Spain - 2011
Does national legislation provide specific sanctions against public servants reported as perpetrators of racist violence/hate crime?
- Code:
- RED31
- Key Area:
- Anti-racist Crime Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Racism
Short Answer |
Yes. |
Qualitative Info |
The Article 23.2a of the OL 4/2000 of January the11th about the Rights and Freedoms of Foreigners in Spain and their Social Integration, in its writting (made by the Organic Laws 8/2000 of December the 22nd, 11/2003 of September the 29th, 14/2003 of November the 20th and 2/2009 of December the 11th), it establishes as a discrimination act "those carried out by the authorities or civil servants or employees in charge of a public service, that in the exercise of their tasks, actively or passively, commit any discriminatory act forbiden by law against a foreigner only for the fact of being one or for the fact of belonging to a certain race, ethnic group or nationaliy". The rule stablishes administrative sanctions , in the case of crimes the Penal Code would be followed. |
Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities |
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Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism |
External Url | http://noticias.juridicas.com/base_datos/Admin/lo4-2000.html |
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