Румыния

Румыния регулярно предоставляет БДИПЧ данные о преступлениях на почве ненависти. Министерство администрации и внутренних дел, полиция, прокуратура и Высший совет магистратуры собирают данные о преступлениях на почве ненависти.

В 2016 году Румыния реализовала программу БДИПЧ "Обучение правоохранительных органов мерам борьбы с преступлениями на почве ненависти" (ОБПН). В 2021 году в румынской полиции было создано специализированное подразделение по преступлениям на почве ненависти.

Поправки к Уголовному кодексу, внесенные в 2023 году, уточняют составные элементы преступлений на почве ненависти и устанавливают защищаемые основания.

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Download the 2024 hate crime report for Румыния

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2024	87	197	Not available
2023	95	252	239
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 2024 Data

Hate crime recorded by police

A total of 68 offences were excluded from the breakdown below, including incidents of hate speech and the establishment of an organization with a fascist, racist or xenophobic character, all of which fall outside the OSCE hate crime definition.

By bias motivation
By type of crime

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National developments

As of 2024, police officers from the Hate Crime Investigation Unit, part of the Criminal Investigation Directorate, conduct both in-service training and pre-service training on hate crimes.

In-Service Training: All newly hired officers are required to complete an induction training program immediately upon joining the police. This program includes a mandatory module on hate crimes held by the officers within the Hate Crime Investigation Unit.

Pre-Service Training: Since 2023, the 'Alexandru Ioan Cuza' Police Academy, along with the the 'Vasile Lascăr' and the 'Septimiu Mureșan' Police Schools, integrated a dedicated course on hate crimes into its study curricula. Officers from the Hate Crime Investigation Unit, graduates of ODIHR's TAHCLE train-the-trainer programme, are guest lecturers on this course and provide practical insights. Additionally, police officers from the Hate Crime Investigation Unit regularly participate in training sessions organized by various professional institutions and civil society organizations.

At the 'Alexandru Ioan Cuza' Police Academy, a specialized classroom was set up for hate crime training. A dedicated curriculum was developed in collaboration with the Oslo Police College and includes both theoretical and practical components, with the Hate Crime Investigation Unit contributing to the latter. Moreover, two Hate Crime Laboratories were developed within the 'Vasile Lascar' Police School Campina and the 'Septimiu Muresan' Police School in Cluj Napoca, with the aim of training future police officers in topics related to hate crimes. The hate crime training materials were also distributed to the Police Schools. These achievements were part of the Project PDP3, funded through the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021.

The National Institute of Magistracy (NIM) offers training courses to representatives of the judiciary, including sessions on non-discrimination, diversity, and hate crimes as part of the initial training, as well as continuous training. The latter co-operates with the National Council for Combating Discrimination (CNCD).

In 2016 and 2024, Romania implemented ODIHR's TAHCLE programme.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR recognizes Romania's efforts to develop policy and strategic frameworks to address hate and to promote the inclusion of minority communities. However, based on the available information, it observes that Romania's hate crime recording and statistics do not sufficiently distinguish hate crimes from other crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that Romania would benefit from ensuring that hate crimes are addressed in a comprehensive manner, including by introducing a co-ordination mechanism.

ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, participating States agreed to a definition of hate crime shared by all OSCE participating States, and committed to collecting reliable data and statistics on hate crimes. Therefore, hate crimes need to be distinguished from hate speech and discrimination crimes throughout the recording and data collection process. Participating States have also committed to ensuring a comprehensive approach to hate crimes. To that end, the relevant authorities are required to collaborate and co-ordinate with civil society.

ODIHR stands ready to support Romania in meeting its relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of hate crime recording and data collection, as well as by providing further resources on addressing hate crimes comprehensively.

Our methodology

ОБЗОР ИНЦИДЕНТОВ, ПРЕДОСТАВЛЕННЫХ ГРАЖДАНСКИМ ОБЩЕСТВОМ

For 2024, ODIHR received reports of hate incidents in Romania from the following civil society organizations:

ACCEPT Romania

To learn more, visit the Contributors page.

In addition, one incident was reported as part of ODIHR’s ongoing monitoring across the OSCE region.

All incidents submitted by the above organizations have been analysed by ODIHR. Those that were broadly considered to be hate crimes within the OSCE definition (criminal offence committed with a bias motive) are listed in the tables below according to the bias motivation category. Some incidents involved multiple biases and may be listed in multiple categories.

ODIHR’s insights

For 2024, ODIHR received five reports of anti-LGBTI incidents that took place in Romania.

In particular, three people were physically assaulted and sexually harassed due to their perceived association with the LGBTI community, while in a separate incident community members were threatened online. In addition, ODIHR monitored an anti-Semitic incident in which two monuments and two churches in the city centre were vandalized with graffiti depicting the Star of David.

ODIHR observes that there is a low level of reporting from civil society in Romania.

ODIHR did not receive any reporting on Romania relating to racist and xenophobic, anti-Roma, anti-Muslim, gender-based, other religion or belief, or disability hate incidents. This indicates potential gaps in the information reported here.

Please note that incidents reported here are based on voluntary civil society submissions and as such do not reflect the actual number of incidents or the most targeted communities in Romania.

To address under-reporting, ODIHR encourages any civil society organizations or groups that monitor hate incidents in Romania to report these to ODIHR at hatecrimereport@odihr.pl.

To export an Excel sheet with summaries of all incidents from Romania click here and search by year and country.

ОПИСАНИЯ ИНЦИДЕНТОВ, ПРЕДОСТАВЛЕННЫХ ГРАЖДАНСКИМ ОБЩЕСТВОМ

Anti-Semitic hate crime

Дата	ВИД ИНЦИДЕНТА	Источник	Описание
2024-01	Attacks against property	OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights	Show info

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Дата	ВИД ИНЦИДЕНТА	Источник	Описание
2024	Violent attacks against people	ACCEPT Association	Show info
2024-11	Violent attacks against people	ACCEPT Association	Show info
2024-12	Violent attacks against people	ACCEPT Association	Show info
2024-12	Threats/Harassment	ACCEPT Association	Show info

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.