Report Data - Armenia - 2014

Official Data

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
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

NGO reports

Organization Report

Amnesty International reported, via the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), a case of threats. Pink Armenia and the Open Society Foundations – Armenia reported a physical assault against a transgender woman and that one gay man was kidnapped on three separate occasions, during the course of which he was threatened with knives and guns, and was the victim of attempted blackmail.

Organization Name

Pink Armenia

Bias Motivation

Bias against other groups - Sexual orientation or gender identity

Description Type

Reports

Organization Report

The Open Society Foundations – Armenia and the Helsinki Citizens' Assembly – Vanadzor reported one physical assault causing serious injury to a Yazidi man.

Organization Name

Open Society Foundation

Bias Motivation

Racism and xenophobia

Description Type

Reports

IGO Reports

Organization Name

United Nations Office of High Commisioner for Human Rights (UNHCR)

Organization Report

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) provided technical assistance to the civil society groups We for Civil Equality and Exchange of Letters, allowing victims of LGBT hate crime to be referred to them for support.

Bias Motivation

Bias against other groups - Sexual orientation or gender identity

Description Type

Developments

ODIHR Recommendations

ODIHR observes that Armenia has not reported reliable statistics on hate crimes to ODIHR.

National Developments

Description Type

Developments

Organization Report

A preliminary, updated version of the Criminal Code that includes changes to hate crime provisions has been prepared and will be submitted to the Ministry of Justice in 2015.

Overview of incidents reported by civil society groups and organizations

Mandated bias motivation

Racism and xenophobia

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Mandated bias motivation

Bias against other groups - Sexual orientation or gender identity

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