Босния и Герцеговина

In 2023, representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Republika Srpska actively participated in the preparation of an OSCE/ODIHR Report containing recommendations on understanding and improving the recording of hate crimes. The recommendations were a result of a workshop organized in April 2022. 

In 2023, police officers of the MIA of Republika Srpska participated in multiple training and professional development activities organized by international partners. In particular, more than 30 police officers participated in a series of ten training workshops on criminal offences motivated by hatred, organized by the OSCE and the Atlantic Initiative civil society organization (CSO). Police officers also participated in an ongoing project titled "Promotion of Diversity and Equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina", implemented in co-operation with the Council of Europe and funded by the EU and the Council of Europe. This project supported the development of an "Action Plan for the Equality of LGBTI Persons in Bosnia and Herzegovina", as well as a project to map responses to hate speech in the country, which are currently being monitored.

Police officers of the MIA Republika Srpska also supported a training for police in the Brčko District on hate crimes and hate speech based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

In 2023, police officers of the Sarajevo Canton participated in the following professional development activities on the topic of hate crime:

• A conference on "Improving the legal and social matrix for the prevention of femicide and gender-based violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina", organized by the Association for Development and Education Dignity.
• A project on the "Prevention of Crimes during the Global Migration Crisis", organized by the Auschwitz Institute for the Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (AIPG).
• A workshop on "Gender Equality in the Police" organized by the Association Network of Police Officers.
• A workshop on "Raising Awareness of Gender-Based Discrimination in Police Structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina", as part of a project on "Reducing Gender Discrimination within Police Structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina", organized by the 'HAJDE' Association for Assistance and Development in co-operation with the 'Network of Police Officers' Association.
• A workshop on "Gender-Based Violence against Roma Women in Bosnia and Herzegovina", organized by the Atlantic Initiative CSO.
• A seminar on the topic of femicide, as part of the initial training and professional development programme of the 'Center for the Education of Judges and Prosecutors of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina' for 2023, in co-operation with the AIRE Center.