Show info
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
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
Show info
2021-11 Threats
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-04 Threats
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-11 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-01 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-02 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
Show info
2021-03 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-07 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-09 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
Show info
2021-10 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-10 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-11 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
Show info
2021-01 Threats
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-02 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-04 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-04 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Center for education and research Nahla
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-11 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
Show info
2021-12 Attacks against property
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-12 Threats
Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Show info
2021-04 Violent attacks against people
Center for education and research Nahla
Show info
2021-09 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
Show info
2021-12 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
Show info
2021-05 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
Show info
2021-06 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
Show info
2021-08 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
Show info
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
Show info
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
2021-05 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
Show info
2021-08 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
Show info
2021-12 Threats
Center for education and research Nahla
Show info
2021-12 Attacks against property
Center for education and research Nahla
Show info
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
Show info
2021-05 Attacks against property
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
Show info
2021-06 Violent attacks against people
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
Show info
2021-07 Threats
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
Show info
2021-08 Attacks against property
OSCE Mission to Bosnia And Herzegovina
Show info
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
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
2021-01 Violent attacks against people
Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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2021-02 Threats
Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
Show info
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)
Show info
2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
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2021-09 Attacks against property
Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
Show info
2021-09 Threats
Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
Show info
2021-10 Threats
Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
Show info
2021-10 Threats
Sarajevo Open Center (SOC)
Show info
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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