Greece

There is no official data on racist/hate crimes. In the i-RED Database on Racist Violence, 142 case have been reported from 2007 to 2010. Only two cases of hate speech have been brought to the court.

In 2009, out of 54 complaints on discrimination brought to the Equality Body, discrimination was attested in 40 cases, of which 22 fell within the scope of anti-discrimination Law; in 8 of them there was compliance-settlement, in 3 there was no compliance and 29 are pending.

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  • Racist violence - Hate Speech Statistics

    There is no official data kept by competent authorities. Nevertheless, several cases of racist/hate crimes have been reported in i-RED database on Racist Violence, among which some included killings.

    • Overall numbers of racist & hate crime

      No official data available. 142 cases from 2007 to 2010 have been reported at the i-RED Database on Racist Violence.

      Numbers of cases 142 Official or estimates Estimates Exemplary cases http://www.red-network.eu/admin-red-items?id=79; http://www.red-network.eu/admin-red-items?id=581

      Qualitative Info

      Categories of Incidents of Racist and Hate Crime

      Unofficial national sources

      Statistics of categories of incidents

       

      2007

      2008

      2009

      2010*

      TOTAL

      Violence against the person

      21

      20

      20

      11

      72

      Violence against property

      3

      1

      7

      5

      16

      Verbal threats - hate speech

      6

      2

      1

      2

      11

      Abusive behaviour - harassment

      2

      4

      3

      1

      10

      Racist, xenophobic publications

       

       

       

      1

      1

      Extremist offences

      5

      2

      12

      13

      32

      Total

      37

      29

      43

      33

      142

      Data Source

      RAXEN NFP

      i-RED Database on Racist Violence

      * Data up to June 2010

       

      Source: Pavlou M. - Prearis K. (2010), RAXEN Thematic Study: Racist and related hate crimes in the EU - Greece, HLHR-KEMO/i-RED.

      Groups affected/interested

      • Migrants
      • Roma & Travelers
      • Religious minorities
      • Asylum seekers
      • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender

      Type (R/D)

      • Extremism - organised Racist Violence
      • Anti-migrant/xenophobia
      • Anti-semitism
      • Islamophobia
      • Anti-roma/zinghanophobia
      • Religious intolerance
      • Homophobia

      Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas

      • Daily life

      External Url http://www.i-red.eu/resources/publications-files/raxen-ts-2010_racist-hate-crimes-in-greece.pdf

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    • Deaths/killings

      4 deaths have been reported from 2007 to 2010 according to the relevant RAXEN Thematic Study.

      Numbers of cases 4 Official or estimates Estimates

      Qualitative Info

      As it can be seen in the table below including Racist Crime Types that have occurred from 2007 to 2010, 4 deaths have been reported among racist/hate crimes:

      Unofficial national sources

      Statistics of Crime Type

       

      2007

      2008

      2009

      2010*

      TOTAL

      Arson

      1

      2

      1

      4

      8

      Abuse

      2

      4

      3

       

      9

      Rape

       

      1

       

       

      1

      Murder

      1

      1

      1

      1

      4

      Beating

      11

      11

      15

      2

      39

      bodily harm

      9

      5

      5

      6

      25

      hate speech

      5

      1

      1

      4

      11

      Theft

       

       

       

      1

      1

      damage property

      3

      1

      5

      2

      11

      Data Source

      RAXEN NFP

      i-RED Database on Racist Violence

      * Data up to June 2010

       

      Source: Pavlou M. - Prearis K. (2010), RAXEN Thematic Study: Racist and related hate crimes in the EU - Greece, HLHR-KEMO/i-RED.

      Groups affected/interested

      • Migrants

      Type (R/D)

      • Extremism - organised Racist Violence
      • Anti-migrant/xenophobia

      Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas

      • Daily life

      External Url http://www.i-red.eu/resources/publications-files/raxen-ts-2010_racist-hate-crimes-in-greece.pdf

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    • Court cases on racist - hate crime

      No official data available.

      Numbers of cases 2 Official or estimates Estimates Exemplary cases ‘Apollonio Fos’ anti-Semitic hate speech, 2010; Plevris anti-Semitic hate speech acquittal in appeal, 2009

      Groups affected/interested

      • Religious minorities

      Type (R/D)

      • Anti-semitism

      Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas

      • Anti-racism

      External Url http://www.i-red.eu/?i=institute.en.publications.210

      See other countriesSee indicator history
  • Discrimination Statistics

    The number of complaints received by the Equality Body is considered to be much lower than expected. Greece has been in numerous cases called from the European Court of Human Rights and other EU and international bodies to conform to international legal requirements for the respect of human rights.