Moldova

Moldova regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Moldova’s hate crime laws consist of a combination of general and specific penalty-enhancement provisions. Hate crime data are collected by the Information Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the police, the General Prosecutor’s Office and the National Bureau of Statistics.

Hate crime data collection in Moldova
Support for hate crime victims in Moldova

OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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

National developments

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Justice of Moldova, with support from ODIHR, organized seminars for prosecutors on combating and preventing hate crimes and discrimination.

Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

Reports

Anti-Semitic hate crime

The Jewish Community in Moldova reported one incident of graffiti on a monument to victims of the Holocaust and one incident in which graves were desecrated with paint in a Jewish cemetery. World Without Nazism reported one incident of the desecration of a monument commemorating the Holocaust and one incident of graffiti on a school.

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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

The Information Center "GenderDoc-M" reported eight physical assaults, four of which also involved robberies and two of which resulted in serious injuries, with one carried out by a group and resulting in the hospitalization of the victim and the second resulting in the victim suffering a broken jaw. GenderDoc-M also reported three threats, including two against gay men and one against a lesbian.

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Racist and xenophobic hate crime

World Without Nazism reported one murder and one incident of damage to a memorial to Russian soldiers.

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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

In its fourth report, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) expressed concern about inadequate response to hate crimes, and recommended that the police and the judiciary ensure that criminal law is effectively applied in cases of violence against persons belonging to ethnic or religious minorities.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Moldova has not reported on the numbers of prosecuted cases or information on sentenced hate crime cases to ODIHR.