The breakdown below excludes the offences of discrimination, harassing conduct and hate speech, which fall outside of the OSCE's hate crime definition.
In 2022, the following Action Plans continued to be implemented:
- Action Plan against Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression, 2021-2024;
- Action Plan against Antisemitism, 2021-2023;
- Action Plan against Racism and Discrimination based on Ethnicity and Religion, 2020-2023;
- Action Plan against Discrimination and Hatred towards Muslims, 2020-2023; and
- Action Plan against Racism and Discrimination based on Ethnicity and Religion, 2020-2023.
In 2022, the Oslo Police District organized a workshop aimed at strengthening co-operation with civil society, and in which several civil society organizations (CSOs) participated. As a result of the work, the CSOs now have contacts within the hate crime unit at the Oslo Police District to whom they can reach out if they become aware of cases within their community.
In a notable case, on 25 June 2022, during the LGBTI Pride celebration in Oslo, there was an attack on a popular gay bar in Oslo. Eleven people were shot during the attack, two of whom died from their injuries. As of June 2023, 264 victims had been recorded. However, the investigation is not complete and the final number of victims is still unknown. In addition to terrorism offences, the incident is also being considered a potential hate crime based on the bias motivation. Regardless of whether the bias motivation is uncovered during the investigation, the attack created fear in the queer community.
This category includes hate crimes committed with bias based on "race", colour and ethnicity. A further 21 offences of discrimination, 62 offences of harassing conduct, and 278 offences of hate speech were reported under this category but not included in the breakdown above.
A further three offences of harassing conduct and four offences of hate speech were reported under this category but not included in the breakdown above.
A further offence of discrimination, 16 offences of harassing conduct, and 29 offences of hate speech were reported under this category but not included in the breakdown above.
A further offence of discrimination, two offences of harassing conduct, and 22 offences of hate speech were reported under this category but not included in the breakdown above.
This category includes 97 hate crimes committed with bias based on sexual orientation and 45 hate crimes committed with bias based on gender identity or gender expression. A further five offences of discrimination, 37 offences of harassing conduct, and 100 offences of hate speech were reported under this category but not included in the breakdown above.
A further three offences of discrimination, four offences of harassing conduct, and six offences of hate speech were reported under this category but not included in the breakdown above.
ODIHR recognizes Norway's efforts to build the capacity of law enforcement and criminal justice professionals to identify, investigate and prosecute hate crimes. However, based on the available information, it observes that Norway's hate crime recording and statistics do not sufficiently distinguish hate crimes from other crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that Norway would benefit from ensuring that hate crimes are addressed in a comprehensive manner, including by introducing a co-ordination mechanism.
ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, OSCE participating States agreed to a common definition of hate crime and committed to collecting reliable data and statistics on hate crimes. To that end, hate crimes need to be distinguished throughout the recording and data collection process from discrimination and other crimes. In Ministerial Council Decisions 9/09 and 13/06, participating States also committed to ensuring a comprehensive approach to hate crimes. The authorities are therefore required to co-ordinate among themselves while collaborating closely with civil society.
ODIHR stands ready to support Norway in meeting its 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 in the area of addressing hate crimes comprehensively.
🛈 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.