Current Version
| Region | Greece |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Excerpts related to Hate crimes Article 82A - Crime with racist characteristics or against a minor or weak person. If a crime has been committed against a victim who was selected because of race, color, national or ethnic origin, descent, religion, disability, sexual orientation, identity or gender characteristics, the sentencing framework is as follows: a) In the case of misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in prison, the minimum sentence is increased by six months. In other cases of misdemeanors, the minimum limit is increased by one year. b) In the case of a felony, the minimum sentence is increased by two years. The above penalty framework is also applied when a crime is committed with intent against a minor or a person who cannot defend himself and no heavier penalty framework is provided by another provision. |
| Sources | https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-greece#:~:text=2.-,Anyone%2C%20who%20publicly%20incites%2C%20provokes%2C%20or%20stirs%2C%20either,sexual%20orientation%2C%20gender%20identity%2C%20gender |
Revision History (1)
| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | 2024 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Excerpts related to Hate crimes Article 82A - Crime with racist characteristics or against a minor or weak person. If a crime has been committed against a victim who was selected because of race, color, national or ethnic origin, descent, religion, disability, sexual orientation, identity or gender characteristics, the sentencing framework is as follows: a) In the case of misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in prison, the minimum sentence is increased by six months. In other cases of misdemeanors, the minimum limit is increased by one year. b) In the case of a felony, the minimum sentence is increased by two years. The above penalty framework is also applied when a crime is committed with intent against a minor or a person who cannot defend himself and no heavier penalty framework is provided by another provision. |
| Sources | https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-greece#:~:text=2.-,Anyone%2C%20who%20publicly%20incites%2C%20provokes%2C%20or%20stirs%2C%20either,sexual%20orientation%2C%20gender%20identity%2C%20gender |