Current Version
| Region | Ecuador |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Aug 10, 2014 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 177 of the Comprehensive Organic Penal Code (2014) criminalizes hate crimes, whether acts of physical or psychological violence, against one or more persons based on their gender identity or sexual orientation. This provision also establishes aggravated penalties for bodily injury and death caused by hate acts. |
| Sources | Penal code 2014 http://biblioteca.defensoria.gob.ec/handle/37000/3817 https://biblioteca.defensoria.gob.ec/bitstream/37000/3817/14/C%c3%b3digo%20Org%c3%a1nico%20Integral%20Penal%2c%20COIP.%20ACTUALIZADO.pdf https://www.comunicacion.gob.ec/entra-en-vigencia-el-nuevo-codigo-penal/ |
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Aug 10, 2014 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 177 of the Comprehensive Organic Penal Code (2014) criminalizes hate crimes, whether acts of physical or psychological violence, against one or more persons based on their gender identity or sexual orientation. This provision also establishes aggravated penalties for bodily injury and death caused by hate acts. |
| Sources | Penal code 2014 http://biblioteca.defensoria.gob.ec/handle/37000/3817 https://biblioteca.defensoria.gob.ec/bitstream/37000/3817/14/C%c3%b3digo%20Org%c3%a1nico%20Integral%20Penal%2c%20COIP.%20ACTUALIZADO.pdf https://www.comunicacion.gob.ec/entra-en-vigencia-el-nuevo-codigo-penal/ |