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2019
Hungary
Antigypsyism

Police Brutality in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County

Police officers assaulted and mocked a handcuffed Roma man in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, filming the abuse while shouting at him. Their conviction for hate-motivated violence—unusual in Hungary—exposed entrenched antigypsyism within policing. The case underscored systemic discrimination and deepened Roma mistrust toward law-enforcement institutions, despite official claims of improved hate-crime procedures.

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