Desecration of Graves in Germany

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration

Between July and November the Holy See reported cases of desecration to graves in the following places: ·27 July 2012 Herzberg ·26 October 2012 Duisburg (NRW) ·9 November 2012 Unterrath (Düsseldorf). ·13 November 2012 Güdesweiler (Saarland)

Source: Report by Holy See National Contact Point for Hate Crimes against Christians on the basis of a report of the Apostolic Nunciature in 2012