Беларусь

Беларусь предоставила БДИПЧ данные о преступлениях на почве ненависти. Уголовный кодекс Беларуси содержит общие и конкретные положения об ужесточении наказания и основное правонарушение. Данные о преступлениях на почве ненависти собирает Министерство внутренних дел.

OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
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 31 Not available 4
2014 26 Not available 1
2013 17 Not available 2
2012 Not available Not available Not available
2011 Not available Not available Not available
2010 Not available Not available Not available
2009 72 3 Not available

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

Reports

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Gay Belarus reported one physical assault resulting in serious injury carried out by a group against two gay men outside a club.

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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) recommended that Belarus improve its criminal law on acts of discrimination and hate speech, and make racist motivation an aggravating circumstance in determining sanctions for violent crimes.

KEY OBSERVATION

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