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 a legal opinion on draft amendments 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 REPORTED BY STATES
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| 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 |
Hate crime recorded by police
All the cases reported here relate to "extremist crimes" motivated by bias, related to participation in armed conflict, recruitment of others to participate in an armed conflict and/or undermining the constitutional system.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that the law enforcement agencies of Moldova have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-09 | Threats/Harassment | UNHCR
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Mission to Moldova
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Jewish Community of Moldova
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Kantor Center
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-05 | Threats/Harassment | GenderDoc-M
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| 2017 | Threats/Harassment | GenderDoc-M
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| 2017-05 | Threats/Harassment | GenderDoc-M
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| 2017-12 | Threats/Harassment | GenderDoc-M
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2017-12 | Threats/Harassment | GenderDoc-M
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| 2017-12 | Threats/Harassment | GenderDoc-M
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | GenderDoc-M
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| 2017-05 | Threats/Harassment | GenderDoc-M
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime
In its "Fifth report on Moldova", the Council of Europe's European Commission against Racism and Intolerance recommended that the authorities put in place a system to record hate crimes, collect and publish hate crime data, and ensure that hate crimes are effectively investigated. To these ends, ECRI recommended that the authorities increase its training efforts for police officers and justice officials, and implement confidence-building measures to enhance the relationship between the police and vulnerable groups, in particular, the Roma and the LGBT community.