Nationalists found not guilty of incitement of racist hatred

Alert DateSeptember 2, 2011 Country: Poland Address: Wroclaw General Type: Racist discourse Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Afrophobia, Nationalism
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Policing - law enforcement, Political discourse -parties - orgs Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Public Discourse
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin N/A
Victims Gender N/A
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number N/A
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Polish
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number N/A
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

On 21 March 2007 the members and followers of two nationalistic organizations, Nationalistic Association Zadruga and National Radical Camp, organized a chauvinistic manifestation in Wroclaw. The participants presented banners and shouted out slogans like „Europe for Whites, Africa for HIV”, „White Power”, „All Different, All White”. ”. In June 2010 the regional court in Wroclaw found them guilty of public incitement of hatred based on national, ethnic, racial or religious differences.  But half a year later, in December 2010, the District Court in Wroclaw overruled the decision of the court of first instance and acquitted the accused. The Wroclaw court`s verdict was widely criticised. Among others, the Human Rights Defender expressed her concerns about this case.  The prosecutor lodged an appeal to the Supreme Court, which ultimately upheld the verdict of the second instance.
 

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