Hate Monitor August 2016

Hate Monitor August 2016

HATE MONITOR AUGUST 2016 Hate-motivated incidents are often violent manifestations of intolerance which instil fear and divide communities. Tackling underlying prejudice is essential in combating the spread of these divisive actions. The OSCE Mission to BiH supports the work of government institutions, the criminal justice system, local authorities and civil society to effectively respond to these incidents. The Hate Monitor provides a monthly update on incidents and responses throughout BiH. HATE INCIDENTS RESPONSES H A T E - M O T I V A T E D RESPONSES INCIDENTS T O H A T E I N C I D E N T S T H I S M O N T H 18 THIS MONTH 8 TYPES OF INCIDENTS TYPES OF RESPONSES 1 5 4 5 1 2 Physical Property Offensive graffiti Public condemnation Public condemnation Public condemnation violence damage by officials by religious leaders by civil society 3 5 1 0 0 0 Repairing damaged Peaceful gathering / Other Damage to religious Verbal Displaying property/Graffiti March facilities / Desecration assault symbols removal/Cleanup action of graveyards 2 2 P R E V E N T I O N Insulting phone, Other Internet and sms messages 11 0 Incidents can consist of several acts. Local activities against hate Local strategies to A single incident may be reported under multiple categories. prevent hate to date V I C T I M C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S: SINCE JANUARY 2016: 88.89 % 11.11 % 0.00 % ethnicity other sexual : religion orientation 47 29 HATE-MOTIVATED INCIDENTS SINCE JANUARY 2016: 103 responses hate incidents 20 with at least one response 19 15 14 13 18 11 11 11 10 H A T E C R I M E C A S E S 6 5 Trials Ongoing 8 0 Convictions in 2016 0 Acquittals in 2016 0 INCIDENTS / RESPONSES Highlighted THIS MONTH On 21 August, Novo Bijeljina 1/0 Bratunac 1/0 Sarajevo Coalition against Brčko Distrikt 1/0 Centar Sarajevo 1/2 Hate Zanemari razlike Drvar 1/0 Gacko 1/0 strongly condemned the act Ilidža 1/0 Konjic 1/0 of arson on the Orthodox Kotor Varoš 1/0 Kupres 1/0 Church of the Holy Ljubuški 1/0 Milići 1/0 Transfiguration in Sarajevo. Novi Grad Saraj. 1/0 Novo Sarajevo 1/6 Coalition members invited Pale 1/0 Srebrenica 1/0 relevant institutions to take Vitez 1/0 Vogošća 1/0 immediate action and apprehend the perpetrator (s). The Hate Monitor provides an update on all hate-motivated incidents and responses known to the OSCE Mission to BiH at the time of publishing the report each month. http://www.osce.org/bih [email protected] +387 33 95 21 00 .

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