Säär, A., Estonian Human Rights Centre (Eesti Inimõiguste Keskus)(2017), Racism, Racial Discrimination and Migration in Estonia 2015-2016, Brussels, European Network Against Racism
Country
Estonia
Title
Year
Type of publication
Geographical coverage
National
Area/location of interest
Type of Institution
National human rights body
Institution
Main Thematic Focus
Hate crime Racism & xenophobia
Target Population
Migrants Refugees & asylum seekers
Key findings
The report addresses political narratives and public policy; labour market integration and racist violence and access to justice for people of migrant, refugee and asylum seeker background. It also describes cases of racist speech by state officials and politicians.
Statistics about racially motivated hate crimes are not published in Estonia but some racist incidents were reported by civil society and international organisations, for example attacks against asylum seekers accommodation, and a physical assault on a refugee. The report addresses that in 2015 the Estonian Penal Code did not address hate crime and its bias motivation, including racial and migrant hatred, however the Estonian Ministry of Justice organised an international seminar regarding processing and data collection of hate crimes in 2016.
Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)
The report briefing is based on secondary desk-based research. The sources used include media, statistics by Eurostat, information provided by the United Nations Refugee Agency and Estonian Government.
Sample details and representativeness
Not applicable - secondary research only.