Liutauras Labanauskas (2019): Qualitative Research on the Communities Vulnerable to Hate Crime (Neapykantos nusikaltimų pažeidžiamų bendruomenių kokybinio tyrimo ataskaita)
Country
Lithuania
Title
Year
Type of publication
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Type of Institution
Public authority
Institution
Main Thematic Focus
Hate crime Hate speech
Target Population
Migrants Muslims
Key findings
The study assessed the level of vulnerability, the impact of hate crimes and hate speech, the reasons for not seeking justice, and the needs for protection of five communities in Lithuania: the Jewish and Roma communities, LGBTI, persons of other race and Muslims. It found out that the representatives of the latter group experience alienation, negative attitudes and stereotypes every day. Theinterviewed respondents talked about bullying, armed threats, street fights and physical injuries. The study shows the lack of appropriate measures to encourage reporting the incidences which contributes to the "normalization" of hate incidents. As a result victims themselves underestimate and mitigate the experienced violations.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
Study - qualitative research
Sample details and representativeness
Study's findings are based on 35 qualitative interviews and 6 group discussions where 49 people participated.