Швеция

The Swedish Prosecution Authority commissioned the development of an improved methodology for the identification and tracking of hate crimes in the judicial and law enforcement systems. The new methodology should improve pre-trial investigations and increase prosecution rates.

In 2013, the Swedish Police issued an inspection report on the ability of police authorities to detect and investigate hate crimes, including recommendations for the future. The Police Authority of Jönköping County, together with the local municipality, organized a public panel discussion on hate crimes to raise awareness and increase reporting rates. The Police Authority of Norrbotten County has also worked to raise awareness among potential victims about hate crimes and their rights.

Approximately 20 municipalities were actively engaged in the work of a network of municipalities put together by the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions. Best practices among municipalities in combating hate crimes are shared within the network and published in a report.

The Swedish Association for Victim Support worked with more than 90 local hate crime victim-support organizations on collecting hate crime data. Data on incidents were compiled in a report that identified 279 hate-motivated incidents. The Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority provided funding to Malmö University to conduct a comparative research study on exposure to and experience with hate crimes, which will compare the situation among students in the United Kingdom and in Sweden. The Anti-Discrimination Bureau in Uppsala continued its project "Web presence" by training 790 persons from schools and non-governmental organizations on Internet hate. The project enables online reporting of Internet hate crimes, resulting in 111 reports being received and forwarded to police in 2013.

The Swedish Crime Victim Compensation and Support Authority also supported training programmes on law enforcement and hate crimes, which aimed to enhance the capacity of the National Association of Afro-Swedes to provide support services to hate crime victims of Afro-Swedish origin.

Two-day seminars were held in Umeå, Göteborg and Malmö that aimed to raise awareness among teachers, police and civil servants about anti-Semitic hate crimes and crimes motivated by bias against Muslims. The series was organized by the Swedish Committee against anti-Semitism.

The Swedish Committee against anti-Semitism has translated and disseminated ODIHR’s "Guidelines for Educators on Countering Intolerance and Discrimination against Muslims" in schools.

The Swedish Association for Victim Support, together with the Expo Foundation and the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights, continued to train its volunteers and staff to increase their ability to identify hate incidents and provide better support to victims of hate crimes and offences.