ODIHR observes that Turkmenistan has not reported data and information on hate crime to ODIHR since 2008. ODIHR observes that Turkmenistan has not nominated a National Point of Contact on hate crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that Turkmenistan would benefit from raising awareness among and building the capacity of criminal justice officials to address hate crime.
ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, OSCE participating States committed to periodically reporting to ODIHR reliable information and statistics on hate crimes. Participating States also committed to introducing or further developing professional training and capacity-building activities for law enforcement, prosecution and judicial officials dealing with hate crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support Turkmenistan in meeting its relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of hate crime recording and data collection, as well as through its resources and tailored capacity-building assistance for police, prosecution, and the judiciary.
For 2024, ODIHR received only one report from the following civil society organization on an anti-Christian hate incident in Turkmenistan:
- European Association of Jehovah’s Witnesses
To learn more about this organization, visit the Contributors page.
All incidents submitted by the above organizations have been analysed by ODIHR. Those that are broadly considered to be hate crimes within the OSCE definition (criminal offence committed with a bias motive) are listed in the tables below according to the bias motivation category. Some incidents involved multiple biases and may be listed in multiple categories.
ODIHR’s insightsIn 2024, ODIHR received a report of one anti-Christian incident that took place in Turkmenistan. ODIHR did not receive any reporting on Turkmenistan relating to racist and xenophobic, anti-Roma, anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim anti-LGBTI, gender-based or disability hate incidents. This indicates potential gaps in the information reported here. Consequently, ODIHR observes that there is a lack of reporting from civil society on Turkmenistan. |
Please note that incidents reported here are based on voluntary civil society submissions and as such do not reflect the actual number of incidents or the most targeted communities in Turkmenistan.
To address under-reporting, ODIHR encourages any civil society organizations or groups that monitor hate incidents in Turkmenistan to report these to ODIHR at hatecrimereport@odihr.pl.
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