Slovakia
Slovakia regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Slovakia has implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme since 2017 and the Prosecutors and Hate Crime Training (PAHCT) programme since 2018. In 2018, the Ministry of Interior co-organized with ODIHR and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights a workshop on understanding and improving hate crime recording and data collection, based on ODIHR's Information Against Hate Crimes Toolkit (INFAHCT). There is a high degree of hate crime specialization in both police and prosecutor structures in Slovakia.
The Committee for the Prevention and Elimination of Racism, Xenophobia, Anti-Semitism, and Other Forms of Intolerance was established as a Government advisory body. The Committee established working groups on hate speech on the internet and anti-Semitism, in line with the Memorandum on Cooperation between the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic and the Federation of Jewish Communities in Slovakia. The working groups include representatives of the police and prosecutor's office, as well as civil society organizations focusing on human rights, anti-Roma racism, and anti-Semitism.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 46 | Not available | 5 |
| 2022 | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| 2021 | 20 | 13 | 15 |
| 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 2019 Data
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These figures refer to crimes recorded as having a "special motivation", i.e. hate crimes. The data is provided by the police and Prosecutor General’s Office. The prosecution and sentencing figures refer to proceedings for "specially motivated" crimes recorded by the courts and the General Prosecutor’s Office in 2019. The numbers here may include offences that fall outside of the OSCE's hate crime definition.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Slovakia has not reported on cases of hate crimes separately from cases of hate speech.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
Kantor Center reported only statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.
Kantor Center reported only statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.
Kantor Center reported only statistical data. This explains the discrepancy between the graphic above and the incidents included below.
Racist and xenophobic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Violent attacks against people | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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Anti-Roma hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07 | Violent attacks against people | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2019-12 | Threats | European Roma Rights Center (ERRC)
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12 | Attacks against property | Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Violent attacks against people | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | Islamic Foundation in Slovakia
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime
The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) published relevant recommendations in its "Sixth report on Slovakia."