The Danish public school system does not live up to the standards defined in articles 28, 29 & 30 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1), with reference to minority groups. The convention, which has been ratified by every member country of the United Nations except the United States and [...]
Why are minority rights important? Because the true test of a pluralist, democratic society is the extent to which the society includes minorities, allows them to participate and integrate rather than excludes, vilifies and discriminates against them.
The term “minority rights” refers to the rights of individuals and groups that define themselves or are defined by [...]
The Dutch politician Geert Wilders, presented a shocking political program for Europe, yesterday at a meeting in Copenhagen:
1) Boycott the UN Human Rights Council.2) Revoke all laws against hate speech in Europe.3) All Islamic schools must be closed.4) Close all mosques.
Can one assume that this is the program his party will be working for at [...]
Danish police illegally striped and cavity searched the owners of a cafe and their customers. Officially the police were conducting searches in connection with a continuing conflict between Hells Angels and gangs whose members have an immigrant background. I wonder what kind of weapons the police expected to find? This adds to a continuing pattern [...]
The latest news in the Danish media is that the bus company Arriva has been reported to the police for racism after it turns out that a woman wearing a niqab has been refused service before. In another case, another woman has not been allowed to ride on a bus on four separate occasions.
The story [...]
Women and buses can be powerful symbols. Rosa Parks’ refusal to sit at the back of a bus was a powerful symbol for the American Civil Rights movement. A woman initially not allowed to ride a Danish bus the other day, because she was wearing a niqab, can also be a powerful symbol. The symbolism [...]
The popularity of Facebook increases on a daily basis, but this popularity is coming at a price. Facebook administrators seem to be unable or unwilling to keep up with the amount of groups that promote totalitarian ideologies such as fascism and communism, cults of personality, racism, religious hatred, hate crime, etc. There are a number [...]
The Danish Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is apparently interested in becoming the next Secretary General of NATO. Why do I say “hell no”? Dragging Denmark into the war on Iraq is one good reason. Probable participation with American rendition policies would be another. However, I first and foremost oppose his possible candidature because his [...]
The European Court of Human Rights has had to step in six times during 2008, using “rule 39″ to prevent forced repatriation by Danish immigration officials, of refugees to countries of origin where they risk torture and persecution, according to Danish Radio. Rule 39 is an emergency procedure where the European Court of Human Rights [...]
I was shocked and dismayed last night, to hear teenagers roaming the streets in my Copenhagen neighborhood, shouting racist slogans as they demonstratively marched down the middle of the street. While I have been aware of incidents where youth have expressed racial hatred in Denmark before, I had always understood this to be largely a [...]
National boundaries and national school policies are decreasing in importance as new models of organization, learning, cooperation and production (both knowledge and industrial based), are evolving through community, collaboration and ...
The Danish public school system does not live up to the standards defined in articles 28, 29 & 30 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child ...
Creating a democratic constitution that reflects the needs of an organization can prove to be a challenge for someone that has never tried it before. Below is a generic text ...
There has been a lot of debate in recent days in Denmark about statements from vicars and members of parliament that they would hide illegal refugees to prevent them from ...