Greece
Greece regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. In June 2018, an "Agreement on inter-agency co-operation on addressing racist crimes" was concluded by relevant state authorities and a network of civil society organizations (CSOs), and implemented as part of ODIHR's project "Building a Comprehensive Criminal Justice Response to Hate Crimes". By strengthening co-ordination among relevant state agencies and CSOs, the agreement has led to improved hate crime recording and data collection.
OFFICIAL DATA
Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | 110 | 2 | 1 |
2020 | 171 | 34 | 0 |
2019 | Not available | Not available | Not available |
2018 | 164 | 17 | 4 |
2017 | 128 | 46 | 6 |
2016 | 40 | 6 | 2 |
2015 | 60 | 27 | 4 |
2014 | 71 | 29 | 5 |
2013 | 109 | 9 | 0 |
2012 | 1 | 1 | Not available |
2011 | Not available | Not available | 1 |
2010 | 2 | Not available | Not available |
2009 | 2 | 2 | Not available |
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that the law enforcement agencies of Greece have not recorded the bias motivations of hate crimes.
Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See
INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
The three Personal Representatives of the OSCE Chairperson‑in‑Office on tolerance and non‑discrimination made a joint visit to Greece. Following the visit, the Personal Representatives presented their recommendations for the country, which included police training on hate crimes.
The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe recommended that the country use criminal sanctions against individuals, and restrict the activities of organizations, that incite intolerance or that are implicated in hate crimes. The Commissioner further recommended the continuous provision of anti-racism training for the police, coast guard, prosecutors and judges.
The thematic situation report on “Racism, Discrimination, Intolerance and Extremism: Learning from Experiences in Greece and Hungary”, published by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), collected and analysed information from both countries, and presented EU Member States with a number of suggested good practices in combating racism, discrimination, intolerance and extremism.