Spain
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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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 2020 Data
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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.
Hate crime recorded by police
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.
INCIDENTS REPORTED BY CIVIL SOCIETY
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
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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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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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2020-09 | Threats | 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 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-03 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-02 | Threats | 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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2020-04 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-11 | Threats | FELGBT
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2020-03 | Threats | 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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2020-10 | 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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2020-04 | 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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2020-03 | 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
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-02 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-01 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-09 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-09 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-04 | Attacks against property | 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 | 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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2020-06 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-07 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-05 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-11 | 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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2020-06 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
OLRC
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-03 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-06 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-12 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-02 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-01 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-04 | 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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2020-06 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-09 | Threats | UNHCR
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2020-06 | Violent attacks against people | UNHCR
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2020 | Violent attacks against people | Muslim Human Rights Association
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Anti-Roma hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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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 |
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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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2020-10 | 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 |
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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
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2020-06 | Threats | Muslim Human Rights Association
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2020-06 | Attacks against property | Muslim Human Rights Association
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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
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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 |
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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
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2020-01 | Attacks against property | Holy See
OIDAC
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2020-02 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-02 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-03 | Attacks against property | Holy See
OIDAC
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2020-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-03 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-04 | Violent attacks against people | OIDAC
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2020-05 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-05 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-05 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-06 | Attacks against property | Holy See
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2020-06 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-06 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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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
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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 | Threats | Holy See
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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
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2020-08 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-09 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-09 | Violent attacks against people | OIDAC
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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
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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
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2020-12 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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2020-12 | Attacks against property | OIDAC
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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 |
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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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Gender-based hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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2020-09 | Violent attacks against people | Union of Islamic Communities of Spain
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2020-10 | Threats | FELGBT
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2020-07 | Threats | FELGBT
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2020-09 | Violent attacks against people | Transgender Europe (TGEU)
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2020-11 | Violent attacks against people | FELGBT
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2020-11 | Threats | FELGBT
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2020-06 | Violent attacks against people | Fundación Secretariado Gitano (FSG)
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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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Anti-LGBTI hate crime
Date | Type of incident | Source | Description |
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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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2020-05 | 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 | 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 | Threats | 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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2020-08 | 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 | 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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