North Macedonia

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. 

Hate crime data collection in North Macedonia
Support for hate crime victims in North Macedonia
North Macedonia's hate crime legislation
Download the 2009 hate crime report for North Macedonia

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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

Hate crime recorded by police

National developments

The Government established a working group to propose amendments to the Criminal Code through a wide process of consultations. In co-operation with the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission to Skopje, ODIHR provided legislative assistance to help ensure compliance of legislation with international standards and OSCE commitments. The Criminal Code was amended by adding a new aggravating-circumstances provision to Article 39 that covers the grounds of “national or social background, political or religious affiliation, property or social status, gender, race or colour of skin”. Article 319(1) prescribes punishment for, among other acts, “mistreatment…of national, ethnic or religious symbols, by damaging other people's objects, and by desecration of monuments, graves”.

KEY OBSERVATION

No information is available.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

ODIHR organized a workshop for civil society aimed at increasing awareness of hate crimes and developing effective responses.