August 19, 2014

Two young boys were stoned by unknown perpetrators

Incident
Incident due to sexual orientation or gender identity
Violence against minors

What happened: A 20 y/o male and a minor were physically attacked with stones by two unknown
perpetrators because of their sexual orientation.

Date, time and location of the incident: August 19th, str. Philip II Makedonski in the Municipality of
Centar, Skopje.
Source of information: interview with the victims.
Victim(s) involved: One 20 y/o male and a minor were stoned but they succeed to escape. They
weren’t injured.
Type of the crime(s): Violence (Art.386).
Perpetrator(s): Two unknown perpetrators.
Brief description of incident with bias indicators:

Status of the case:Unknown.
Response of local authorities: The Committee reported the case to the authorities, after gaining
the compliance of the victim. There is no other information related to the investigation.
Impact on the victim(s) and the community: This type of incidents brings into question the general
security situation of sexual minorities in the society, especially on locations where they are known
to frequent.

Address
str. Philip II Makedonski in the Municipality of Centar, Skopje
Location Name
str. Philip II Makedonski in the Municipality of Centar, Skopje

Number of victims
2
Number of Perpetrators
2
Status of the case
No information
Type of incident?
Serious threat Physical attack (assault) Violence
Incident location
Street
How did the police react?
They did nothing
Have there been similar incidents / crimes in the same location?
Yes
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Criminal offences

Against Freedoms and Rights
Violation of citizens’ equality Criminal threatening
Against the Public Order
Violence

Grounds

Sexual orientation