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Poland regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Several public bodies are involved in monitoring and/or collecting data on hate crimes, primarily the police and the Prosecutor's Office. Hate crime data are regularly published.
There is a high degree of hate crime specialization in both police and prosecutor structures. More than 100 specialist hate crime prosecutors have been appointed, and a network of hate crime co-ordinators was established in the police in 2014. In 2015, following a request by the lower house of parliament, ODIHR provided a legislative review of proposed changes to the Criminal Code of Poland, including on hate crime provisions.
Poland has implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme since 2012. In 2018, the Ministry of the Interior, ODIHR and the EU Fundamental Rights Agency co-organized a workshop on understanding and improving hate crime recording and data collection based on ODIHR's Information Against Hate Crimes Toolkit (INFAHCT) programme.
OFFICIAL DATA
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 2021 | 997 | 466 | 339 |
| 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.
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Poland has not reported on hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY OTHER SOURCES
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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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
UNHCR
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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.