Other hate crime based on religion or belief

Bias against individuals on the basis of religion or belief can take various forms. The extent and nature of attacks motivated by bias against a particular religion or belief are influenced by a number of factors, including the minority or majority status in a given territory, the level of recognition of particular religious or belief groups in a given country, or political and media focus on these groups at a particular moment. This category also presents hate crimes targeting non-believers.

OSCE participating States collect varying types of information, which is then reported and presented under the heading of this bias motivation. For some states, the number of cases reported here may cover all hate crimes committed with an anti-religious bias (including anti-Christian, anti-Semitic or anti-Muslim). In other cases, hate crimes motivated by anti-Semitism or bias against Muslims or Christians are reported under specific bias categories and, thus, not included in the overall figure for crimes committed with an anti-religious bias. As a consequence of these differences, understanding the data presented under this bias category requires caution, as comparisons based on the numbers of cases alone may not be accurate.

TANDIS

Overview of incidents reported by other sources

Violent attacks against people Threats Attacks against property Total
7 1 4 12

Date Country Type of incident Source Description
2020-02 Russian Federation Attacks against property SOVA Center Show info
2020-02 United Kingdom Threats Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) Show info
2020-04 Russian Federation Attacks against property SOVA Center Show info
2020-05 Russian Federation Violent attacks against people Civic Assistance Committee Show info
2020-08 Poland Violent attacks against people Open Dialog Foundation Show info
2020-08 United Kingdom Violent attacks against people OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights Show info
2020-09 North Macedonia Violent attacks against people Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC), OSCE Mission to Skopje Show info
2020-09 Ukraine Violent attacks against people "Insight" Public Organization, "Nash Mir" Human Rights Center Show info
2020-09 Russian Federation Attacks against property SOVA Center Show info
2020-11 Russian Federation Attacks against property SOVA Center Show info
2020-11 United Kingdom Violent attacks against people UNHCR Show info
2020-12 United Kingdom Violent attacks against people UNHCR Show info

International Reports

Sweden

The United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT) published relevant recommendations in its "Concluding observations on the eighth report of Sweden".

OSCE Region