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Hungary

Hungary regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. In 2012, the National Police Headquarters established a special hate crime network, which is responsible for supervising hate crime investigations. In the same year, a civil society working group against hate crimes was established with the aim of strengthening co-ordination with police and developing a list of bias indicators, which were adopted by the network and uploaded onto the police intranet. In 2018, the Ministry of Interior hosted a workshop on hate crime recording and data collection. The workshop was co-facilitated by ODIHR and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, and resulted in a set of recommendations for relevant state authorities.  

Hate crime data collection in Hungary
Support for hate crime victims in Hungary
Access more information at the Legislation Online website Legislationline TANDIS Access more information at the Tolerance and Non-Discrimination Information System (TANDIS) website

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OFFICIAL DATA

Year Hate crimes recorded by police Prosecuted Sentenced
2021 38 40 8,979
2020 100 12 Not available
2019 132 39 -
2018 194 52 -
2017 233 Not available Not available
2016 33 33 39
2015 Not available Not available Not available
2014 79 23 Not available
2013 43 30 14
2012 38 16 Not available
2011 37 28 Not available
2010 19 12 Not available
2009 15 18 Not available

About 2021 Data

    The police records and the number of prosecuted hate crimes may include offences that fall outside of the OSCE's definition of hate crime.

Hate crime recorded by police

  • By bias motivation
  • By type of crime
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National developments

In February 2021, the Police Headquarters printed and distributed 22,000 copies of a booklet entitled "Let's act together against hate crime". The resource was developed in 2020 and provides useful information and advice for the victims of hate crime.  

Notable cases: 

Case 1: In 2021, the Prosecution Office for Budapest Districts VI and VII filed charges against a man who, on the evening of 28 July 2021, subjected a same-sex couple walking arm-in-arm in the street to homophobic insults and a physical assault. In judgment no. 410.Bpk.40.319 /2022/7, the competent court found the accused guilty of violence against a member of the community by assault under Section 216 (2) of the Criminal Code, and violence against a member of the community under§ 216 (1) of the Criminal Code. The perpetrator was sentenced to a prison term of one year and eight months, having been suspended for a probationary period of two years and appointed a probation officer. 

Case 2: Furthermore, the Dunakeszi District Prosecution Office opened an investigation into case No. B. 822/2021 for the criminal offence of assault under Section 216 (2) of the Criminal Code and violence against a member of the community. On 13 July 2021, the suspect subjected his Iranian neighbour to anti-Arab, racist and xenophobic insults owing to the victim's foreign nationality. When the victim defended himself, the attacker responded by spitting on the victim, grabbing his clothes, choking him, and punching him in the face. The victim sustained neck injuries. 

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR notes particular improvements in Hungary's hate crime recording at the police level. However, based on the available information, it observes that Hungary's hate crime recording and statistics do not sufficiently distinguish hate crimes from other crimes. In addition, ODIHR observes that Hungary would benefit from reviewing the existing legal framework in order to ensure that bias motivations can be effectively acknowledged and that appropriate penalties can be imposed on the perpetrators. 

ODIHR recalls that in Ministerial Council Decision 9/09, OSCE participating States agreed to a common definition of hate crime and committed to collecting reliable data and statistics on such crimes. To that end, hate crimes need to be distinguished from hate speech and so-called extremist crimes throughout the recording and data collection processes. Participating States also committed to enacting specific, tailored legislation to combat hate crimes, providing for effective penalties that take into account the gravity of such crimes. ODIHR stands ready to support Hungary in meeting the relevant commitments through its comprehensive resources and tailored assistance in the area of hate crime recording an data collection, as well as by providing further resources and tailored legislative advice.


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INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-03 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-07 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-03 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-04 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-08 Threats
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-07 Threats
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-04 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-09 Violent attacks against people
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-09 Threats
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-06 Threats
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-04 Threats
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-02 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021 Threats
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-10 Attacks against property
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-06 Threats
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-08 Violent attacks against people
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-08 Threats
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-07 Threats
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-01 Threats
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-05 Violent attacks against people
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2021-06 Threats
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-05 Threats
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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2021-07 Violent attacks against people
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
Show info
2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
Show info
2021-08 Threats
Action and Protection Foundation (TEV)
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2021-06 Violent attacks against people
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
Show info
2021-09 Threats
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
Show info
2021-10 Violent attacks against people
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
Show info
2021-07 Violent attacks against people
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
Show info
2021-07 Violent attacks against people
Working Group Against Hate Crimes
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