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RACIST VIOLENCE IN 15 EU MEMBER STATES - A Comparative Overview of Findings from the RAXEN NFP Reports 2001-2004 conditional sentence of six months for assault and dangerous threat by unduly using official authority 88 . National and international NGOs, including Amnesty International, have actively responded to reports of police brutality by criticising the practices of the Austrian police. 14.2. MAJOR DATA COLLECTION MECHANISMS ON RACIST VIOLENCE See 2.2 for outline of national legislation. Austria has not, as yet, established a comprehensive monitoring system for data collection on all incidents of racist violence. Instead, the authorities have a wellestablished data collection mechanism on racist violence connected to the activities of right-wing extremist groups. 14.2.1. Official data Ministry of the Interior • Produces annual report on national security – focuses on perpetrators. • The Federal Agency for State Protection and Counter-Terrorism (Bundesamt für Verfassungschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung –BVT): This agency, which is part of the Ministry of the Interior, publishes an annual report on the protection of the constitution. The report contains a chapter on right-wing extremist organisations and their activities, and includes relevant crime statistics. • The Registration Office regarding revitalization of neo-Nazi ideology, which is located at the Ministry of the Interior, collects information on illegal websites with right-wing extremist contents. • In addition, the Ministry of the Interior has two separate bodies which are responsible for monitoring the activities and conduct of the police and the public security services, including any discriminatory activity: • The Human Rights Advisory Board (Menschenrechtsbeirat - MRB): Situated in the Ministry of the Interior; established in 1999. • Office of Internal Affairs: A department of the Ministry of the Interior; operational since 2001. Primarily investigations criminal offences committed by an official in the course of his/her duties. 88 Austria /LG Salzburg/ GZ 37 HV 96/ 04a, (16.08.2004) [PUBAT0895] 122
RACIST VIOLENCE IN 15 EU MEMBER STATES - A Comparative Overview of Findings from the RAXEN NFP Reports 2001-2004 Ministry of Justice • Produces data on racist and xenophobic crimes - focuses on cases. • Counts data on crime with respect to the most severe punishment committed by the person/s involved in each incident. • According to RAXEN 3, the Ministry of Justice has assigned State attorneys with the duty to report racist cases to the Chief Public Prosecutor. 14.2.2. Unofficial data • ZARA: a Vienna-based NGO that counsels victims and witnesses of racism. • The only Austrian NGO to publish a comprehensive report on racism and xenophobia - has produced three to date. • Forum Against Antisemitism (Forum gegen Antisemitismus): notes antisemitic incidents including violence. • Helping Hands Graz: the annual report provides a brief overview of complaints reported to them of racial violence, including assaults. 14.3. NATURE AND EXTENT OF RACIST VIOLENCE 14.3.1. Official While Austria is able to produce detailed information about perpetrators and potential perpetrators of extreme right-wing acts, including violence, the State does not collect information about perpetrators who are not affiliated to extreme rightwing groups. Nor does the government collect data about victims of ‘racist violence’ in general. Because of this, the Austrian statistics are skewed towards monitoring the activities of a small segment of perpetrators. According to data collected by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice on racist, xenophobic and antisemitic crimes connected with extreme rightwing groups, the following can be noted: Complaints against individual persons relating to a range of prohibited racist/xenophobic acts 89 : 2001 – 528 2002 – 465 2003 - 436 • These figures are far behind 1999's figure of 717 recorded complaints. • In 2002 - 261 incidents which are prohibited under the Penal Code and the Prohibition Statute (related to the outlawing of National Socialism) were 89 Sec 3 Prohibition Statute, Sec 283 Penal Code (hostile incitement), Other related provisions of the Penal Code, Insignia Act, Art IX para 1 no 4 EGVG, Media Act. 123
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