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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
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 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 2020 Data
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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
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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 | 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)
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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 | 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 | Violent attacks against people | Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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| 2020-11 | Attacks against property | Balkanski Horizonti
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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)
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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 | Threats | Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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| 2020-05 | Threats | 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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| 2020-11 | 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 |
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| 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)
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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)
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| 2020-09 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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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 |
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| 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 |
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| 2020-09 | Violent attacks against people | Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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Disability hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2020-12 | Threats | Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2020-02 | Attacks against property | Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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| 2020-02 | Attacks against property | Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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| 2020-02 | Attacks against property | Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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| 2020-10 | Threats | Macedonian Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (MHC)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
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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.