Internet: Human Rights First: 2008 Hate Crime Survey (october 2008)

Human Rights First: 2008 Hate Crime Survey (october 2008)

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.

Summary;

Overview
Recommendations

The Reality of Hate Crimes

Violence Based on Racism and Xenophobia
Antisemitism
Violence Against Muslims
Violence Based on Religious Intolerance
Violence Against Roma
Violence Against LGBT Persons

Country Focus

Country Panorama
The Russian Federation
Ukraine
The United States

Government Responses to Hate Crimes

The Framework of Criminal Law
Systems of Monitoring and Reporting