OSCE Hate crime reporting in 2014

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November 17, 2015

Forty-three participating States submitted hate crime information for 2014, 17 of which provided detailed statistics in accordance with the bias motivations on which ODIHR reports. In addition, 122 civil society groups have submitted information on incidents in 46 countries. This information is supplemented by data submitted by seven OSCE field operations, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

While the general level of reporting to ODIHR remains comparable to previous years, limited data on some bias motivations continue to indicate under-reporting and gaps in recording.

Learn more about our annual hate crime reporting here.

BIAS MOTIVATIONS

Racism and xenophobia, Bias against Roma and Sinti, Antisemitism, Bias against Muslims

Bias against Christians and members of other religions, Bias against other groups

Antisemitism

For centuries, Jews were persecuted as a religious minority. In the
modern era, antisemitism has emerged as a political ideology that claims Jews
control the world and are to be blamed for phenomena such as capitalism and
communism. Antisemitism, including the belief that Jews are racially inferior,
was the driving force behind the Holocaust. Antisemitic narratives, such as
blood libel, continue to be heard today. Complex contemporary challenges like
the financial crisis or the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians are
reduced to placing blame on Jews, drawing on such antisemitic stereotypes and
conspiracy theories. Contemporary manifestations of antisemitism also revolve
around the Holocaust, with some blaming the Holocaust on Jews or suggesting
that Jews focus on this tragedy to gain advantage. Denying the Holocaust is one
way of expressing antisemitism.