Current Version
| Region | Italy |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Italy does not provide explicit hate crime protections based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. However, there are some legislative tools available to judges to punish some cases of homophobia or transphobia; like the article 61 of the Criminal Code on crimes commited for "vile and futile" motives that increases of up to a third of the penalty. In some cases, the aggravating circumstance of the Article 604 of the Criminal Code may be applicated if the reference to the Article Is fully applicable and if the attacker's motive is ispired by feelings of hatred and the manner of the attack reveals an idealogical connotation. |
| Sources | https://rm.coe.int/country-visit-report-on-italy-following-the-visit-from-19-to-23-june-2/1680adae5a https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-italy https://www.editorialedomani.it/politica/italia/omofobia-codice-penale-motivi-abietti-aggravanti-legge-mdqn2sqc.https://www.sistemapenale.it/it/scheda/caroli-il-tribunale-di-milano-applica-aggravante-di-discriminazione-razziale-a-omofobia. https://www.sistemapenale.it/pdf_contenuti/1679597049_caroli-discriminazione-lgbt-riv-trim.pdf" |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (2)
edited by Raven_cake. The regional law of Puglia protects victims against discrimination but there isn't anything about hate crime protections. I added some informations how judges may applicate some aggravations, but i'm not sure about the status, please change it if this is wrong.
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | No protections | Ambiguous |
| Description | Italy does not provide explicit hate crime protections based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. | Italy does not provide explicit hate crime protections based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. However, there are some legislative tools available to judges to punish some cases of homophobia or transphobia; like the article 61 of the Criminal Code on crimes commited for "vile and futile" motives that increases of up to a third of the penalty. In some cases, the aggravating circumstance of the Article 604 of the Criminal Code may be applicated if the reference to the Article Is fully applicable and if the attacker's motive is ispired by feelings of hatred and the manner of the attack reveals an idealogical connotation. |
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| Sources | https://rm.coe.int/country-visit-report-on-italy-following-the-visit-from-19-to-23-june-2/1680adae5a https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-italy | https://rm.coe.int/country-visit-report-on-italy-following-the-visit-from-19-to-23-june-2/1680adae5a https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-italy https://www.editorialedomani.it/politica/italia/omofobia-codice-penale-motivi-abietti-aggravanti-legge-mdqn2sqc.https://www.sistemapenale.it/it/scheda/caroli-il-tribunale-di-milano-applica-aggravante-di-discriminazione-razziale-a-omofobia. https://www.sistemapenale.it/pdf_contenuti/1679597049_caroli-discriminazione-lgbt-riv-trim.pdf" |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | No protections |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Italy does not provide explicit hate crime protections based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity. |
| Sources | https://rm.coe.int/country-visit-report-on-italy-following-the-visit-from-19-to-23-june-2/1680adae5a https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-italy |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "While there isn't a national law, Puglia became the first region to explicitly include protections against homophobic and transphobic crimes with regional law n.25/2024, which came into effect on July 19th 2024.
https://burp.regione.puglia.it/documents/20135/2506156/LR_25_2024.pdf/13d98274-ec7e-1013-110c-c2ae028adfcc?t=1721637177077"
- Status is not correct "In Italia, anche se non è presente una legge specifica, la giurisprudenza applica nei casi di omofobia alcune aggravanti previste dal codice penale: art. 61 c.p. sui crimini commessi per motivi "abietti e futili", con un aumento fino a un terzo della pena e in alcuni casi l'art. 604ter. Lo status corretto è ambiguo, alla luce del fatto che non è presente una legge chiara ma sono presenti alcuni strumenti legislativi in mano ai giudici per punire alcuni casi di omofobia. https://www.editorialedomani.it/politica/italia/omofobia-codice-penale-motivi-abietti-aggravanti-legge-mdqn2sqc.https://www.sistemapenale.it/it/scheda/caroli-il-tribunale-di-milano-applica-aggravante-di-discriminazione-razziale-a-omofobia. https://www.sistemapenale.it/pdf_contenuti/1679597049_caroli-discriminazione-lgbt-riv-trim.pdf"