Croatian Law Centre, Hate Speech in Croatia – Empirical Case Study in the Period 2016-2021, Zagreb, Croatian Law Centre

Country

Croatia

Title

Croatian Law Centre, Hate Speech in Croatia – Empirical Case Study in the Period 2016-2021, Zagreb, Croatian Law Centre

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Year

2024

Publication type

Report - unofficial (CSO) data on incidents

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Civil Society Organisation

Institution

Croatia, Croatian Law Centre (Hrvatski pravni centar)

Thematic focus

Hate speech: Public incitement to hatred or violence

Groups

General population

Key findings

The report analyses several cases of hate speech targeting Muslims in Croatia, its occurrence and the accuracy of procedural classifications of the criminal factors coupled with the hate crime (inciting to hate and / or inciting to violence).

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

The research data consisted of analysing all acts of hate speech committed in the period from 2016 to 2021, proceedings for which were finally concluded by a decision of the competent body of the proceedings (the State Attorney's Office or the court).

Sample details and representativeness

The study analysed 59 criminal cases, 41 dismissals, and 20 misdemeanour cases. Criminal cases represent the entire population of finally adjudicated hate speech cases under Article 325 of the Criminal Code 2016–2021. The samples for dismissals and misdemeanours were selected based on temporal and territorial representativeness and refined due to data quality issues. Stratified and random sampling was used where possible. Two independent coders analysed each case, ensuring reliability and consistency.

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