Moldova
Moldova regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. In 2017, ODIHR and the OSCE Mission to Moldova co-organized a workshop for police, prosecutors and civil society on understanding and improving hate crime recording and data collection, which led to a set of recommendations for relevant state authorities.
Moldova has set up a "Strategic Group" tasked with identifying gaps in the capacity of police to effectively identify and investigate hate crimes. Moldova's National Human Rights Action Plan (2018-2022) also addresses hate crimes, and has provided a basis for the adoption of internal action plans related to hate crime recording and data collection, hate crime investigation, and hate crime training.
Following a request by Moldova's Ministry of Justice, in 2016 ODIHR provided an "Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Moldovan Criminal and Contravention Codes Related to Bias-Motivated Offences". ODIHR's recommendations were largely reflected in amendments to the Criminal Code adopted by the Moldovan Parliament and published on 3 June 2022.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2018 | 10 | 5 | 41 |
| 2017 | 17 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | Not available |
| 2013 | 4 | Not available | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | Not available | Not available |
| 2011 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2010 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2019-11 | Threats | UNHCR
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| 2019-11 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2019-09 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | Jewish Community of Moldova
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| 2019-12 | Attacks against property | OSCE Mission to Moldova
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2019-08 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2019-06 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2019-11 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2019-05 | Attacks against property | GenderDoc-M
OSCE Mission to Moldova
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| 2019-01 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2019-08 | Attacks against property | GenderDoc-M
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| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that the law enforcement agencies of Moldova have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.