Az aktuális válságok hatása az Európai Unió gyűlölet-bűncselekmények elleni küzdelme

The pandemic has been a global challenge that has caused both direct economic damages and even more serious indirect social damages. Scapegoating, increasing socio-economic disadvantages and political gains overlapped, resulting in both horizontal and vertical expansion of prejudice-motivated acts, in particular hate crimes. This process has been further reinforced by the war. The European Union has been quick and effective in identifying harmful trends, aided by the supportive instruments committed to safeguarding human rights as well as the institutional systems and practices of the Member States. However, in the early period of the crisis, the lack of common criminal justice action and the unevenness of Member States’ capacity to take measures posed a serious challenge. Recognising this, a complex package of professional measures and was launched to harmonise criminal law and administrative legislation and to develop and coordinate modern tools for prevention, detection and victim support. This process, accompanied by the strengthening of the resilience of local communities and the networking of equality bodies, could create a new framework for tackling hate crime both within the EU and worldwide.