European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), ECRI report on Estonia (sixth monitoring cycle), Adopted on 29 March 2022

Country

Estonia

Title

European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), ECRI report on Estonia (sixth monitoring cycle), Adopted on 29 March 2022

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Year

2022

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

Council of Europe body

Institution

European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), Council of Europe

Main Thematic Focus

Hate crime

Target Population

General population

Key findings

According to the report, Estonian public discourse has become less tolerant since 2017, and political speech has taken on antagonistic overtones targeting refugees and migrants, ethnic or religious minorities and LGBTI persons. Anti-Muslim, antisemitic and anti-immigrant narratives have been documented on several occasions, primarily through verbal insults in public places. ECRI noted that the scale of hate-motivated violence remains low, however, it does occur sporadically, including incidents of physical assault with anti-Russian, anti-Muslim and anti-LGBTI motivation. ECRI reiterated its recommendation to provide for racist and other hate motivation to constitute an aggravating circumstance for any offence.

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

Qualitative research (documentary analysis, country visit, dialogue with national authorities)

Sample details and representativeness

Not applicable

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