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| Region | Latvia |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Latvia does not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In 2021, Saeima deputy Andrejs Judins proposed amending Latvian hate crime law to include sexual orientation as a protected class. However, the Saeima’s Criminal Policy Sub-Committee rejected the proposal. |
| Sources | https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/saeima/saeima-committee-rejects-defining-hate-crime-against-sexual-minorities.a404177/ |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Latvia does not provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. In 2021, Saeima deputy Andrejs Judins proposed amending Latvian hate crime law to include sexual orientation as a protected class. However, the Saeima’s Criminal Policy Sub-Committee rejected the proposal. |
| Sources | https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-latvia https://eng.lsm.lv/article/politics/saeima/saeima-committee-rejects-defining-hate-crime-against-sexual-minorities.a404177/ |