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Does national legislation provide specific sanctions against public servants reported as perpetrators of racist violence/hate crime?

Code:
RED31
Key Area:
Anti-racist Crime Legislation & Implementation
Strand(s):
Racism
07/12/2011 - 12:09
Short Answer

Yes.

Qualitative Info

The Article 23.2a of the OL 4/2000 of January the11th about the Rights and Freedoms of Foreigners in Spain and their Social Integration, in its writting (made by the Organic Laws 8/2000 of December the 22nd, 11/2003 of September the 29th, 14/2003 of November the 20th and 2/2009 of December the 11th), it establishes as a discrimination act "those carried out by the authorities or civil servants or employees in charge of a public service, that in the exercise of their tasks, actively or passively, commit any discriminatory act forbiden by law against a foreigner only for the fact of being one or for the fact of belonging to a certain  race, ethnic group or nationaliy". The rule stablishes administrative sanctions , in the case of crimes the Penal Code would be followed.

Groups affected/interested Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities
Type (R/D)
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism
External Url http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/lo4-2000.html
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