Austria - 2012
Court cases on racist - hate crime
- Code:
- S3
- Key Area:
- Racist violence - Hate Speech Statistics
- Strand(s):
- Statistics
| Short Answer |
There are convictions because of incitement to hatred and under the prohibition law. |
| Qualitative Info |
In 2010, nine persons were condemned because of Sec. 283 (1) Criminal Code which makes Verhetzung (incitement to hatred) a punishable offence and three persons were discharged. 40 persons were condemned under Sect. 31 ff Prohibition Law (Verbotsgesetz - covering national socialist offences). Source: http://www.red-network.eu/resources/toolip/doc/2012/01/04/d_sicherheitsbericht2010-teilbmj.pdf |
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| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-semitism, Nationalism |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Daily life |
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