Slovakia
Slovakia regularly reports police data and data on sentencing to ODIHR. Slovakia's criminal code includes substantive offences and a specific penalty enhancement clause affixed to a large number of base offences. While sentencing data only comprise hate crimes, police data also include hate speech offences. The Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Justice and the Prosecutor's Office collect hate crime data. The data on hate crime are not made public.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | 16 | 6 |
| 2019 | 50 | 38 | 8 |
| 2018 | 41 | 20 | 15 |
| 2017 | 34 | 16 | 10 |
| 2016 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 2015 | 6 | 30 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | Not available | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | Not available | 7 |
| 2012 | 102 | Not available | 16 |
| 2011 | 242 | Not available | 16 |
| 2010 | Not available | Not available | 10 |
| 2009 | 132 | Not available | 18 |
About 2018 Data
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The figures refer to crimes recorded as having a „special motivation", i.e. hate crimes. The number of hate crimes refers to data from the police and General Prosecutor's Office. The prosecution and sentencing figures refer to proceedings for „specially motivated" crimes recorded by courts and the General Prosecutor's Office in 2018. The numbers here may fall outside of the OSCE hate crime definition.
Hate crime recorded by police
Unlike the overall figure presented above, the police figure by bias motivation here refers to crimes recorded as having a "specific motivation", i.e., hate crimes.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2018-07 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2018-05 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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| 2018 | Violent attacks against people | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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| 2018 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2018-08 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma hate crime, Anti-Muslim hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime
The United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) published relevant recommendations in its "Report from the Thirty-second session: Compilation of UN information on Slovakia."
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Slovakia has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.