Other hate crime based on religion or belief

Bias against individuals on the basis of religion or belief can take various forms. The extent and nature of attacks motivated by bias against a particular religion or belief are influenced by a number of factors, including the minority or majority status in a given territory, the level of recognition of particular religious or belief groups in a given country, or political and media focus on these groups at a particular moment. This category also presents hate crimes targeting non-believers.

OSCE participating States collect varying types of information, which is then reported and presented under the heading of this bias motivation. For some states, the number of cases reported here may cover all hate crimes committed with an anti-religious bias (including anti-Christian, anti-Semitic or anti-Muslim). In other cases, hate crimes motivated by anti-Semitism or bias against Muslims or Christians are reported under specific bias categories and, thus, not included in the overall figure for crimes committed with an anti-religious bias. As a consequence of these differences, understanding the data presented under this bias category requires caution, as comparisons based on the numbers of cases alone may not be accurate.

TANDIS

Incidents were reported on these states

3 states

Overview of incidents reported by other sources

Violent attacks against people Threats/Harassment Attacks against property Total
0 3 2 5

Date Country Type of incident Source Description
2024-02 United Kingdom Attacks against property Community Security Trust (CST) Show info
2024-04 Poland Threats/Harassment The Gdańsk Centre for Equal Treatment Show info
2024-09 United Kingdom Threats/Harassment Community Security Trust (CST) Show info
2024-10 Latvia Attacks against property European Congress of Ethnic Religions Show info
2024-12 United Kingdom Threats/Harassment Community Security Trust (CST) Show info

International Reports

Sweden

The United Nations Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) published relevant recommendations in its "Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Sweden".