Download the 2023 hate crime report for Азербайджан

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2023 16 16 0
2022 17 2 0
2021 Not available Not available Not available
2020 Not available Not available Not available
2019 Not available Not available Not available
2018 Not available Not available Not available
2017 Not available Not available Not available
2016 Not available Not available Not available
2015 Not available Not available Not available
2014 Not available Not available Not available
2013 Not available Not available Not available
2012 Not available Not available Not available
2011 1 Not available 1
2010 1 Not available Not available
2009 Not available Not available Not available

About 2023 Data

    Police figures exclude three cases of inciting national hatred and insulting national symbols as they fall outside the OSCE definition of hate crime. Data reported by the police may include other acts that fall outside the OSCE definition of hate crime.
    In the number of prosecuted cases, three cases of inciting national hatred and insulting national symbols were excluded from the statistics on prosecuted and sentenced cases as they fall outside the OSCE definition of hate crime.
    In the number of sentenced cases, one case of inciting national hatred was excluded as it falls outside the OSCE definition of hate crime.

Hate crime recorded by police

Data reported by police may include acts that fall outside the OSCE definition of hate crime

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR recognizes Azerbaijan's efforts to report hate crime information and data to ODIHR. However, based on the available information, it observes that Azerbaijan's hate crime recording and statistics do not sufficiently distinguish hate crimes from other crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that Azerbaijan would benefit from reviewing the existing legal framework in order to ensure that bias motivation can be effectively acknowledged and appropriate penalties imposed on the perpetrators.

ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, OSCE participating States committed to collecting reliable data and statistics on hate crimes. Participating States also committed to enact specific, tailored legislation to combat hate crimes, providing for effective penalties that take into account the gravity of such crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support Azerbaijan in meeting the relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of hate crime recording and data collection, as well as in meeting the relevant commitments through further resources its tailored legislative advice.

Our methodology

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY

🛈 Please note that the total number of incidents may be lower than the sum of incidents presented in the breakdown chart above, as some incidents involve multiple bias motivations.

🛈 ODIHR no longer presents descriptions of property attacks in the incident tables below. Data on property attacks are presented in the breakdown charts above. One property attack may target multiple properties or involve multiple types of attack.

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Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Дата ВИД ИНЦИДЕНТА Источник Описание
2023-03 Threats
Transparency International Anti-Corruption Center (TIAC)
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Gender-based hate crime

Дата ВИД ИНЦИДЕНТА Источник Описание
2023-07 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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2023-09 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Дата ВИД ИНЦИДЕНТА Источник Описание
2023-07 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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2023-09 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.