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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 |
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| 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 |
About 2016 Data
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Reported figures include cases of violation of equality (art. 161 of the Criminal Code), which may have included violence.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Ukraine has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech and/or discrimination.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR in Ukraine
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| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR in Ukraine
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| 2016-03 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR in Ukraine
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| 2016-06 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR in Ukraine
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR in Ukraine
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| 2016-01 | Attacks against property | SETA
SOVA Center
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| 2016-02 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2016-08 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
Jewish Foundation of Ukraine (JFU)
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| 2016-03 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
Jewish Foundation of Ukraine (JFU)
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| 2016-06 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
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| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
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| 2016-03 | Attacks against property | Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
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| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
Jewish Foundation of Ukraine (JFU)
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| 2016-03 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
Jewish Foundation of Ukraine (JFU)
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| 2016-12 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
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| 2016-08 | Attacks against property | Jewish Foundation of Ukraine (JFU)
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| 2016-07 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
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| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
Jewish Foundation of Ukraine (JFU)
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| 2016-04 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
Jewish Foundation of Ukraine (JFU)
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| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
Jewish Foundation of Ukraine (JFU)
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| 2016-01 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
Jewish Foundation of Ukraine (JFU)
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| 2016-11 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
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| 2016-12 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
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| 2016-10 | Attacks against property | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
Jewish Foundation of Ukraine (JFU)
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| 2016-08 | Violent attacks against people | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
Jewish Foundation of Ukraine (JFU)
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| 2016-12 | Threats | Antifascist Committee of Ukraine
Antifascist Human Rights Legal League
Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
Jewish Forum of Ukraine
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR in Ukraine
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| 2016-01 | Attacks against property | SETA
SOVA Center
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| 2016-02 | Attacks against property | SOVA Center
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2016-07 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-05 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-07 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-03 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-04 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-07 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-08 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-11 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-04 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-03 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-04 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-05 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-07 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-12 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-11 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-04 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-05 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-07 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-03 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-09 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-12 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-07 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-07 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-10 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-12 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-08 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-07 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-06 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-07 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-12 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2016-07 | Attacks against property | Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church
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| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church
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| 2016-01 | Attacks against property | Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church
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| 2016-04 | Attacks against property | Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church
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| 2016-05 | Attacks against property | Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church
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| 2016-09 | Attacks against property | Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church
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| 2016-06 | Violent attacks against people | Moscow Patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church
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| 2016-07 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2016-05 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-05 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-03 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-07 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-07 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-03 | Attacks against property | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-05 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-07 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-01 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-12 | Threats | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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| 2016-12 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-08 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-05 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-07 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-07 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-06 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-03 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-01 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-08 | Threats | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-05 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-12 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-08 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-01 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-04 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-07 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-08 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-01 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-12 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-12 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-04 | Threats | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-09 | Threats | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-01 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-03 | Threats | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-03 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-05 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-05 | Threats | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-06 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-05 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-02 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-08 | Threats | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-06 | Threats | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-09 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-08 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-10 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-04 | Attacks against property | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-08 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-11 | Violent attacks against people | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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| 2016-09 | Threats | LGBT Human Rights NASH SVIT Center
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime
In its fifth report on Ukraine, the Council of Europe's European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) commended Ukraine's progress in investigating hate crimes and introducing specialized police officers. ECRI also noted the need to step up efforts to end racist violence against LGBT and Roma people. ECRI recommended that an independent investigative body be set up to address allegations of racially-motivated misconduct by the police, and that protected characteristics should be added to all relevant hate crime provisions in the criminal code, particularly sexual orientation and gender identity.