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

Overview of incidents reported by other sources

Violent attacks against people Threats Attacks against property Total
3 4 4 11

Date Country Type of incident Source Description
2022-01 France Threats CAP Freedom of Conscience Show info
2022-03 Turkey Threats Freedom of Belief Initiative (Norwegian Helsinki Committee), London Legal Group (LLG) Show info
2022-04 Italy Violent attacks against people Lunaria Show info
2022-05 Italy Violent attacks against people Lunaria Show info
2022-06 United Kingdom Violent attacks against people Tell MAMA Show info
2022-08 France Threats CAP Freedom of Conscience Show info
2022-10 Spain Threats OIDAC, OLRC Show info

International Reports

Armenia

The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Final report on Armenia adopted on 29 March 2023 by ECRI at its 91st plenary meeting (28-30 March 2023)".

Luxembourg

The United Nations Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) published relevant recommendations in its "Luxembourg. Compilation of information prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights".

OSCE Region

The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers published relevant recommendations in its "Item to be considered by the GR-H at its meeting on 7 September 2023."

The Council of Europe’s Steering Committee on Anti-discrimination, Diversity and Inclusion (CDADI) published relevant recommendations in its "Item to be considered by the GR-H at its meeting on 7 September 2023".

The EU Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) published relevant recommendations in its "Report on human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023 (2023/2118(INI))".