Current Version
| Region | France |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Articles 132-76 and 132-77 on aggravating circumstances provide that the maximum of the custodial sentence incurred is increased when a crime or offense is preceded, accompanied or followed by words, writings, images, objects or acts of any kind that either offend against the honour or consideration of the victim or the group of persons of which the victim is a member on “the grounds of his or her membership or non-membership, actual or supposed, of a particular race, ethnic group, nation or religion”, “his or her sex, sexual orientation or actual or supposed gender identity, or establish that the acts were committed against the victim for one of these reasons”. |
| Sources | https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-france#:~:text=Articles%20132%2D76%20and%20132,consideration%20of%20the%20victim%20or |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Articles 132-76 and 132-77 on aggravating circumstances provide that the maximum of the custodial sentence incurred is increased when a crime or offense is preceded, accompanied or followed by words, writings, images, objects or acts of any kind that either offend against the honour or consideration of the victim or the group of persons of which the victim is a member on “the grounds of his or her membership or non-membership, actual or supposed, of a particular race, ethnic group, nation or religion”, “his or her sex, sexual orientation or actual or supposed gender identity, or establish that the acts were committed against the victim for one of these reasons”. |
| Sources | https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-france#:~:text=Articles%20132%2D76%20and%20132,consideration%20of%20the%20victim%20or |