Belarus in OSCE Hate Crimes Report
21/11/2011
Submitted by
Viachaslau Bortnik, Volunteers without Borders
Information and data on crimes and incidents motivated by bias against LGBT people
Currently, 21 participating States collect data on crimes motivated by bias against lesbian,
gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people. Of those, nine include crimes against
transgender people as a separate category. At the time this report was written, Denmark,
Finland, Germany, Latvia, Sweden and the United Kingdom were the only participating
States to have provided data to ODIHR. The Barcelona Provincial Prosecution Service on
Discrimination and Hate Crime in Spain provided figures for the Catalunya region. Finland
reported an example of a case.
Thirty-two NGOs in 28 participating States (ilcluding Belarus) provided information on crimes against LGBT
people.
Belarus: No official data on crimes motivated by bias against LGBT people were provided
to ODIHR. ILGA-Europe and the NGO Volunteers without Borders reported six physical
assaults, three of which involved serious bodily injury.
Currently, 21 participating States collect data on crimes motivated by bias against lesbian,
gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people. Of those, nine include crimes against
transgender people as a separate category. At the time this report was written, Denmark,
Finland, Germany, Latvia, Sweden and the United Kingdom were the only participating
States to have provided data to ODIHR. The Barcelona Provincial Prosecution Service on
Discrimination and Hate Crime in Spain provided figures for the Catalunya region. Finland
reported an example of a case.
Thirty-two NGOs in 28 participating States (ilcluding Belarus) provided information on crimes against LGBT
people.
Belarus: No official data on crimes motivated by bias against LGBT people were provided
to ODIHR. ILGA-Europe and the NGO Volunteers without Borders reported six physical
assaults, three of which involved serious bodily injury.
