International recommendation

Hate crimes

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
Themes:
Hate speech and hate crimePolicing and the judicial system
Populations of concern:
Persons with an immigrant background and ethnic minorities
Relevant CERD article:
Art. 4 – Prohibition of racist hate speech and hate crime
Source:
CERD/C/NOR/CO/23-24, para. 12

Recommended measures (6)

Measure
Measure type:
Practices and guidelines
Responsible Ministries:
Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Culture

The State party should take all measures to prevent hate crimes and provide support to victims of such crimes, including in accessing justice.

Measure
Measure type:
Statistics and research
Responsible Ministries:
Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Culture

The State party should investigate the reason for the increase in hate crimes in the State party and the increased fear of hate crimes among persons from migrant backgrounds and address the underlying causes.

Measure
Measure types:
ResourcesPractices and guidelines
Responsible Ministry:
Ministry of Justice and Public Security

The State party should allocate resources for and ensure the establishment of hate crime units throughout the country similar to the one in Oslo.

Measure
Measure type:
Training and capacity building
Responsible Ministry:
Ministry of Justice and Public Security

The State party should continue its training and educational efforts to improve knowledge of the proper identification, registration and prosecution of hate crimes among prosecutors, the judiciary and the law enforcement authorities.

Measure
Measure type:
Awareness-raising and dissemination
Responsible Ministries:
Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Culture

The State party should increase awareness-raising campaigns to address stereotypes and increase tolerance between various communities to prevent hate crimes.

Measure
Measure type:
Statistics and research
Responsible Ministry:
Ministry of Justice and Public Security

The State party should ensure a proper national uniform data-collection system on hate crimes, including statistics on complaints, investigations, convictions and penalties for acts of hate crime, and provide information on this data in its next periodic report.