Poland - 2011
Court cases on racist - hate crime
- Code:
- S3
- Key Area:
- Racist violence - Hate Speech Statistics
- Strand(s):
- Statistics
| Short Answer |
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. |
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| 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 |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement |
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