Qindra qytetarë kanë trokitur në dyert e Komisionit për Antidiskrimimim në gjashtë muajt e parë të vitit 2026. Shumica me pretendime se janë diskriminuar për shkak të përkatësisë etnike, ndaj tyre janë përdorur terme ofenduese dhe nënçmuese, kryesisht përderisa kanë qenë në orar apo në vendin e punës.
One in four of the 208 total complaints of discrimination during the first 6 months of the year had ethnicity as their basis. But not only that.
Të dhënat e Mollëkuqja tregojnë se në Maqedoninë e V. ende përdoret gjuhë dhe veprime të urrejtjes ndaj dikuj vetëm për shkak të prejardhjes sociale, ngjyrës së lëkurës, racës, identitetit gjinor dhe orientimit seksual.
Mostly, or 47% of the complainants report that the discrimination against them took place at the workplace. Discrimination was reported on over 22 grounds, while in 32 cases discrimination was confirmed to have occurred.
Mollekuqja prepared an infographic on this.
The Commission that is supposed to prevent and punish discrimination, with limited powers
Kryesisht çfarë ka në dorë ky komision është monitorimi dhe rekomandimi. Çdo qytetar ka të drejtë të parashtrojë ankesë ndërsa komisioni duhet që në afat prej 60 ditëve të jep mendim, nëse konstatohet shkelja, rekomandon mënyrën e heqjes së shkeljes.
Personi apo institucioni i cili e ka kryer shkeljen, përkatësisht ka diskriminuar, ka afat prej 30 ditëve ndërsa deri në 6 muaj nëse ka arsye të fuqishme që të zbatojë rekomandimin.
Only if this recommendation is not implemented can the commission file a request to initiate misdemeanor proceedings with another body, one that does not fall under the Anti Discrimination Commission but under the Ministry of Social Policy, Demography and Youth.
The fines that this commission can request range from 400 to 5,000 euros.
There are serious concerns about the selection of members of the Anti Discrimination Commission
The members of the Commission for Prevention and Protection against Discrimination are elected by the Assembly of North Macedonia. As a result, political coloring has often played a bigger role in their selection than actual skills or experience.
We recall the viral interview with Xhihan Ahmed, who was nominated as a member earlier this year despite having no idea what the Istanbul Convention was; when asked about it, she spoke about Istanbul the city and the Atatürk era.
She nevertheless, following public backlash, reflected on it and resigned.
A few months earlier, Mollekuqja revealed that the VLEN Coalition had decided to appoint journalist Ismail Sinani as a member of this commission, someone who in his public appearances had expressed views against feminism and the LGBTQ+ community.
The Network for Protection against Discrimination, along with other non governmental organizations, joined Mollekuqja's reaction, unanimously calling on lawmakers not to vote Sinani in as a member of this commission.
Yet the voice of the public was not heard, and today Ismail Sinani is a member of this commission. It should be noted that international institutions have also raised alarm over this, given their ongoing support for freedom and equality in North Macedonia.
Meanwhile, that discrimination and hate speech on ethnic grounds are quite present in the country is also shown by data from the hate speech registry i gjuhës së urrejtjes në Maqedoninë e Veriut. Nga shkurt 2012 deri në qershor 2026 në këtë regjistër janë regjistruar 1690 raste të gjuhës së urrejtes mbi baza etike. Vetëm gjysmën e parë të këtij viti janë regjistruar 76 raste.
