Practical Manual for the Investigation and Prosecution of Hate Crimes and Discrimination

About this manual

This Spanish-language manual addresses the investigation and prosecution of hate crimes and discrimination. It defines key concepts such as prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, hate crime, hate speech, racism, xenophobia, and other protected grounds.

It also reviews frequent problems in prosecution, the national, regional and international legal framework, relevant Spanish Criminal Code provisions, victim support, case preparation, institutional coordination, and best practices and recommendations. This manual is written in Spanish.

What's inside

• Introduction and need for awareness and training
• Definitions and key concepts
• Diagnosis of frequent problems in prosecution
• National, regional and international legal framework
• Hate crimes and discrimination in the Spanish Criminal Code
• Victims
• Preparing a case in investigation and prosecution
• Specialized services, institutional coordination and civil society
• Best practices and recommendations

Frequently asked questions

Who directed the manual?

Miguel Ángel Aguilar García, Fiscal.

Under what license is the manual published?

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

When was the first edition published?

November 2015.