Северная Македония

Северная Македония регулярно сообщает БДИПЧ данные о преступлениях на почве ненависти. Северная Македония внедрила программу БДИПЧ "Обучение правоохранительных органов мерам борьбы с преступлениями на почве ненависти" (ОБПН) в 2014 году, обучив в рамках программы к 2018 году более 2000 сотрудников полиции. После внесения изменений в положения о преступлениях на почве ненависти в 2018 году, в декабре 2021 года БДИПЧ провело повторный курс подготовки инструкторов для полиции. Северная Македония в 2019 году внедрила программу БДИПЧ "Обучение сотрудников прокуратуры мерам борьбы с преступлениями на почве ненависти" (ОПБПН), а в 2022 году совместно с Миссией ОБСЕ в Скопье провела обучение сотрудников судебных органов по вопросам преступлений на почве ненависти.

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Download the 2015 hate crime report for Северная Македония

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 2015 Data

Figures include crimes of incitement to hatred.

Hate crime recorded by police

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.

Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

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Reports

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The Macedonian Helsinki Committee and the OSCE Mission to Skopje reported a total of 12 physical assaults, ten of which were carried out by groups, including three in which weapons were used; three assaults that caused serious injuries; and one assault that involved damage to property. The Macedonian Helsinki Committee and the OSCE Mission to Skopje also reported three incidents of violent attacks between large clashing groups, 15 robberies, one theft, and one incident of kidnapping and extortion.

Anti-Muslim hate crime

The Macedonian Helsinki Committee and the OSCE Mission to Skopje reported an incident in which a demonstration deteriorated, leading to the vandalization of an Islamic religious centre.

Disability hate crime

The Macedonian Helsinki Committee and the OSCE Mission to Skopje reported an incident in which a man with a disability was assaulted and robbed.

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime

In its fifth report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) recommended that the Criminal Code be amended to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected characteristics. ECRI also suggested that hate crime training for law enforcement personnel and the judiciary be expanded, and under-reporting of hate crimes be addressed through confidence-building measures.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Academy for Judges and Public Prosecutors trained a total of 80 judges and prosecutors in four training events on identification, processing and adjudicating hate crimes. The Mission commissioned an expert analysis on "Mapping of obstacles to processing hate crimes", which presented a comprehensive perspective on the barriers to the effective identification, investigation, prosecution and adjudication of hate crimes.