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Luxembourg | Luxembourg Court of Appeal (Cour d'appel) | 2016 | Luxembourg / Court of Appeal (5th Chamber), Case no. 596/16 V / Judgement / The Public Prosecutor v. A. | Religion, Race/Ethnicity | Migrants, Muslims | Between October and November 2015, the accused distributed flyers in several municipalities in Luxembourg containing hate speech messages inciting to hatred against foreigners living in Luxembourg. Migrants in general, and Muslims in particular, were accused of destroying the country and its natural resources, negatively affecting Luxembourgish citizens' rights and living conditions. These groups were also accused of being responsible for the "end" of the Luxembourgish school… | View more |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg District Court (Tribunal d'arrondissement) | 2015 | Luxembourg / District Court (13th Chamber) / Case no. 1448/2015 / Judgment / The Public Prosecutor v. X | Nationality, Race/Ethnicity | Foreigners, Migrants | This case differs from the more "typical" case law regarding incitement to hatred, in that it concerns a defendant with links to the extreme right who deliberately created a fake alias on a social media platform pretending to be a foreigner attacking Luxembourg. He published threats and hate comments against the Luxembourgish people, nation and language, with the aim of provoking a negative reaction and inciting hatred against foreigners and migrants. | View more |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg District Court (Tribunal d'arrondissement) | 2013 | Luxembourg / District Court / Case no. 577/2013 / Judgement / The Public Prosecutor v. A, B, C, D | Religion, Race/Ethnicity | Refugees & asylum seekers, Muslims | This case differs from the general case law regarding incitement to hatred. The case concerns a defendant with a link to the extreme right movement who deliberately created a fake alias on a social media platform, pretending to be a foreigner attacking Luxembourg. He published threats and hate comments against Luxembourgish people, nation and language, with the aim to provoke a negative reaction and to incite hatred against foreigners and migrants. | View more |
Luxembourg | The Court of and in the Luxembourg arrondissement, court of first instance 16th chamber (Le Tribunal d’arrondissement de et à Luxembourg, seizième chambre correctionnelle) | 2013 | Luxembourg / Court of and in the Luxembourg arrondissement, court of first instance (16th chamber) / no. 17461/12/CD | Nationality, Race/Ethnicity | Refugees & asylum seekers | When RTL announced on its website that the Kehlen local authority would build a house for refugees, this led to a racial outburst on Facebook by Mrs G., Mr H., Mr I. And Mrs J. claiming that ‘they’ received everything and ‘we’ received nothing, even wishing the return of a Hitler-like persona, who would cleanse the country. | View more |
Luxembourg | The Court of and in the Luxembourg arrondissement, 12th chamber (Le Tribunal d’arrondissement de et à Luxembourg, douzième chambre) | 2012 | Luxembourg / Court of and in the Luxembourg arrondissement (12th chamber) / No. 31604/10/CD | Nationality | Migrants | Mr S. sent two emails to the Ministry of education inciting racial hatred towards the Portuguese community living in Luxembourg, stating that the Portuguese youth were not ready to integrate. He also threatened the employees of the ministry with a bomb attack if the Portuguese language became part of the national curriculum. Mr S. admitted to this and said he was sorry for his actions, but also that it was caused by his depression. | View more |
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