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 Danish Minister of Defense has decided that women in the military may not use Muslim headscarves or hijab. The decision has come in response to a recent debate about a Muslim woman in the Danish Home Guard, that was first promoted as a role model and then told that her headscarf was not allowed, [...]
The legitimacy of any organization, institution or government is based first and foremost on real or perceived transparency and accountability. Equally important is whether there is a consistency between what is said and what is done. An organization that is predicated on combating the discrimination and vilification of ethnic and/or religious minorities, yet has no [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Copenhagen municipality’s police chief and press officer have been drawn into an embarrassing discussion. A Danish policeman has been video taped by a local television station, at a recent demonstration against the Israeli military’s intervention in Gaza, pushing a demonstrator and using the ethnic slur “paki”. The police chief and press officer have jumped to [...]
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 ...