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.

SELECT YEAR

OFFICIAL DATA

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
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 2014 Data

Prosecution figure refers to cases of threats via the Internet. Data reported to ODIHR no longer include cases of hate speech.

National developments

A new criminal code entered into force in February 2014. The new code changed the list of protected characteristics in the general penalty-enhancement provision, making it an open-ended list.

A specialized bureau for protecting national cultural heritage was established within the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police. The special bureau is tasked with handling all activities related to addressing any manifestations of racism, xenophobia, extremism and other forms of intolerance, including hate crimes.

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

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Reports

Anti-Semitic hate crime

The Center for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism in Romania reported one arson attack, in which a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a former synagogue, and one incident of damage to property, in which stones thrown broke the windows of a synagogue.

Hate crime against Christians and members of other religions

The Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians reported an incident of graffiti on a church.

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

ACCEPT Association and ILGA-Europe reported a case of ongoing threats and harassment against a lesbian couple.

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma hate crime

In his report following a country visit to Romania, the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe urged the authorities to properly record hate crimes and ensure that law enforcement officials and legal professionals are adequately and systematically trained to recognise, investigate and sanction crimes committed with a racist motive, which primarily affect Roma communities.