Greece - 2012
Sport: Is hate speech ground for sanctions to sport clubs and applied/applicable in practice?
- Code:
- RED125
- Key Area:
- Public Life, Culture, Sport & Media
- Strand(s):
- Racism
| Short Answer |
Yes, but it has never been applied. |
| Qualitative Info |
The only specific anti-racist rules and sanctions are provided by the Football Federation’s Disciplinary Code, amended in 2008 in order to comply with FIFA regulations. However, the Greek Federation chose not to fully harmonise its regulations as suggested by FIFA. It also included alleviating clauses allowing the effective non imposition of fines under exonerative circumstances. Despite a number of notably violent racist incidents, no such crime has been reported or investigated as such, brought to or processed in the court on the basis of racist motivation and in enforcement of the anti-racist law (n.927/1979). Sources: Hellenic Football Federation (2008), Disciplinary Code, available on: http://www.epo.gr/kanonismoi/pdf/08_09/PEI8ARXIKOS_KODIKAS_2008.pdf Pavlou M.(ed.) authors: Pavlou M.-Parsanoglou D. - Djordjevic O. (2009), Racism in sport in Greece: Preventing racism, xenophobia & related intolerance in sport across the European Union, RAXEN: HLHR-KEMO/i-RED |
| Groups affected/interested | Ethnic minorities, Africans/black people |
| Type (R/D) | Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Afrophobia, Nationalism |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Sport |
| External Url | http://www.epo.gr/kanonismoi/pdf/08_09/PEI8ARXIKOS_KODIKAS_2008.pdf; http://www.i-red.eu/?i=institute.en.publications.206 |
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