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 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 [...]
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 ...