Finland - 2012
In the context of hate crime, is racist motivation treated as an aggravating circumstance?
- Code:
- RED29
- Key Area:
- Anti-racist Crime Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
Yes, racist motivation is treated as an aggravating circumstance. |
| Qualitative Info |
The Criminal Code contains a provision for increasing the punishment (Section 6:5). The ground for increasing the punishment is that the offence is motivated by the victim's race, colour of skin, origin, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation and disability or other comparable motive. |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability, Africans/black people, National minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism, Homophobia, On grounds of disability, On grounds of other belief, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Anti-racism |
| External Url | http://www.finlex.fi/en/laki/kaannokset/1889/en18890039.pdf |
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