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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2013 Data
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Reported data consist only of crimes of incitement to hatred and other hate speech offences.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has reported to ODIHR that it does not collect hate crime data.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights and the OSCE Mission to Skopje set up the "Supporting National Stakeholders in Tackling Hate Crimes and Hate Speech" project. This project's overall goal is to increase understanding and strengthen the capacity of institutional and civil society stakeholders to effectively deal with hate crime and hate speech in accordance with domestic legislation, OSCE commitments and international standards.
The OSCE Mission in Skopje designed and implemented the “Supporting national stakeholders in tackling hate crimes and hate speech” project, which supported the development by the Helsinki Committee of hate crime monitoring activities in the country. Project activities included establishing a website that provides information about hate crime and allows for direct reporting by victims, delivering training for judges and prosecutors on hate crime and, in partnership with ODIHR, delivering training for civil society.