European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) (2018), Hate crime recording and data collection practice across the EU, Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union

Country

Estonia

Title

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) (2018), Hate crime recording and data collection practice across the EU, Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union

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Year

2018

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

Regional

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - regional level

Type of Institution

National human rights body

Institution

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

Main Thematic Focus

Hate crime Incitement to hatred or violence

Target Population

General population

Key findings

This report provides an overview of practices regarding recording and collecting data on hate crime in all 28 EU Member States, as well as of how law enforcement agencies cooperate with civil society organisations in this regard. Regarding Estonia, the report outlines that the Estonian Penal Code does not include any general or specific aggravating circumstance related to bias motivation. However, incidents of hate crime are being recorded in the police information system, which enables police officers to tick a box, marking a case as a hate crime.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

The information in the report results from work carried out by the EU, its Member States and FRA, as well as by intergovernmental organisations. This includes outcomes of the Subgroup on methodologies for recording and collecting data on hate crime of the EU High Level Group on combating racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance; outcomes of the Working party on improving reporting and recording of hate crime in the EU; findings of country monitoring work done by the United Nations and the Council of Europe; technical assistance programmes designed and implemented by ODIHR.

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N/A

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