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Spain regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. Spain publishes annual reports on hate crimes.
Spain implemented ODIHR's Training Against Hate Crime for Law Enforcement (TAHCLE) programme in 2019, and the Prosecutor General's Office has established a network of dedicated hate crime prosecutors across the country. A regional TAHCLE in Valencia was implemented in 2016.
The Ministry of Interior has a dedicated protocol that regulates how law enforcement handles hate crime cases and sets out the specific rights of hate crime victims. Within the Ministry, the Spanish National Office Against Hate Crimes (ONDOD) is responsible for the Hate Crime Action Plan (adopted for 2019-2021 and 2022-2024). Currently, the Action Plan covers the areas of victim support, co-ordination among state authorities, civil society and the private sector, hate crime prevention, specialization within the police, training, awareness raising, and the allocation of adequate human resources in ONDOD.
OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES
| Year | Hate crimes recorded by police | Prosecuted | Sentenced |
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| 2023 | 2,268 | 210 | 157 |
| 2022 | 1,869 | 191 | 152 |
| 2021 | 1,802 | 192 | 91 |
| 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 2019 Data
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The figure presented here includes 12 hate crimes motivated by "fear of the poor", and 596 hate crimes motivated by ideology. The number of hate crimes recorded by police also includes 108 administrative offences. These three categories are not included in the breakdown by bias motivation below.
Hate crime recorded by police
KEY OBSERVATION
ODIHR observes that Spain has not reported to ODIHR the numbers of prosecuted hate crime cases or information on the sentencing of hate crime cases.
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 |
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-06 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-01 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
SETA
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| 2019-09 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2019-12 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-05 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2019-09 | Threats | OLRC
SETA
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-12 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-02 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-03 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-07 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-08 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
SETA
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| 2019-09 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-08 | Attacks against property | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-09 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-10 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-10 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-10 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-10 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-12 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-12 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-10 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019 | Attacks against property | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-11 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-11 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-07 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
SETA
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| 2019-02 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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UNHCR
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| 2019-10 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-01 | Threats | UNHCR
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2019-10 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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| 2019-02 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-07 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
SETA
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| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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| 2019-10 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-08 | Attacks against property | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-07 | Violent attacks against people | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2019-07 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2019-02 | Threats | UNHCR
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| 2019-08 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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| 2019-02 | Threats | UNHCR
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| 2019-06 | Threats | OIDAC
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| 2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-08 | Violent attacks against people | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-11 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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| 2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-09 | Attacks against property | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-01 | Threats | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-08 | Threats | SETA
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| 2019-02 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-03 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-07 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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| 2019-11 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
SETA
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Anti-Semitic hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2019-09 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-02 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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Anti-Muslim hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2019-01 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
SETA
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-02 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-02 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-03 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-06 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-06 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-08 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-09 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-09 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-11 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-10 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-11 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-12 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-02 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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UNHCR
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| 2019-07 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-06 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-06 | Attacks against property | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019 | Attacks against property | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-11 | Threats | SETA
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| 2019-11 | Violent attacks against people | SETA
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| 2019-12 | Violent attacks against people | OSCE Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights
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| 2019-08 | Threats | SETA
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| 2019-09 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-02 | Threats | UNHCR
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| 2019-02 | Threats | UNHCR
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| 2019-09 | Threats | OLRC
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Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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| 2019-08 | Attacks against property | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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Anti-Christian hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | OLRC
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| 2019-04 | Threats | OLRC
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| 2019-04 | Violent attacks against people | OLRC
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| 2019-09 | Violent attacks against people | OLRC
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| 2019-01 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-01 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-01 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-01 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-02 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-05 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-06 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-07 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-07 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-09 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-11 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-12 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-12 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-12 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-02 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-02 | Threats | OLRC
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| 2019-02 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OLRC
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| 2019-03 | Threats | OLRC
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| 2019-11 | Threats | OLRC
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| 2019-11 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-12 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-12 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-11 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-11 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-11 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-11 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-10 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-09 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-09 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-08 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-06 | Threats | OIDAC
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| 2019-06 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-02 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-02 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-01 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-01 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-01 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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| 2019-07 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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| 2019-06 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2019-03 | Violent attacks against people | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2019 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2019-09 | Threats | Jehovah's Witnesses
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| 2019-01 | Attacks against property | Jehovah's Witnesses
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Disability hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2019-09 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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Gender-based hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2019-09 | Threats | OLRC
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Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
| Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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| 2019-09 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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| 2019-04 | Attacks against property | UNHCR
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| 2019-02 | Threats | UNHCR
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INTERNATIONAL REPORTS
Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma 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-fifth session: Compilation on Spain."