North Macedonia

North Macedonia has regularly reported hate crime data to ODIHR. The country's Criminal Code contains a substantive offence provision and general penalty enhancements for hate crime. The data reported to ODIHR also include cases of incitement to hatred.

How hate crime data is collected in North Macedonia

How hate crime data is collected in North Macedonia

Police officers record relevant information when preparing their reports in a section titled "Indications that a hate crime has been committed". This section includes indicators that the incident was a hate crime, while also stating the relevant characteristics of the victim singled out by the perpetrator of the crime.

These characteristics include: sex, race, skin colour, gender, belonging to a marginalized group, ethnic affiliation, language, nationality, social origin, religion or religious conviction, other types of conviction, education, political affiliation, personal or social status, mental or physical disability, age, family or marital status, property status, health status or any other grounds set forth under law or international treaties.

Data about criminal charges filed under the relevant articles are entered in the electronic data system of the Ministry of the Interior. The Ministry's Unit for Criminal Intelligence and Analysis keeps national police records.

Access more information at the Legislation Online website Legislationline TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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 2020 Data

    Figures include cases of incitement to hatred, threats and attacks due to political affiliation, which may fall outside of the OSCE's hate crime definition.

Hate crime recorded by police

The records below may include hate speech cases that fall outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crime. Detailed data on bias motivations are not available.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-01 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-01 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-01 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020 Threats
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-01 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-01 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-01 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-01 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-03 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-03 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-03 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-03 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-03 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-04 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-03 Threats
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-08 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-09 Threats
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-09 Threats
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
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2020-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-11 Attacks against property
Balkanski Horizonti
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-12 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-12 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-12 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-12 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-10 Threats
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2020-03 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2020-03 Threats
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2020-05 Threats
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2020-11 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-11 Threats
Balkanski Horizonti
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2020 Threats
Macedonian-Bulgarian Friendship (MBP)
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian-Bulgarian Friendship (MBP)
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2020-09 Attacks against property
Macedonian-Bulgarian Friendship (MBP)
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Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-07 Violent attacks against people
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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2020-11 Violent attacks against people
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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2020-08 Violent attacks against people
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2020-01 Attacks against property
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-04 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-12 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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2020-04 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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Other hate crime based on religion or belief

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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Disability hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-12 Threats
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-02 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2020-02 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2020-02 Attacks against property
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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2020-10 Threats
Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
OSCE Mission to Skopje
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR recognizes North Macedonia's efforts in building the capacities of prosecutors in prosecuting hate crimes effectively. However, based on the available information, it observes that the law enforcement agencies of North Macedonia have not recorded the bias motivations behind hate crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that North Macedonia would benefit from raising the awareness and building the capacity of its police in relation to hate crimes.

ODIHR recalls that in the Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, participating States have committed to promptly investigating hate crimes and ensuring that the motives of those convicted of hate crimes are acknowledged. To that end, the law enforcement agencies must, first of all, record the bias motivation behind hate crimes. In the Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, 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 its relevant commitments through the provision comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of hate crime recording and data collection, as well as further resources and tailored capacity building assistance for police. ODIHR observes that the law enforcement agencies of North Macedonia have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.

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