FRA (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) (2018) Hate crime recording and data collection practice across the EU, Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union (Publications Office).

Country

Hungary

Title

FRA (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights) (2018) Hate crime recording and data collection practice across the EU, Luxembourg, Publications Office of the European Union (Publications Office).

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Year

2018

Type of publication

Report

Geographical coverage

Regional Local

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - regional level

Type of Institution

National human rights body

Institution

Luxembourg, FRA (European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights), Publications Office of the European Union

Main Thematic Focus

Hate speech Incitement to hatred or violence

Target Population

General population

Key findings

As the report summarises, the effectiveness of hate crime prevention and investigation could be enhanced if Member States provided guidance for the police on how to find evidence for bias motivation, collected data on hate crimes, carried out hate crime victimisation surveys, improved the cooperation between the police and CSOs and ensured that victims do not face discrimination when reporting their case. In Hungary, data on hate crimes are not disaggregated by bias motivation and are only listed under “violence against a member of a community”. The Working Group against Hate Crimes provides trainings for the Hungarian police and developed guidance for them to identify bias motivation.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

This report presents qualitative (reports, guidelines) and quantitative information (databases on hate crimes).

Sample details and representativeness

The report compares data of the Member States from 2007 to 2017 by using national databases of ministries, police, foreign offices, statistical offices. It also presents key guiding principles, international legal frameworks and international organisations' (OSCE,FRA, ECRI) reports and recommendations.

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