Ukraine
Ukraine regularly submits data on hate crimes to ODIHR. In 2019, the National Police of Ukraine and the Ministry of Internal Affairs worked with ODIHR to publish an information booklet on Categorizing and Investigating Hate Crimes in Ukraine: A Practical Guide. Ukraine's National Human Rights Strategy includes an objective to "create a system for preventing, combating, documenting and investigating hate crimes". In 2020, a working group co-ordinated by the Human Rights Commissioner of the Ukrainian Parliament was created to improve hate crime recording procedures.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2022 | 150 | Not available | Not available |
| 2021 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2020 | 203 | 170 | 6 |
| 2019 | 256 | 235 | 4 |
| 2018 | 178 | 149 | 6 |
| 2017 | 163 | 94 | 3 |
| 2016 | 144 | 76 | 2 |
| 2015 | 157 | 79 | 3 |
| 2014 | 33 | 33 | 2 |
| 2013 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | Not available |
| 2011 | 5 | Not available | Not available |
| 2010 | 5 | Not available | Not available |
| 2009 | 2 | Not available | Not available |
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR recognizes Ukraine's efforts to report its hate crime information to ODIHR. In the absence of an official submission and statistics, ODIHR is not able to provide further observations on hate crime data collection in Ukraine. In addition, ODIHR observes that Ukraine would benefit from raising awareness among and building the capacity of criminal justice officials to address hate crime.
ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, participating States committed to periodically report reliable information and statistics on hate crime to ODIHR. Participating States also committed to introducing or further developing professional training and capacity-building activities for law enforcement, prosecution and judicial officials dealing with hate crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support Ukraine 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 further resources and tailored capacity building assistance for police, prosecution, and judiciary.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
The assessment of incidents reported on the territory of Ukraine, including in the occupied territories of Ukraine, is without prejudice to the applicability and relevance of other branches of public international law, particularly international humanitarian law and international criminal law. In addition to the hate incidents displayed on Ukraine’s country page, ODIHR received information on a number of hate incidents that were not included as they go beyond the scope of ODIHR's Hate Crime Report.
🛈 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.
The assessment of incidents reported on the territory of Ukraine, including in the occupied territories of Ukraine, is without prejudice to the applicability and relevance of other branches of public international law, particularly international humanitarian law and international criminal law. In addition to the hate incidents displayed on Ukraine’s country page, ODIHR received information on a number of hate incidents that were not included as they go beyond the scope of ODIHR's Hate Crime Report.
🛈 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.
The assessment of incidents reported on the territory of Ukraine, including in the occupied territories of Ukraine, is without prejudice to the applicability and relevance of other branches of public international law, particularly international humanitarian law and international criminal law. In addition to the hate incidents displayed on Ukraine’s country page, ODIHR received information on a number of hate incidents that were not included as they go beyond the scope of ODIHR's Hate Crime Report.
🛈 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.
Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2023-01 | Violent attacks against people | OIDAC
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| 2023-02 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2023-09 | Threats/Harassment | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2023-08 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2023-09 | Threats/Harassment | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2023-09 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2023-09 | Threats/Harassment | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2023-04 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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Gender-based hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2023-08 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-08 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-11 | Violent attacks against people | NGO "Alliance.Global"
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| 2023-07 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2023-03 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-03 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-03 | Threats/Harassment | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-04 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-05 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-05 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-07 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-07 | Threats/Harassment | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-06 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-07 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-05 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-08 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-08 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-08 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-08 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-09 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-10 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-10 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-12 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-01 | Violent attacks against people | NGO "Alliance.Global"
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| 2023-03 | Threats/Harassment | NGO "Alliance.Global"
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| 2023-03 | Violent attacks against people | NGO "Alliance.Global"
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| 2023-06 | Threats/Harassment | NGO "Alliance.Global"
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| 2023-08 | Threats/Harassment | NGO "Alliance.Global"
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| 2023 | Violent attacks against people | Hatecrime.fyi
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| 2023-12 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-10 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2023-02 | Threats/Harassment | NGO "Alliance.Global"
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