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
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Year
Type of publication
Geographical coverage
Regional
Area/location of interest
Type of Institution
National human rights body
Institution
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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