Austria is rehabilitating and compensating victims of criminal persecution for homosexual activities (1945-2002)

The Austrian federal government yesterday passed a bill rehabilitating and compensating the victims of criminal persecution (1945-2002) (revocation of all convictions + compensation for all convicts and for all persons afflicted by criminal investigations).

Compensations are modest:

-> Per conviction: EUR 3.000,–

-> Per each started year of deprivation of liberty: 1.500,– (same amount for 1 day and for one year)

-> Per each set of initiated criminal proceedings: EUR 1.500,–

-> For suffering from particular professional, economic or health detriments or other extraordinary negativ impacts: EUR 1.500,–

The European Court of Human Rights awarded (2002-2006)

-> per conviction: EUR 15.000,– (worth today: EUR 25.000,–)

-> Per month of deprivation of liberty: 5.000,– (worth today: EUR 8.500,–)

-> Per year of deprivation of liberty: 70.000,– (worth today: EUR 117.000,–)

-> For criminal proceedings (resulting in an acquittal): EUR 10.000,– (worth today: EUR 17.000,–)

See: https://www.hosiwien.at/hosi-wien-begruesst-geplante-rehabilitierung-und-entschaedigung-der-opfer-homophober-strafverfolgung/