COMBATING HATE CRIME IN EUROPE

TOGETHER Fightingagainsthatecrimes COMBATING HATE CRIME IN EUROPE PROMOTING THE EMPOWERMENT OF CIVI SOCIETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO MAKE HATE CRIME VISIBLE

MANDATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS • TAKING A BROAD VIEW OF THE INCIDENT • - Any incident that is perceived as racist, xenophobic, discriminatory .... by the victim, any witness or any other person, agent, etc ... • - A racist incident does not necessarily have legal recognition as a crime. • - All racist offences can be qualified as racist incidents ... but not necessarily viceversa. • ENSURE ITS INVESTIGATION • - All racist, xenophobic, discriminatory offenses in themselves • All racists incidents • and all motivations based on racial origin • ENCOURAGE VICTIMS TO REPORT

HATE SPEECH • DEFINITION BY ECRI (EuropeanCommissionagainstRacism and Intolerance) • Forms of expression which spread, incite, promote or justify racial hatred, xenophobia, anti-Semitism or other forms of hatred based on intolerance, including intolerance expressed by aggressive nationalism and ethnocentrism, discrimination and hostility against minorities, immigrants ...

MANAGEMENT OF HATE CRIMES IN THE ERTZAINTZA CONCEPT DEFINITION AWARENESS ANALYSIS ERTZAINTZA DATA COLLECTION INTERNAL REGULATIONS STATISTICS

RAISING AWARENESS Initiatives: IMMIGRATION - GENDER PERSPECTIVE ISSUES Interculturality days organised by Biltzen Basque Service Integration and Intercultural Coexistence Diffusion of Internal regulations by the Ertzaintza TRAINING - Taught at the Basque Academy of Police and Emergency on Human Rights courses (Access, Ascend, Specialization) TRAINING AND DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES - Taught by staff of the Ertzaintza aimed at population in especially vulnerable situations

POLICE INSTRUCTION & REGULATIONS • LEGAL FRAMEWORK • DEFINITIONS • IDENTIFICATION OF HATE CRIMES • Indicators of polarisation • PREVENTION, RESEARCH • Online & Social Media Hate Speech. • ACTION PROCEDURES AGAINST A HATE CRIME • Early actions • Victim Protection • Actions with the aggressor • Development Of Proceedings • Cognitive Interview • Record of Appearance - Ertzainas • Background Testing and Inspection • Criminal records. • Licenses And Weapons of the aggressor • Organised Groups and intelectual perpetrators • Remission Of Proceedings • Police Protection Measures

CRIMES AND INCIDENTS REGISTER • Incidental proceedings • Attestations, Denouncements • Global Input Register: • Ekinbide - complaints • Parliamentaryquestions • Ararteko - ombudsman • Biltzen • SOS Racism • Others • AdministrativeOffences: • Public Safety Act • Identifications, searching • ViolencePreventionAct, ... Racism in Sport. • Admissionrights • Right of Assembly

CRIME DATA COLLECTED BY ERTZAINTZA

SPAIN REPORT ON INCIDENTS RELATED TO HATE CRIMES Representación territorial de hechos relativos a delitos de odio en el año 2015 Total de incidentes relacionados con los DELITOS DE ODIO Hechos conocidos: 1.328 Esclarecimiento:51,7%687 Detenciones/imput: 464 CCAA más afectadas:Hechos CATALUÑA 277 PAÍS VASCO 201 MADRID 159 ANDALUCÍA 142 COMUNITAT VALENCIANA 123 Provincias más afectadas:Hechos Barcelona 215 Madrid 159 Bizkaia 126 Valencia/València 65 Gipuzkoa 52 Toledo 42 Coruña (A) 41 Alicante/Alacant 39 Tarragona 36 Sevilla 34 Navarra 31 Murcia 31 La distribución geográfica de los“delitosdeodio”nos muestra que Cataluña, PaísVasco, Madrid y Andalucía son las Comunidades Autónomas que poseen los valores numéricos más destacados

COLLABORATION POLICE AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ERTZAINTZA

PARTICIPATION IN SENSITIVE ISSUES • ForumIntegration and Social Participation of thecitizensImmigrants • BasqueImmigrationStrategy • Basquepolicystrategywiththe Roma • ForumPlenary Gitano • Integral Plan to CombatTrafficking in Women and Childrenfor Sexual Exploitation 2015-2018

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WHAT IS A HATE CRIME? • Criminal offense where the victim or the target is chosen for its real or perceived connection, sympathy, affiliation, support or membership to a group with a common feature to all its members, including: • - Race, color, national or ethnic origin • - Language • - Religion or beliefs • - Ideology or political orientation • - Identity and Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, • - gender • - Intellectual, Physical, Sensory or Psychical Disability • - Age • - Disease • - Homelessness • - Belonging to a Professional/Social Group, Social • - Socio-Economic/Family Situation • - Any other factor of discrimination or multiple: case of multiple discrimination

SINGULARITIES - Selects the victim because of their identity. It is a prohibited form of discrimination that violates human rights. - The psychological impact is greater than on similar offenses where the cause is not originated by prejudice or discrimination as they affect the identity, freedom and equality of people. - Not only they frighten the victims, also groups and communities to which they belong, seeking confrontation and to injure the community.

INDICATORS OF POLARISATION • - The perception of the victim: • - Membership of the victim to a minority or vulnerable group • - Discrimination and hatred by association • Racist, xenophobic, homophobic comments or expressions • - Tattoos or clothing that worn by the perpetrator • - The relationship of the suspect with football ultras groups. • Relationship of the suspect with groups or associations characterized by their animadversion or hostility against immigrants, muslims, homosexuals, jews, etc. • Propaganda, banners, flags, banners, etc ..., symbology • Police records for similar crimes of the suspect • - The incident occurs near a place of worship or a specific date • - The apparent gratuitousness of violent acts • - Historical enmity between the group and perpetrator of the victim

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COMBATING HATE CRIME IN EUROPE