Factsheet
Anti-Muslim Hate Crime
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.
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- Source:
- OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
- Publisher:
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- Our work:
- Tolerance and non-discrimination
