Romania
Romania regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. The Ministry of Administration and Interior, the police, the Prosecutor's Office and the Superior Council of Magistracy collect hate crime data.
In 2016, Romania implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crimes for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) Programme. A specialized hate crime unit was created in the Romanian Police in 2021.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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2022 | 59 | 129 | 16 |
2021 | 7 | 54 | 128 |
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 2018 Data
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A further 20 hate speech and discrimination offences were reported as registered by the police; however, these fall outside of the scope of the OSCE’s hate crime definition.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Romania's law enforcement agencies 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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2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2018-08 | Attacks against property | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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2018-08 | Attacks against property | Kantor Center
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2018 | Attacks against property | Kantor Center
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2018-10 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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Anti-Christian hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2018-08 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2018-01 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2018-02 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2018-03 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2018-12 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2018-10 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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2018-10 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Gender-based hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Fifth Report on Romania."
Anti-Roma hate crime
The Council of Europe's Ad Hoc Committee Of Experts On Roma And Traveller Issues (CAHROM) published relevant recommendations in its "Thematic Report on Roma and Travellers' Access to Justice (with a gender focus)."