Ukraine War Sparks Hate Crimes in Germany

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A smashed window pane and smeared white paint are seen on a Russian-Polish supermarket in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Wesphalia, March 3, 2022. Police are investigating the incident. © 2022 Christoph Rechwein/dpa/AP Images Since Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine, reports have surfaced of people directing anger over the war at Russians, Belarussians, and Ukrainians living in their own communities. Incidents targeting Russians or people speaking Russian have been widely reported in the media. On March 30, Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, noted…

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