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Poland’s government has approved plans to add sexual orientation, gender, age and disability to the categories covered by Poland’s hate crime laws. Those guilty of such offences can face jail terms.
Polish law already makes “public insult based on national, ethnic, racial or religious affiliation” a crime punishable by up to three years in prison.
However, the justice ministry believes that “these provisions do not provide sufficient protection for all minority groups who are particularly vulnerable to discrimination, prejudice and violence”.
It therefore wants to update the regulations to additionally penalise discrimination based on disability, age, sex/gender (płeć in Polish, which can be translated as either English word) or sexual orientation.
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Polish government approves criminalisation of anti-LGBT hate speech
The bill would add sexual orientation, gender, age and disability to the categories covered by Poland's hate crime laws.
notesfrompoland.com
Poland’s government has approved plans to add sexual orientation, gender, age and disability to the categories covered by Poland’s hate crime laws. Those guilty of such offences can face jail terms.
Polish law already makes “public insult based on national, ethnic, racial or religious affiliation” a crime punishable by up to three years in prison.
However, the justice ministry believes that “these provisions do not provide sufficient protection for all minority groups who are particularly vulnerable to discrimination, prejudice and violence”.
It therefore wants to update the regulations to additionally penalise discrimination based on disability, age, sex/gender (płeć in Polish, which can be translated as either English word) or sexual orientation.
More at the link
