Hate crime against Muslims

Muslim communities across the OSCE region are the victims of rhetoric that often associates them with terrorism and extremism, or portrays the presence of Muslim communities as a threat to national identity. Muslims are often portrayed as a monolithic group, whose religion and culture are incompatible with the concepts of human rights and democracy. This intolerance, left unchecked, can enable a climate that fosters hate crime against Muslims, which is an attempt to isolate them from society. Only a strong response from all actors in society can effectively challenge discrimination, intolerance and hate crimes against Muslims.

• Primary Source

ESO: Key Source: Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) http://www.europeansources.info/record/organisation-for-security-and-co-operation-in-europe/

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: Report, 2017: Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey (EU-MIDIS II) Muslims – Selected findings http://www.europeansources.info/record/second-european-union-minorities-and-discrimination-survey-eu-midis-ii-muslims-selected-findings/

OSCE: Guides Related to Hate Crime https://www.osce.org/odihr/guides-related-to-hate-crime

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