Poland
In 2010 there were 106 initiated proceedings referring to racism and 197 ascertained racist crimes. No racially motivated killing have been reported/recorded. In 2010 the courts issued 30 verdicts in cases involving racism. The Human Rights Defender received 25 cases regarding discrimination on grounds of nationality/ethnicity or race and 13 cases concerning religion or belief. 45 cases regarding discrimination based on the above mentioned grounds were completed by the HRD.
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Racist violence - Hate Speech Statistics
In 2010 there were 106 initiated proceedings referring to racism (arts 118, 119, 256 and 257 Criminal Code) and 65 such proceedings in the first six months of 2011. The system recorded 197 ascertained racist crimes in 2010 and 80 such crimes in the first six months of 2011. No racially motivated killing reported/recorded. In 2010 courts issued 30 verdicts in cases involving racism.
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Overall numbers of racist & hate crime
The Temida police and prosecutorial system recorded 197 ascertained racist crimes in 2010.
Qualitative Info
The Temida police and prosecutorial system recorded 106 initiated proceedings referring to racism (arts 118, 119, 256 and 257 Criminal Code) in 2010 and 65 such proceedings in the first six months of 2011. The system recorded 197 ascertained racist crimes in 2010 and 80 such crimes in the first six months of 2011.
Police and prosecutorial statistical system Temida
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
- Refugees
- Roma & Travelers
- Muslims
- Ethnic minorities
- Religious minorities
Type (R/D)
- Extremism - organised Racist Violence
- Anti-migrant/xenophobia
- Anti-semitism
- Islamophobia
- Afrophobia
- Arabophobia
- Anti-roma/zinghanophobia
- Religious intolerance
- On grounds of other belief
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- Policing - law enforcement
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Deaths/killings
No.
Qualitative Info
No racially motivated killing reported/recorded.
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Court cases on racist - hate crime
In 2010 courts issued 30 verdicts in cases involving racism.
Qualitative Info
According to the report drafted by the General Prosecutor’s Office, courts issued 30 verdicts in cases involving racism in 2010: 23 convictions, 4 conditional dismissals, in one case, some defendants were convicted (3 persons), others acquitted (1 person), in one case the court acquitted the accused, in one case the court dismissed the proceedings in the absence of evidence indicating an offense, however in this case the ruling was appealed by the prosecution.
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
- Refugees
- Ethnic minorities
- Religious minorities
- Majority
Type (R/D)
- Anti-migrant/xenophobia
- Anti-semitism
- Islamophobia
- Afrophobia
- Arabophobia
- Anti-roma/zinghanophobia
- Nationalism
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- Policing - law enforcement
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Overall numbers of racist & hate crime
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Discrimination Statistics
In 2010 the Human Rights Defender received 38 cases regarding discrimination on grounds of nationality/ethnicity or race, religion or belief and 45 cases were completed by the HRD. The European Court of Human Rights found the violation of the art 14 of ECHR in the case Grzelak v. Poland (discrimination based on religion or belief) as well as in the case Łuczak v. Poland (discrimination on the ground of nationality).
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Complaints regarding ethnic discrimination received by Equality Body/Agency/Court
In 2010, the Human Rights Defender received 38 cases regarding discrimination on grounds of nationality/ethnicity or race, religion or belief.
Qualitative Info
In 2010, the Human Rights Defender received 25 cases (while in 2009 – 24 cases) regarding discrimination on grounds of nationality/ethnicity or race and 13 cases concerning religion or belief. However, a certain increase in the number of cases can be observed in 2011 – 34 cases as of 31 August.
Source: Human Rights Defender
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
- Ethnic minorities
- Religious minorities
Type (R/D)
- Inter-ethnic
- On grounds of other belief
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- Employment - labour market
- Anti-discrimination
- Daily life
- Number of cases where ethnic discrimination was found/established by Equality Body/Agency/Court
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Cases solved / corrected / settled
45 cases regarding discrimination based on nationality, ethnicity, race, religion and belief were completed by the Human Rights Defender in 2010.
Qualitative Info
In the year 2010, procedures concerning 45 cases regarding discrimination based on nationality, ethnicity, race, religion and belief were completed by the Human Rights Defender (36 regarding discrimination based on nationality/ethnicity/race and 9 regarding on the grounds of religion and belief). Only 16 cases obtained the outcomes expected by applicants.
Source: Human Rights Defender
Groups affected/interested
- Ethnic minorities
- Religious minorities
External Url http://www.rpo.gov.pl/index.php
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ECtHR cases - decisions art.14 etc.
The ECtHR found the violation of the art 14 of ECHR in 2 cases.
Qualitative Info
The European Court of Human Rights found the violation of the art 14 of ECHR in the case Grzelak v. Poland (discrimination based on religion or belief) as well as in the case Łuczak v. Poland (discrimination on the ground of nationality). In total, the ECtHR passed 6 judgments in which it rules that there has been a violation of Article 14 of the ECHR, concerining different grounds of discimination.
Groups affected/interested
- Migrants
- Religious minorities
Type (R/D)
- Religious intolerance
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas
- Policing - law enforcement
- Health and social protection
External Url http://www.echr.coe.int/ECHR/EN/Header/Case-Law/Decisions+and+judgments/HUDOC+database/
See other countriesSee indicator history - Cases - investigations before other EU and international bodies (European Committee for Social Rights - UN HRC - CAT etc.)
- Decisions-Infringment procedures initiated before the European Court of Justice
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Complaints regarding ethnic discrimination received by Equality Body/Agency/Court
