Hungary | HCRW

Hungary regularly reports hate crime data to ODIHR. In 2012, the National Police Headquarters established a special hate crime network, which is responsible for supervising hate crime investigations. In the same year, a civil society working group against hate crimes (GYEM) was established with the aim of strengthening co-ordination with police and developing a list of bias indicators, which were adopted by the network and uploaded onto the police intranet. In 2018, the Ministry of Interior hosted a workshop on hate crime recording and data collection. The workshop was co-facilitated by ODIHR and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights and resulted in a set of recommendations for relevant state authorities.

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Download the 2011 hate crime report for Hungary

OFFICIAL DATA REPORTED BY STATES

Year	Hate crimes recorded by police	Prosecuted	Sentenced
2023	65	50	8,928
2022	58	58	8,980
2021	38	40	8,979
2020	100	12	Not available
2019	132	39	-
2018	194	52	-
2017	233	Not available	Not available
2016	33	33	39
2015	Not available	Not available	Not available
2014	79	23	Not available
2013	43	30	14
2012	38	16	Not available
2011	37	28	Not available
2010	19	12	Not available
2009	15	18	Not available

About 2011 Data

Prosecution figures include crimes of incitement to hatred and discrimination.

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National developments

The Head of the National Police Service issued an instruction on effective policing for multicultural communities, which addressed some aspects of policing events where there is a high risk of hate crime.

Hungarian authorities charged four people in connection with nine attacks against Roma in their homes in 2008 and 2009, which resulted in the murders of six Roma, including one child, and several serious injuries.

KEY OBSERVATION

No information is available.

Incidents reported by civil society, international organizations and the Holy See

Reports

Hate crime against Christians and members of other religions

The Holy See reported three cases of damage to churches and one case of damage to church property.

Anti-Roma hate crime

The Regional Centre for Minorities reported graffiti on the doorway of the home of its co-ordinator for Roma matters.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The Athena Institute reported two racially motivated physical assaults in Budapest.

Anti-Semitic hate crime

The Athena Institute reported two cases of graffiti, one against a synagogue and one against a Jewish institution.

Anti-LGBTI hate crime

The Athena Institute reported two cases of physical assault against people leaving the Budapest Pride March. The Háttér Support Society for LGBT People in Hungary reported one case of physical assault against two men by a group following the Budapest Pride March and one case of physical assault against a transgender person.

INTERNATIONAL REPORTS

Racist and xenophobic hate crime

The UN Special Rapporteurs on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, and on Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance expressed concerns about xenophobia, racism and related intolerance encountered by refugees and asylum-seekers in Hungary.

Racist and xenophobic hate crime, Anti-Roma hate crime, Anti-LGBTI hate crime

The UN Human Rights Council, during its Universal Periodic Review, encouraged Hungary to take measures to prevent and combat hate crime; to ensure training for police, prosecutors and judges; and to effectively investigate and prosecute racially motivated violence and other hate crimes. It encouraged increased efforts to combat violence and discrimination against Roma and recommended that Hungary strengthen hate crimes laws to prevent violence committed on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.