Menachem Rephun

April 12, 2016

Hate crimes in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) region are not being reported by participating states, according to a joint report released Tuesday by Human Rights First and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), 

The report, “Scorecard on Hate Crime Response in the OSCE Region” noted that some OSCE countries have seen a rise in anti-Semitic hate crimes. According to the report, this is attributable to incitement from neo-fascist groups and the growth of violent Islamist extremist groups. The report described anti-Semitism as “a virulent thread that runs through the ideologies of many extremist groups, even though their worldviews converge on little else.”

 

Hate Crimes in Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Not Being Reported, ADL Says