Sweden - 2012
Are there legal definitions of racist incident and racist violence?
- Code:
- RED23
- Key Area:
- Anti-racist Crime Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
No. There is no distinct legal definition of racist incident, although racist motivation is an aggravating circumstance in sentencing, Chapter 29, section 2 (7) of the Penal Code. |
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| Qualitative Info |
There is no distinct legal definition of racist incident or racist violence although racist motivation is an aggravating circumstance in sentencing, Chapter 29, section 2 (7) of the Penal Code. Lack of a clear definition of 'racist incident', 'racist violence' or 'racist motive' lead to no police case ever initiated on these grounds, although NGOs, international and civil society racist violence reporting mechanisms, report of racist attacks and incidents occuring in Sweden. Source: The Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (Brottsförebygganderådet, Brå), http://www.bra.se/extra/pod/?action=pod_show&id=53&module_instance=11 Government Bill, Hate speech, Prop. 2001/02:59, http://www.regeringen.se/content/1/c4/09/18/177a98a8.pdf
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| Groups affected/interested | Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Africans/black people, National minorities | |
| Type (R/D) | Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism, Homophobia, On grounds of other belief, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement, Culture, Media, Internet, Political discourse -parties - orgs, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism, Daily life, Religion | |
| External Url | http://www.bra.se/ | |
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