Romania

Romania regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Romania's criminal law contains a general penalty-enhancement provision and a substantive offence. Police data and prosecution data also include hate speech offences. The Ministry of Administration and Interior, the police, the Prosecutor's Office and the Superior Council of Magistracy collect hate crime data.

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

OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2020 Not available Not available Not available
2019 Not available Not available Not available
2018 2 2 33
2017 1 0 8
2016 10 21 50
2015 15 24 59
2014 25 20 Not available
2013 Not available 4 Not available
2012 Not available Not available Not available
2011 Not available Not available Not available
2010 Not available Not available Not available
2009 Not available 1 Not available

About 2013 Data

    Data reported to ODIHR refer mostly to hate speech offences and criminal discrimination, which fall outside of the scope of OSCE hate crime definition.

National developments

The OSCE handbook "Police and Roma and Sinti: Good Practices in Building Trust and Understanding" is being used in the training of police officers at the Campina and Cluj Napoca Schools for Police Officers. The General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police launched a project, co-funded by the Swiss government, to promote community policing in rural areas of Romania. The project will focus on improving police engagement with Roma communities.

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

Reports

Anti-Semitic hate crime

World Without Nazism reported one physical assault and one incident of the desecration of a Holocaust memorial. 

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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

The ACCEPT Association reported one incident involving numerous threats during the screening of a film in connection with LGBT History Month.

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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Anti-Semitic hate crime

The Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson‑in‑Office on combating anti-Semitism conducted a country visit to Romania. Following the visit, the Personal Representative presented his recommendations, which focused on hate crime training of police and prosecutors.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR observes that Romania’s law enforcement agencies have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.