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| Region | Belarus |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Belarus does not explicitly provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. However, Article 64 of Belarus’ Criminal Code includes “hatred or hostility towards any social group” as an aggravating circumstance. This provision could theoretically apply to the LGBTQ+ community. Law enforcement officers routinely fail to initiate criminal proceedings or properly investigate violent attacks against LGBT people. Victims frequently face neglect, insults, and hostility from police officers when they try to report crimes. |
| Sources | https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-belarus https://ecom.ngo/en/news/lgbt-rights-in-belarus-en/ |
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edited by nyelvtheelv. no protections (de facto)
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| Value | (REMOVED) | No protections |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | No protections |
| Description | Belarus does not explicitly provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. However, Article 64 of Belarus’ Criminal Code includes “hatred or hostility towards any social group” as an aggravating circumstance. This provision could theoretically apply to the LGBTQ+ community. | Belarus does not explicitly provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. However, Article 64 of Belarus’ Criminal Code includes “hatred or hostility towards any social group” as an aggravating circumstance. This provision could theoretically apply to the LGBTQ+ community. Law enforcement officers routinely fail to initiate criminal proceedings or properly investigate violent attacks against LGBT people. Victims frequently face neglect, insults, and hostility from police officers when they try to report crimes. |
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| Sources | https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-belarus | https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-belarus https://ecom.ngo/en/news/lgbt-rights-in-belarus-en/ |
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created by UnknownMiles
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | Ambiguous |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Belarus does not explicitly provide hate crime protections based on sexual orientation or gender identity. However, Article 64 of Belarus’ Criminal Code includes “hatred or hostility towards any social group” as an aggravating circumstance. This provision could theoretically apply to the LGBTQ+ community. |
| Sources | https://hatecrime.osce.org/hate-crime-legislation-belarus |