Indicator in all countries

Does national legislation provide specific sanctions against public servants reported as perpetrators of racist violence/hate crime?

• Austria

  Yes.

• Bulgaria

  No.

• Cyprus

  No.

• Denmark

  No.

• Finland

  No, national legislation does not provide specific sanctions against public servants.

• France

  Yes

• Germany

  No.

• Greece

  No

• Hungary

  No specific sanctions.

• Ireland

  Yes, in so far as the legislation covers all people, however in practice this is not the case. This is evidence in the incidents involving Judges John Neilan, Harvey Kenny and Sean McBride as well as in the cases of politicians Darren Scully, Pat Rabbitte and Conor Lenihan, none of whome were reprimanded for their actions.

• Italy

  No.

• Poland

  No.

• Portugal

  No, there are no specific sanctions.

• Romania

  YES

• Slovenia

  Yes.

• Spain

  Yes.

• Sweden

  No, there are no specific sanctions against public servants reported as perpetrators of racist violence/hate crime.