Hate crime continues to rise in many parts of Europe and North America according to our 2008 Hate Crime Survey, a second annual report examining bias-driven violence in 2007 and 2008.

The 2008 Hate Crime Survey includes sections examining six facets of violent hate crime in the 56 countries that comprise the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The Survey also examines government responses to violent hate crimes in sections on Systems of Monitoring and Reporting and The Framework of Criminal Law and includes a Ten-Point Plan for governments to strengthen their responses. The Survey also takes an in-depth look at the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and the United States and contains a Country Panorama section that profiles individual hate crime cases from more than 30 countries within the OSCE.

• Overview | PDF
• Recommendations | PDF | Recommendations in Russian
• Full Report in PDF

The Reality of Hate Crimes

• Violence Based on Racism and Xenophobia | PDF
• Antisemitism | PDF
• Violence Against Muslims | PDF
• Violence Based on Religious Intolerance | PDF
• Violence Against Roma | PDF
• Violence Against LGBT Persons | PDF | Russian Resume

Country Focus

• Country Panorama | PDF
• The Russian Federation | PDF
• Ukraine | PDF
• The United States | PDF

Government Responses to Hate Crimes

• The Framework of Criminal Law | PDF
• Systems of Monitoring and Reporting | PDF

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[Read] 2008 Hate Crime Survey Executive Summary Document [PDF ]

[Access] 2007 Hate Crime Survey