Entry #19253: Hate crime protections in Czechia

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RegionCzechia
IssueHate crime protections
StatusSexual orientation and gender identity
Start DateJan 1, 2026
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DescriptionAs of January 1, 2026, a new amendment to Czech Criminal Code will come into force. It explicitly includes gender and sexual orientation of the victim as aggravating factors in hate-motivated crimes.
SourcesLaw 270/2025
https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2025-270
https://www.epravo.cz/top/clanky/trestne-ciny-z-nenavisti-hate-crimes-ve-svetle-novely-trestnich-predpisu-120142.html
https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-nasili-kvuli-sexualni-orientaci-se-ma-trestat-prisneji-schvalila-vlada-40497204


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DescriptionAs of January 1, 2026, a new amendment to Czech Criminal Code will come into force. It explicitly includes sexual orientation and gender identity of the victim as aggravating factors in hate-motivated crimes. As of January 1, 2026, a new amendment to Czech Criminal Code will come into force. It explicitly includes gender and sexual orientation of the victim as aggravating factors in hate-motivated crimes.
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As of January 1, 2026, a new amendment to Czech Criminal Code will come into force. It explicitly includes sexual orientation and gender identity of the victim as aggravating factors in hate-motivated crimes. and sexual orientation of the victim as aggravating factors in hate-motivated crimes.
Sourceshttps://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-nasili-kvuli-sexualni-orientaci-se-ma-trestat-prisneji-schvalila-vlada-40497204
Law 270/2025
https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2025-270
https://www.epravo.cz/top/clanky/trestne-ciny-z-nenavisti-hate-crimes-ve-svetle-novely-trestnich-predpisu-120142.html
https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-nasili-kvuli-sexualni-orientaci-se-ma-trestat-prisneji-schvalila-vlada-40497204
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https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-nasili-kvuli-sexualni-orientaci-se-ma-trestat-prisneji-schvalila-vlada-40497204 Law 270/2025 https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/2025-270 https://www.epravo.cz/top/clanky/trestne-ciny-z-nenavisti-hate-crimes-ve-svetle-novely-trestnich-predpisu-120142.html https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-nasili-kvuli-sexualni-orientaci-se-ma-trestat-prisneji-schvalila-vlada-40497204

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StatusSexual orientation and gender identity
Start DateJan 1, 2026
End DateJan 1, 2026
DescriptionAs of January 1, 2026, a new amendment to Czech Criminal Code will come into force. It explicitly includes sexual orientation and gender identity of the victim as aggravating factors in hate-motivated crimes.
Sourceshttps://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-nasili-kvuli-sexualni-orientaci-se-ma-trestat-prisneji-schvalila-vlada-40497204