North Macedonia
North Macedonia regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. North Macedonia implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) Programme in 2014, training more than 2,000 police officers under the programme by 2018. Following changes to the hate crime provisions in 2018, a refresher training-of-trainers session for police was conducted by ODIHR in December 2021. North Macedonia implemented ODIHR's Prosecutors and Hate Crime Training (PAHCT) programme in 2019, and in 2022 completed a training on hate crimes for the judiciary together with the OSCE Mission to Skopje.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 2023 | 41 | Not available | Not available |
| 2022 | 54 | Not available | Not available |
| 2021 | 22 | 125 | Not available |
| 2020 | 29 | Not available | Not available |
| 2019 | 23 | - | - |
| 2018 | 33 | - | - |
| 2017 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2016 | 2 | - | - |
| 2015 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2013 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2012 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2011 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2010 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2009 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
About 2023 Data
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The above data refers to the total number of registered crimes in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Code of the Republic of North Macedonia. The figures include 33 cases of hate speech and one case of discrimination that fall outside the OSCE's hate crime definition.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR recognizes North Macedonia's efforts to report to ODIHR. However, based on the available information, it observes that North Macedonia has not reported data on hate crimes recorded by the prosecution and the judiciary to ODIHR. ODIHR also observes that North Macedonia's law enforcement agencies have not recorded the bias motivations behind hate crimes and that police statistics do not sufficiently distinguish hate crimes from other crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that North Macedonia would benefit from further raising awareness among and building the capacity of criminal justice officials to address hate crime.
ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, OSCE participating States agreed to a definition of hate crime shared by all OSCE participating States, and committed to collecting reliable data and statistics in sufficient detail on hate crimes, and to reporting such data periodically to ODIHR. Participating States have also 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 North Macedonia in meeting the relevant commitments through its comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of hate crime data and through the provision of comprehensive resources and assistance.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
🛈 Please note that the total number of incidents may be lower than the sum of incidents presented in the breakdown chart above, as some incidents involve multiple bias motivations.
🛈 ODIHR no longer presents descriptions of property attacks in the incident tables below. Data on property attacks are presented in the breakdown charts above. One property attack may target multiple properties or involve multiple types of attack.
🛈 Please note that the total number of incidents may be lower than the sum of incidents presented in the breakdown chart above, as some incidents involve multiple bias motivations.
🛈 ODIHR no longer presents descriptions of property attacks in the incident tables below. Data on property attacks are presented in the breakdown charts above. One property attack may target multiple properties or involve multiple types of attack.
🛈 Please note that the total number of incidents may be lower than the sum of incidents presented in the breakdown chart above, as some incidents involve multiple bias motivations.
🛈 ODIHR no longer presents descriptions of property attacks in the incident tables below. Data on property attacks are presented in the breakdown charts above. One property attack may target multiple properties or involve multiple types of attack.
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2023-06 | Violent attacks against people | DELO Skopje
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| 2023-01 | Violent attacks against people | DELO Skopje
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| 2023-07 | Violent attacks against people | DELO Skopje
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| 2023-05 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-06 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-06 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-06 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-07 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-07 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-07 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-09 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-09 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-04 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-05 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-06 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-06 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-07 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-09 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-11 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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| 2023-04 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2023-06 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2023-06 | Violent attacks against people | DELO Skopje
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2023-10 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Skopje
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