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| Region | Czechia |
| Issue | Hate crime protections |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2026 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | 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. |
| Sources | 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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| Description | 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. | 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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| Sources | 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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| End Date | Jan 1, 2026 | (none) |
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Jan 1, 2026 |
| End Date | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Description | 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. |
| Sources | https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/domaci-nasili-kvuli-sexualni-orientaci-se-ma-trestat-prisneji-schvalila-vlada-40497204 |