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Poland regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Poland's Criminal Code contains several substantive offences. Data reported to ODIHR include cases of incitement to hatred. Hate crime data are collected by the Department of Control, Complaints and Petitions of the Ministry of the Interior, the General Police Headquarters, the Internal Security Agency, the Preparatory Proceedings Office of the General Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Institute of National Remembrance – General Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation, and the Ombudsman's Office. Hate crime data are regularly published.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 2020 | 826 | 374 | 266 |
| 2019 | 972 | 432 | 597 |
| 2018 | 1117 | 397 | 315 |
| 2017 | 886 | 320 | 260 |
| 2016 | 874 | 281 | 236 |
| 2015 | 263 | 229 | 195 |
| 2014 | 778 | 179 | 127 |
| 2013 | 757 | 116 | 53 |
| 2012 | 266 | 76 | 39 |
| 2011 | 222 | 43 | 24 |
| 2010 | 251 | 30 | 28 |
| 2009 | 194 | 29 | 27 |
About 2017 Data
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Police, prosecution and sentencing figures include cases of hate speech.
Hate crime recorded by police
The numbers presented here refer to police investigations initiated as hate crimes. The numbers also include incidents of hate speech, which are considered crimes under Polish penal law.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
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| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
SETA
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
SETA
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-07 | Threats | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
SETA
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-04 | Threats | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-09 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
Union of Ukrainians in Poland
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| 2017-11 | Threats | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-02 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-02 | Threats | UNHCR
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-07 | Threats | UNHCR
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| 2017-07 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2017-12 | Threats | UNHCR
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
SETA
UNHCR
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| 2017-04 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
SETA
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
UNHCR
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-09 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-11 | Threats | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
UNHCR
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2017-11 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-02 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-03 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-04 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-07 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-10 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-12 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017-12 | Attacks against property | Ordo Iuris Institute
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| 2017 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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| 2017-08 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-01 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | "Never Again" Association
Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-05 | Threats | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-05 | Threats | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-06 | Threats | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-06 | Attacks against property | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-06 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-08 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-09 | Threats | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-09 | Attacks against property | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-10 | Threats | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-10 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-11 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-12 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017 | Violent attacks against people | Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH)
Lambda Warsaw
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| 2017-05 | Violent attacks against people | "Never Again" Association
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| 2017-01 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2017-03 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2017-05 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
No information is available.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Poland has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.