The Helsinki Committee for Human Rights strongly condemned offensive graffiti with swastikas and inscriptions “Gyupci”, written with black spray on the houses of the Roma population on Debarska street in Bitola, North Macedonia. According to them, this is another case of a hate crime, with a message calling for violence against the Roma ethnic community.

“Starting from the aspiration to build coexistence, tolerance and mutual respect, regardless of national, ethnic, religious or any other affiliation, we demand that the competent institutions, above all, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Prosecutor’s Office thoroughly investigate the case, find the perpetrators , who should be held accountable for this crime,” the Helsinki Committee stated.

• Хелсиншкиоткомитет: Графититесокукастикрстовиинатписи „Ѓупци“ врзромскикуќисезлосторствоодомраза. In: Tocka. 08.06.2023. https://tocka.com.mk/vesti/447925/helsinskiot-komitet-grafitite-so-kukasti-krstovi-i-natpisi-gjupci-vrz-romski-kuki-se-zlostorstvo-od-omraza