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Spain

Spain regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Spain's Criminal Code contains general penalty enhancement and substantive offence provisions. The Interior Ministry's State Secretariat of Security collects hate crime data from the Catalan Autonomous Police, the Autonomous Basque Police, Navarre Police, National Police Force and the Civil Guard. Spain publishes annual reports on hate crimes.

Hate crime data collection in Spain
Support for hate crime victims in Spain
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
2020 1401 675 144
2019 1706 Not available Not available
2018 1598 Not available Not available
2017 1419 Not available Not available
2016 1272 Not available Not available
2015 1328 Not available Not available
2014 1285 Not available Not available
2013 1168 Not available Not available
2012 261 Not available Not available
2011 224 Not available Not available
2010 92 Not available Not available
2009 93 Not available Not available

About 2020 Data

    The figure presented here may include offences motivated by "fear of the poor", and ideology, respectively. The number of hate crimes recorded by police may also include administrative offences.
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  • By type of crime
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National developments

In 2020, the Spanish National Office for the Fight against Hate Crimes (ONDOD) of the Ministry of Interior carried out a hate crime victimisation survey (18 December 2020 and 31 March 2021). The aim of this research was to collect the knowledge and feelings of victims of a hate crime. More than 700 participants answered this questionnaire but we only used the data of around 400 participants to make a statistical report because these people had been a victim of a hate crime in the last five years. This selection was applied to ensure a more actualized vision of this social phenomenon. Thanks to this, possible measurements that could be implemented would be more easily adapted to reduce their victimization. Some of the most important questions asked in the survey were: Do you think the measures that have been adopted so far in Spain to combat hate crimes are adequate? What is your perception of hate crimes in the last five years? Do you avoid some places to avoid being a victim? Moreover, they were also asked if they reported the crime when it happened, how was the police treatment was, and, very importantly, why they did not report the crime to the authorities (if they did not do so). The members of the ONDOD consider that this study could help to address this social scourge more effectively.

INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES

In addition to incidents summarized below, this graph includes the following numbers of hate incidents reported as statistics: 56 reported by FELGBT; and 3 reported by Kantor Center.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-11 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-01 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-02 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-02 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-02 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-01 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-03 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-03 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-03 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-03 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-04 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-04 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-06 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-06 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-06 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
OLRC
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-07 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-09 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-11 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-11 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-11 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-12 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-02 Threats
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-03 Threats
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-08 Violent attacks against people
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-09 Threats
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-12 Violent attacks against people
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
UNHCR
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2020-09 Threats
UNHCR
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Anti-Roma hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-05 Violent attacks against people
Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG)
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG)
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG)
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG)
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2020-10 Attacks against property
Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG)
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2020 Attacks against property
Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG)
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2020-03 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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Anti-Semitic hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-09 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-10 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-10 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-10 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-12 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-01 Threats
OLRC
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Anti-Muslim hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-01 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-02 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-02 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-02 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-03 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-04 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-04 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-06 Threats
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-06 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
OLRC
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-09 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
OLRC
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-09 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
OLRC
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-11 Attacks against property
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-11 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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Anti-Christian hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-02 Threats
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2020-07 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2020-08 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2020-10 Attacks against property
Jehovah's Witnesses
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2020-01 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2020-01 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2020-01 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-01 Attacks against property
Holy See
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-02 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-02 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-03 Attacks against property
Holy See
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-03 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
OIDAC
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2020-05 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-05 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-05 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2020-06 Attacks against property
Holy See
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-06 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-06 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
OIDAC
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2020-07 Threats
OIDAC
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2020-07 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-08 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2020-08 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-08 Threats
Holy See
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-08 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2020-08 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2020-08 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2020-08 Attacks against property - Violent attacks against people
Holy See
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-08 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2020-09 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-09 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2020-10 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2020-10 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-11 Threats
OIDAC
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2020-11 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2020-12 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-12 Attacks against property
OIDAC
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2020-12 Attacks against property
OIDAC
OLRC
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2020-10 Attacks against property
Holy See
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
OLRC
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2020-03 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-06 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-09 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-10 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-10 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-11 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-11 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-11 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-12 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-12 Attacks against property
OLRC
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2020-03 Threats
OLRC
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2020-03 Threats
OLRC
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2020-03 Threats
OLRC
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2020-06 Threats
OLRC
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2020-12 Threats
OLRC
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Disability hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-03 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-03 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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Gender-based hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
Show info
2020-11 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-11 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-07 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-10 Threats
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020 Violent attacks against people
Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG)
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime

Date Type of incident Source Description
2020-05 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-06 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020-04 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-07 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-06 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-07 Threats
FELGBT
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2020 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-08 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-09 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-10 Threats
FELGBT
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2020 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-11 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020-11 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020-11 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-11 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020-11 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-11 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Threats
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Threats
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-08 Threats
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-09 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-10 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020-12 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-06 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-11 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-11 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-05 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-01 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-02 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-06 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020-06 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-06 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-07 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-08 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-08 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020-05 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-10 Threats
FELGBT
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2020-10 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020-10 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-11 Violent attacks against people
FELGBT
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2020-12 Attacks against property
FELGBT
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2020-07 Violent attacks against people
UNHCR
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2020-12 Violent attacks against people
UNHCR
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2020-09 Violent attacks against people
Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

No information is available.

KEY OBSERVATION

ODIHR recognizes Spain’s efforts in conducting the recent hate crime victimization survey. However, based on the available information, it observes that Spain would benefit from strengthening the inclusion of, collaboration with, and facilitating work of civil society working on hate crimes and with their victims.

ODIHR recalls that in the Ministerial Council Decisions 9/09 and 13/06, participating States have committed to a proactive and inclusive approach towards civil society, which plays a key role in addressing hate crimes comprehensively, specifically in reaching out to victims of hate crimes and whole victimized communities, as well as providing assistance to hate crime victims. ODIHR stands ready to support Spain in meeting its relevant commitments through the provision of comprehensive resources and assistance.


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