Ukraine
Ukraine regularly submits information on hate crimes to ODIHR. Ukraine's hate crime laws combine general and specific penalty enhancement provisions and contain a substantive offence. Hate crime data are collected by the General Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Department on Sentence Execution and the State Statistics Committee.
OFFICIAL DATA
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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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 |
About 2014 Data
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Reported figures include a number of cases of violation of equality (art. 161 of the Criminal Code), which may have included violence.
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Anti-Roma hate crime
The UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues recommended that authorities ensure adequate protection of Roma communities and that any incidents of violence and intimidation be fully and speedily investigated and perpetrators prosecuted.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Ukraine has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech and/or discrimination.