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20 registered cases, 14 prosecuted cases.

Qualitative Info

Between 1 January and 30 June 2011, 20 alleged cases of 'violence against member of a community'(1)  were registered, out of which 14 cases were prosecuted.(2)

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(1) Article 174/B of the Criminal Code.

(2) 'Unified Criminal Statistics of the Investigation Authorities and the Public Prosecution' (Egységes Nyomozóhatósági és Ügyészségi Bűnügyi Statisztika – ENYÜBS)

No information on killings/deaths in 2011.

Qualitative Info

There is no monitoring system in Hungary for racism/racist violence, and the current framework of criminal justice does not allow to indentify all violent crimes motivated by hate or bias. Hate crimes are not necesserily prosecuted as sui generis crimes (Article 174/B of the Criminal Code, 'violence against a member of a community'). Hate or bias might be considered as a "base motive", which is an aggreviating condition in crime cases (e.g. manslaughter).

However, no killings were reported by human rights organizations or by the media in 2011.

4 decisions.

Qualitative Info

Between 1st of January 2011 and 30th September 2011 4 decisions were made regarding cases of violence against member of a community(1), involving 4 defendents. All of the defendents were sanctioned: 1 to prison, the other 3 to suspended prison. (2)

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(1) Article 174/B of the Criminal Code.

(2) Prosecution Information System (Vádképviseleti Informatikai Rendszer – VIR).