Armenia
Armenia regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Armenia implemented ODIHR's programmes on Prosecutors and Hate Crime Training (PAHCT) and Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
In 2023, amendments to hate crime provisions in the Criminal Code of Armenia were developed within the framework of a parliamentary initiative in coordination with civil society. The amendments came into force in 2024.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 12 | 68 | Not available |
2022 | 5 | 41 | 0 |
2021 | 68 | 9 | 3 |
2020 | 19 | 164 | 1 |
2019 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 14 | 1 | Not available |
2016 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2015 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2012 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2011 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2010 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2009 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
No information is available.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Hate crime against Christians and members of other religions
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) noted several attacks on Jehovah’s witnesses and their places of worship in Armenia.