F and G, nationals of Egypt, submit the communication on behalf of themselves and their three minor children, following the rejection of their applications for refugee status in Denmark. They assert that the State party would violate their rights under articles 7, 9 and 18 (1) of the Covenant by removing them to Egypt. The […]
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Deportation of the citizen of Iraq, served under Saddam Hussein regime
M.S., a citizen of Iraq, served almost nine years’ military service under the Saddam Hussein regime and avoided a third call-up in 2000 to serve in Saddam Hussein’s “Jerusalem Army”. He sold his business for less than it was worth, went into hiding and barely escaped with his life. In 2002 the author arrived in […]
- Deportation of the citizen of Iraq, served under Saddam Hussein regime
- Депортация гражданина Ирака, служившего при режиме Саддама Хусейна
- Decision: 4. September 2017
- Country:
- Iraq
Refusing to give torture examination
Concerning A.H.M. vs. Denmark for violation of article 3 of CAT. The author is a Somali citizen born in 1972. He Is from a small town South West of Mogadishu which is controlled by al-Shabaab. He fled to Denmark and applied for asylum, but his application got rejected. If the author is deported back to […]
- Refusing to give torture examination
- Rechazado la examinación de tortura
- Отказ от проведения экспертизы пыток
- Decision: 15 July 2024
- Country:
- Somalia
Deportation of Iranian nationals, converted to Christianity, to Italy
R.R., an Iranian national, who converted to Christianity. The author has three children. The author fled the Islamic Republic of Iran through Greece in 2008 with her former husband and their children, due to her former husband’s political activities for the Kurdish Komeleh party. The family arrived in Forlì, Italy, in 2008, and was subsequently […]
- Deportation of Iranian nationals, converted to Christianity, to Italy
- Депортация иранских граж, данпринявших христианство, в Италию
- Decision: 18. May 2017
- Country:
- Iran
Somali nationals are to be deported to the country of origine or in accordance to Dublin Convention?
Y.A.A. and F.H.M., both Somali nationals, seeking asylum in Denmark and were scheduled, at the time of the submission of the communication, to be transferred from Denmark to Italy within the Dublin II Regulation. The authors claim that their deportation to Italy would put them and their children at a risk of inhuman and degrading […]
- Somali nationals are to be deported to the country of origine or in accordance to Dublin Convention?
- Граждане Сомали должны быть депортированы в страну происхождения или в соответствии с Дублинской конвенцией?
- Decision: 21. April 2017
- Country:
- Somalia
Family from Chechenia to be deported
I.U.K. and R.R.K. are ethnic Chechens of the Muslim faith holding the citizenship of the Russian Federation. At the time of submission, they were residing in Denmark and awaiting their deportation to the Russian Federation, following the rejection of their asylum applications. The complainants requested the Danish Refugee Board to reopen the asylum proceedings and […]
- Decision: 20. June 2018
Danish authorities ignoring the issue of child custody
M.W. asserts that the Danish authorities removed her and her son’s names from the Danish Civil Registration System in 2010, and therefore recognized them as Austrian residents. The Regional State Administration could not transfer temporary sole custody of her son from a foreign mother to a Dane. In 2014, she filed a complaint with the […]
- Decision: 21/March/2016
Victim of human trafficking, belonging to LGBT, to be deported to Uganda
H.S., a national of Uganda, claims that the State party would violate her rights under article 3 of the Convention if it removed her to Uganda. H.S. first understood that she was a lesbian when she was 14 years old and has had sexual relationships with girls. H.S.’s family tried to hide homosexuality. Nonetheless, some […]
- Victim of human trafficking, belonging to LGBT, to be deported to Uganda
- Жертву торговли людьми, принадлежащую к ЛГБТ, депортируют в Уганду
- Decision: 31. August 2021
- Country:
- Uganda
Torture victim to be deported to Russian Federation
A.M.D. and M.M.Y., born in Chechnya, present their complaint on their own behalf and on behalf of their three minor children, K.D., M.D., Z.D. regarding their deportation to Chechnya, that would expose them to a risk of torture and death. A.M.D. provided help on several occasions to his brother, who was a Chechen rebel. The […]
- Decision: 22. June 2017
- Country:
- Russia
Refusal of a loan to a US citizen
K. R. C., a citizen of the United States, residing as a permanent resident in Denmark, claims to be a victim of a violation by Denmark of articles 2, paragraph 1 (d), and 6, of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. K. R. C. had lived in Denmark for […]
- Decision: 13. August 2002
- Country:
- United States
Deportation to Afghanistan
M.M., Afghan citizen, needed to be deported and the CCPR Committee decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 2485/2014, owing to the fact that the authors had been granted refugee status in the State party.
- Decision: 31 January 2024
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Non-refoulement
I.A.A. and the others are to be deported and the CCPR Committee decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 2592/2015, owing to the fact that the authors had been granted refugee status in the State party
- Decision: 31 January 2024
- Country:
- Afghanistan
HUDOC, 15890/89
J.O.J., a Danish national, is a journalist and lives in Copenhagen. He was at the time of the events giving rise to the present case, and still is, employed by Danmarks Radio, assigned to its Sunday News Magazine. The latter is known as a serious television programme intended for a well-informed audience, dealing with a […]
Syrian citizens could not avoid deportation to Bulgaria in accordance with Dublin rules
J.R.R. and L.A.A., nationals of the Syrian Arab Republic and they are of Kurdish ethnicity, fled Syria for Turkey in 2014 after the Syrian authorities had been looking for J.R.R. in their house. Later J.R.R. and L.A.A. fled from Turkey to Bulgaria, where they stayed until 2015. During their stay in Bulgaria, the authors experienced […]
- Syrian citizens could not avoid deportation to Bulgaria in accordance with Dublin rules
- Депортации в Болгарию по Дублину не удалось избежать гражаданим Сирии
- Decision: 23 May 2024
Deportation to Zimbabwe
The case involves T.M., a Zimbabwean national born in 1996, who sought asylum in Denmark. She claimed that her deportation to Zimbabwe would violate her rights under Articles 2, 3, and 12 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). T.M. was represented by Niels-Erik Hansen. T.M. arrived in […]
- Decision: 31 May 2024
- Country:
- Zimbabwe
Somali FGM 6
The single mother (H.M.) is from Somalia and the applicants, the son (S) and the daughter (Sa) were born in Denmark in 2020 and in 2018 accordingly, are seeking asylum in Denmark. H.M. appealed for the asylum in Denmark for (S) and for (Sa), who fear for their life in their home country Somalia. The […]
- Decision: 4 Juni 2024
- Country:
- Somalia
So-called “tax” to Al-Shabaab or residence in Denmark?
The case involves A.A.H., a national of Somalia born in 1977, belonging to the Bagadi minority. A.A.H. fled from Qoryooley, Shabelle Hoose, Somalia, due to persecution by the militant group Al-Shabaab. He arrived in Denmark in 2013 and was granted residence status based on the general human rights situation in Somalia. A.A.H. owned a small […]
- So-called “tax” to Al-Shabaab or residence in Denmark?
- ما يسمى بـ"الضريبة" على حركة الشباب أم الإقامة في الدنمارك؟
- La soi-disant « taxe » pour Al-Shabaab ou vivre au Danemark ?
- ¿El llamado “impuesto” para Al-Shabaab o vivir en Dinamarca?
- 青年党或居住在丹麦的所谓“税”?
- Так называемый «налог» для Альш-Шабааб» или проживание в Дании?
- Decision: 15 February 2024
- Country:
- Somalia
The inhumane treatment with regard to the Iranian refugee woman
G.K.H.Z., an Iranian Kurdish refugee woman and mother of three children v. Denmark for violation of her rights as a refugee. In April 2022, G.K.H.Z. was fell to the ground and was expelled from a refugee camp in Denmark, was beaten by four police officers with a hard use of physical force towards woman whose […]
- The inhumane treatment with regard to the Iranian refugee woman
- المعاملة اللانسانية في قضية لاجئة ايرانية
- Le traitement inhumain à l'égard de la femme réfugiée iranienne
- El trato inhumano hacia la mujer refugiada iraní
- 伊朗难民妇女遭受非人道待遇
- Бесчеловечное обращение с иранской беженкой
- Decision: 27 October 2023
- Country:
- Iran
Domestic violence in Indian family
H.K., a national of India, is submitting the communication on behalf of her daughter, S.K., vs Denmark for denying by Denmark of their applications for asylum. H.K. claims that her daughter’s rights under articles 3 and 22 of the Convention would be violated if she and her daughter were to be deported to India. H.K. […]
- Domestic violence in Indian family
- العنف الأسري في الأسرة الهندية
- Violencia doméstica en una familia india
- 印度家庭的家庭暴力
- Домашнее насилие в индийской семье
- Decision: 28 October 2022
- Country:
- India
Use of torture after deportation
The author – M.E., a stateless Palestinian, entered Denmark with his stepmother and two siblings in 1990, when he was seven years old. He was granted asylum in 1993. In 1997, when the applicant was fifteen years old, he returned to Syria for six months and worked as a painter. In Denmark, the applicant married […]
- Decision: 8 Juli 2014
- Country:
- Syria
Use of pepper spray on prisoner
A.E.A., Danish national, was arrested and charged with breaching the Weapons and Explosives Act and detained on remand, first in a local prison and then in Enner Mark Prison. After arrival there, he was repeatedly placed in observation and security cells because of his aggressive and threatening behaviour. While being held in one such observation […]
- Decision: 3 Oktober 2023
Deportation of nine Sri Lankan nationals, linked with the Tamil Tigers
The authors are nine Sri Lankan nationals of Tamil ethnicity (T.N., S.N., S.S., P.K., N.S. and others) who have been refused asylum in Denmark and have been ordered to return to Sri Lanka. They are all of Tamil ethnicity with Tamil features and all had connections (directly or through their families) with the Liberation Tigers […]
- Deportation of nine Sri Lankan nationals, linked with the Tamil Tigers
- Депортация девяти граждан Шри-Ланки, связанных с Тиграми освобождения Тамил-Илама
- Decision: 20 April 20211
- Country:
- Sri Lanka
Were the euthanasia and assisted suicide a violation of the right to freedom of expression?
The author S.L., a Danish national, is a retired physician, and member of an association in favor of euthanasia, was convicted of two counts of assisted suicide, and one count of attempted assisted suicide under Article 240 of the Danish Penal Code. He was sentenced to 60 days’ imprisonment, suspended. Maintaining that he had merely […]
- Were the euthanasia and assisted suicide a violation of the right to freedom of expression?
- Var aktiv dødshjælp og assisteret selvmord en krænkelse af retten til ytringsfrihed?
- Являются ли эвтаназия и помощь в самоубийстве нарушением права на свободу выражения мнений?
Refusal in adoption of the children, born by the surrogate mother.
The authors K.K., Danish citizen, is the mother of the other two coauthors C1 and C2, who are twins. In 2013 a surrogate mother in Ukraine gave birth to C1 and C2 following a surrogacy agreement with the intended parents of the children, K.K. and her husband, who was the biological father. The birth certificates […]
- Refusal in adoption of the children, born by the surrogate mother.
- Отказ в усыновлении детей, рожденных суррогатной матерью.
- Country:
- Ukraine
A.S., a Turkish national, v.Denmark in a violation of Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention
The author A.S. is a Turkish national who had been resident in Denmark for most of his life. After being convicted of aggravated assault committed with other people, which had led to the victim’s death, the applicant was in 2008 placed in the secure unit of a residential institution for the severely mentally impaired for […]
- A.S., a Turkish national, v.Denmark in a violation of Articles 3 and 8 of the Convention
- A.S., гражданин Турции, против Дании о нарушении статей 3 и 8 Конвенции.
- Country:
- Turkey
Restraint bed and compensation form the authorities
A.L.A., v. Denmark in the ECHR in a violation of art. 3 (prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The author A.L.A, Danish national, born in 1985. He suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and was sentenced in 2005 to committal to a psychiatric hospital following five incidents of violence against […]
Dane who travelled to restricted area in Syrian Civil War
The author T.M.J., Danish national, stated during a radio interview that he had been on the front line in the village of Tal Saman/Tal Elsamen in the al-Raqqa District in early January 2017 in the Syrian Civil War. The police initiated an investigation. T.M.J. was charged with a breach of the Penal Code and with […]
- Dane who travelled to restricted area in Syrian Civil War
- Датчанин, посетивший запретную зону во время гражданской войны в Сирии
- Country:
- Syria
Danish authorities’ temporary refusal to grant the applicant’s wife a residence permit in Denmark based on family reunification
The author M.A. against Denmark in a violation of article 8 and 14 of the Convention. The author is a Syrian national, who fled Syria in 2015 and entered Denmark in 2015, requested asylum. In his request for asylum, he submitted that being a doctor, he was at risk of being subjected to ill treatment […]
- Danish authorities’ temporary refusal to grant the applicant’s wife a residence permit in Denmark based on family reunification
- Временный отказ датских властей предоставить жене заявителя вид на жительство в Дании на основании воссоединения семьи
Separation of children from their father due to his deportation to Nigeria
O.M., a national of Nigeria, v. Denmark on behalf of “stepson”, C.C.O.U., a national of Nigeria, and two children, C.C.A.M. and A.C.C., nationals of Nigeria born in Denmark, for violation of articles 3, 7, 9 and 10 of the Convention. In 2015, O.M. entered Denmark and applied for asylum. In 2016, the asylum procedure was […]
- Separation of children from their father due to his deportation to Nigeria
- Разлучение детей с отцом из-за его депортации в Нигерию
- Decision: 16 Oktober 2023
- Country:
- #Nigeria
Forced psychiatric interventions; deprivation of freedom based on psychosocial disability
S.M., a national of Denmark, v.Denmark on violation of articles 14, 15 and 16, read in conjunction with article 4, and articles 17 and 25, of the Convention. The author describes himself as a human rights activist who has been subjected to forced psychiatric interventions since 2011, as a result of which the author took […]
- Forced psychiatric interventions; deprivation of freedom based on psychosocial disability
- Принудительное психиатрическое вмешательство; лишение свободы по причине психосоциальной инвалидности
- Decision: 4 Oktober 2023
Somali FGM 5
Concerning S.H.K. vs Denmark for violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. On the 29 January 2021 the Danish Refugee Board notified the Somali citizen S.H.K., born 15 June 2019, a refusal of a residence permit. The applicant’s parents, as well as four siblings, are residing in Denmark. The applicant’s parents stated […]
- Somali FGM 5
- Datteren blev omskåret uden forældrenes viden
- لقد تم ختان الفتاة دون علم ذويها
- Дочь обрезали без ведома родителей
- Decision: 8 August 2023
- Country:
- Somalia
Deportation of the victim of torture from Morocco
A.A.M. entered to Denmark in 2016 and applied for asylum. He had been detained and tortured by the Moroccan authorities, because of A.A.M.’s participation in peaceful demonstrations for the independence of Western Sahara. The author was tortured (torn out nails and raped) and medical examination did not exclude this. The psychiatric examination showed that the […]
- Deportation of the victim of torture from Morocco
- ترحيل ضحية تعذيب من الصحراء الغربية إلى المغرب
- Déportation de la victime de torture du Maroc
- Deportación de la víctima de tortura de Marruecos
- Депортация жертвы пыток из Марокко
- Country:
- Morocco
Trafficking victim
Concerning E.E vs Denmark for violation of CCPR. The author E.E. was taken by her cousin against her and her mother’s will to Serbia to marry a Serbian national. Later the author discovered that her husband’s family had paid 7000 euro for her. During her staying in Serbia, she was physically abused by her husband, […]
Deportation of Afghan citizen who is in risk of torture in the country of origin
The author’s father was the representative of people in Daykundi province in Afghanistan, who delivered public speeches to the communities. Due to the applicant’s father activity, the family had to flee from Afghanistan to Iran, as far as applicant’s father was in danger. The applicant grew up in Iran, where his family still lives illegally, […]
- Deportation of Afghan citizen who is in risk of torture in the country of origin
- Déportation de citoyens afghans qui risquent la torture dans leur pays d’origine
- Deportación de ciudadano afgano que corre riesgo de tortura en el país de origen
- Депортация гражданина Афганистана, которому угрожают пытки в стране происхождения.
- Decision: 21 Marts 2024
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Asylum for Iraqi woman on motive of gender specific violence
C.A.A. v. Denmark on violation CEDAW art. 2,12,16 and the principle of Non-Refoulement of women as stated in General Recommendation #32. C.A.A. came to Denmark on 4, December 2016 and applied for asylum on 5 December 2016. On 5 January 2017, the Danish Immigration Service decided on a request for transfer C.A.A. to Portugal and […]
- Asylum for Iraqi woman on motive of gender specific violence
- طلب لجوء لامرأة عراقية بسبب العنف النوعي
- Demande d'asile refusée à une femme irakienne pour motif de violence lié au sexe
- Deniegan asilo a mujer iraquí por motivos de violencia de género
- Отказано в убежище иракской женщине по мотиву гендерного насилия
Exhibition by Dan Park
Concerning Mr. M.J. vs Denmark for violation of articles 4 and 6 of CERD. In the year 2014, the Documentation and Advisory Centre on Racial Discrimination (DACoRD) filed a complaint on behalf of the author against Dan Park and others. The complaint was regarding an exhibition of the controversial Swedish artist held on October 23, […]
- Decision: 1 December 2022
- Country:
- Sweden
D.N.S. vs Denmark’s violation of art. 2,3,12 of CEDAW
Danish authorities rejected application of D.N.S. for asylum in Denmark in 2019. D.N.S. was seeking the asylum, basing on the following arguments: – The Al-Shabaab militant group took control over the author’s hometown in Somalia and threatened to author’s family. Later the author’s father was shot dead by Al-Shabaab and the author was detained in […]
- D.N.S. vs Denmark’s violation of art. 2,3,12 of CEDAW
- د.ن.س. ضد انتهاك الدنمارك للمادة. 2،3،12 من اتفاقية القضاء على جميع أشكال التمييز ضد المرأة
- D.N.S contre la violation des articles 2,3,12 de la Convention sur l'élimination de toutes les formes de discrimination à l'égard des femmes par le Danemark
- DNS vs la violación de Dinamarca del art. 2,3,12 de la CEDCM
- 域名系统 vs 丹麦对艺术的侵犯。 《消除对妇女歧视公约》第 2、3、12 条
- D.N.S. против нарушения Данией статей 2,3,12 КЛДЖ
- Decision: 23 February 2022
- Country:
- Somalia
Somali FGM 4
Concerning R.H.M. and her minor daughter Y.A.M. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 3 and 19 of CRC. The mother is from Somalia and the applicant, the daughter, is born in Denmark in 2016. The daughter is in risk of being deported to Somalia, where she would allegedly risk being forcefully subjected to female genital […]
- Decision: 4 February 2021
- Country:
- Somalia
Deportation of victim of torture
A.M.A.F. is a stateless person, who came to Denmark from the West Bank (Palestine) in 2012. A.M.A.F. was born in a politically engaged family where both his grandfather and father co-founded the Palestine Liberation Organization, PLO. A.M.A.F. is an IT engineer, with high education. A.M.A.F. was politically active from his earliest youth and took part […]
- Deportation of victim of torture
- Expulsion d’une victime de torture
- Deportación de víctima de tortura
- Депортация жертвы пыток
- Country:
- Palestine
Somalia FGM 3
Danish authorities decided to withdraw the refugee status of a Somali single mother of four (S.S.F). The mother applied for asylum on behalf of her youngest daughter S.M.F. who is not circumcised, claiming that she had not been able to prevent her first two daughters from being circumcised against her will in Somalia. They both […]
- Somalia FGM 3
- S.M.F. and S.S.F. vs Denmark’s violation of art. 2,3,12 of CEDAW and articles 3 and 19 of CRC - arabisk
- S.M.F et S.S.F. contre la violation par le Danemark des articles 2,3,12 de la CEDAW et des articles 3 et 19 de la CDE
- SMF y S.S.F. vs la violación de Dinamarca del art. 2,3,12 de la CEDAW y artículos 3 y 19 de la CDN
- S.M.F. и S.S.F. против нарушения Данией статей 2,3,12 КЛДЖ и статей 3 и 19 КПР
- Decision: 27 May 2022
- Country:
- Somalia
Somali FGM 2
Concerning A.A.S. vs. Denmark for violation of CRC. The author was denied asylum by the Immigration Service and the Refugee Appels Board upheld the decision. Thus, it was submitted to the Committee on Rights of the Child on behalf of A.A.S. But while it was pending at the Committee, A.A.S was granted Refugee Status by […]
- Decision: 16 July 2020
- Country:
- Somalia
Man risks deportation to a country he has never been to
Concerning F.M. vs Denmark for violation of articles 6 and 7 of the CCPR. The author, F.M., is in risk of deportation to Afghanistan. His family fled Afghanistan to Iran, where the author was born. The author and his younger brother lost contact with the rest of the family when they were in a separate […]
- Man risks deportation to a country he has never been to
- رجل يتعرض لخطر الترحيل إلى بلد لم يزره من قبل
- Мужчине грозит депортация в страну, в которой он никогда не был
- Decision: 6 November 2020
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Deportation to Iran
The author M.R., a national of the Islamic Republic of Iran, entered Denmark in 2014 without valid travel documents and applied for asylum the same day. The author invoked his fear of conflicts with the Basij if to return because M.R. had abandoned them and left the country, and also because they had discovered that […]
- Decision: 19 October 2021
Illegal children born outside marriage
Concerning X.C. and L.G. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 of CRC. The authors, born 2014, and 2015, are Chinese nationals, both born in Denmark. The authors’ mother W.M.C. entered Denmark in 2012. The mother sought asylum in Denmark on the grounds that she feared being forced to have […]
- Illegal children born outside marriage
- Enfants illégaux nés hors mariage
- Hijos ilegales nacidos fuera del matrimonio
- 非婚生子女
- Незаконнорожденные дети, рожденные вне брака
- Decision: 28 September 2020
- Country:
- China
Macedonian mother and child
Concerning L.I. and her child B.I. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 of the Convention of the Child. The author, L.I., is a national of North Macedonia born in 1989. The author, at the time pregnant with her first child, entered Denmark to reunite with her Macedonian husband residing […]
- Decision: 28 September 2020
- Country:
- Macedonia
Deportation of Kurdish-Syrian political activist
The author N.A.K., citizen of Syria, v. Denmark in violation of article 3 and article 13 of the Convention against Torture. As a Kurd from Syria, the author subjected to torture by the Syrian authorities for being active in demonstrations in Aleppo in 2004. The author was a member of Kurdish party Yeketi. The Danish […]
- Deportation of Kurdish-Syrian political activist
- Déportation d’un activiste politique Kurde-Syrien
- Deportación de ciudadano somalí que corre riesgo de tortura en el país de origen
- Депортация курдско-сирийского политического активиста
- Country:
- Syria
Fleeing from violent uncle
Concerning F.H.A vs. Denmark for violation of articles 1 and 2 (d), read in conjunction with article 2 (e) and (f), of CEDAW. The author of the communication is F.H.A., a Somalian national born in 1988. In June 2010, the author began a relationship with a man against her uncle’s will. They were married in […]
- Decision: 17 February 2020
- Country:
- Somalia
Family reunification success
Concerning A.H.A. et al. vs Denmark for violation of articles 3, 7, 9, 10 and 12 of CRC. Together with their parents, the authors fled Syria in 2015 and travelled to Denmark. The four youngest authors flew with their mother and grandmother, via Turkey and Greece. The other two authors travelled directly to Denmark with their […]
- Decision: 20 August 2018
- Country:
- Syria
Author got residence permit while pending at the Committee
Concerning H.S. vs Denmark The author applied for asylum in Denmark, but her application was rejected. Thus, it was send to CEDAW. While it was pending at the Committee, the State Party decided to grant her residence permit on the 19 February 2018. Therefore, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women decided to […]
- Author got residence permit while pending at the Committee
- Demandante obtuvo permiso de residencia mientras su caso estaba pendiente ante el Comité
- 在委员会待审期间,作者获得了居留证
- Автор получил вид на жительство, находясь на рассмотрении Комитета В отношении Х. С. против Дании
- Decision: 9 July 2018
Tailor imprisoned for sewing kurdish clothes
Concerning J.J.I. vs. Denmark for violation of article 3 of CAT The author is kurdish. He is a former owner of a textile and cloth store in Damascus, Syria. He was accused of making original Kurdish folklore clothing, which he denied. He was imprisoned in March 2009 and never saw a judge. He was constantly […]
- Decision: 29 August 2013
- Country:
- Syria
Falsely accused and sentenced to death
Concerning H.D. vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 12 and 15 of CEDAW. The author is a national of Somalia, born in 1989. She was married in 2007 and her husband disappeared in 2010. In 2013, the author began a relationship with another man, A. It was a secret, because if al-Shabaab knew she […]
- Decision: 9 July 2018
- Country:
- Somalia
Condemned by political party and accused of terror attack
Concerning S. vs Denmark for violation of articles 1, 7 and 9 of CCPR. The author is a member of the Jamaat-e-Islami, a political party that opposes the Government of Bangladesh. Since 2007, he has been regarded as a non-cooperative member of the party, who should be punished. He stopped his political activities when the […]
- Condemned by political party and accused of terror attack
- Dømt af politisk parti og anklaget for terrorangreb
- أدانه حزب سياسي واتهم بالهجوم الإرهابي في بنغلادش
- Осужден политической партией и обвинен в теракте
- Decision: 26 March 2018
- Country:
- Bangladesh
Conflict with a powerful army general
Concerning I.K. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7 and 18 of CCPR. The author is of Hazara ethnicity and an afghan national born in 1996. He got in a conflict with his powerful neighbour, an army general. To avoid further conflict or punishment from the general, he left his home country in October […]
- Conflict with a powerful army general
- Konflikt med en magtfuld hærgeneral
- صراع مع جنرال أفغاني ذات سلطة قوية
- Конфликт с влиятельным генералом армии
- Decision: 18 March 2019
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Pro-democracy movement in China
Concerning the author C.L. and his minor son Z.L. vs Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7 and 18 of CCPR. The author entered Denmark in 2012 and applied for asylum. He fears being arrested, potentially sentenced to life imprisonment or the death penalty, and subjected to renewed torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading […]
- Pro-democracy movement in China
- Pro-demokrati bevægelse i Kina
- الحركة المؤيدة للديمقراطية في الصين
- Movimiento prodemocrático en China
- 中国的民主运动
- Продемократическое движение в Китае
- Decision: 26 March 2018
- Country:
- China
Faces deportation to Afghanistan, a country he has never been to
Concerning E.K. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7, 13, 14, 18 and 26. The author is an afghan national born in 1992 in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The author and his family had residence cards, but the Iranian authorities refused to renew them in 2008, and the family had stayed illegally in […]
- Faces deportation to Afghanistan, a country he has never been to
- Står over for udvisning til Afghanistan, et land han aldrig har været i
- يواجه الترحيل إلى أفغانستان، بلد لم يسبق له أن زاره.
- Угроза депортации в Афганистан, страну, в которой он никогда не был
- Decision: 24 July 2019
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Fleeing from forced marriage
Concerning A.N.A. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 3, 5 and 16 (b) of CEDAW. The author fled Somalia because she fears persecution and forced marriage by Al-Shabaab. This is because her family refused when an Al-Shabaab member asked to marry the author. Al-Shabaab members then tried to take her away, but she managed to […]
- Decision: 15 July 2019
- Country:
- Somalia
Blood feud case 2
Concerning Z.H. and A.H. and their children K.H., M.H. and E.H. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 3, 6, 19, 24 27 and 28 of CRC. The family left Albania owing to its involvement in a blood feud. The authors note that blood feuds often continue until all male members of a family involved in […]
- Decision: 18 September 2019
- Country:
- Albania
Blood feud case
Concerning E.P. and F.P and their children A.P. and K.P. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 2, 3, 6 and 28 of CRC. The family claimed asylum on the grounds of a blood feud in Albania that threatened their lives. They claim that the children would run a risk to their lives, given that the […]
- Decision: 25 September 2019
- Country:
- Albania
Parents converted case
Concerning J.Y. and Z.Y. and their son A.Y., vs. Denmark for violation of articles 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 19 of CRC. The authors are Afghan nationals and fled to Denmark. The authors’ grounds for asylum is based on their conversion from Islam to Christianity, and the fact that the female author refused […]
- Decision: 31 May 2018
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Conscientious objector case
Concerning X vs. Denmark for violation of articles 7, 14 and 18 of CCPR. The author, X, is an Eritrean national, but spent his entire life outside Eritrea. He is a member of a Christian religious minority, who refuses to perform military performance. He will therefore be regarded as an opponent of the regime in […]
- Conscientious objector case
- Militærnægter sag
- قضية الرفض الضميري
- 依良心拒服兵役案
- Дело об отказе от военной службы по соображениям совести
- Decision: 26 March 2014
- Country:
- Eritrea
Domestic abuse for 11 years
Concerning K.I.A. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 1 and 2 (d), read in conjunction with articles 2 (e) and (f) of CEDAW. The author travelled to Denmark in 2013 with her 5 children and applied for asylum. The author is a Jordanian of Palestinian origin. She was forced to marry a 47-year-old man whom […]
- Decision: 17 December 2019
- Country:
- Jordan
Feared conscript to the military
Concerning J.F.H. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 7 og 23 of CCPR. The author of the case J.F.H., a male applicant from Syria. As a motive for asylum, he had referred to the fact that, upon returning to Syria, he feared summoning as a conscript to the Syrian military or being recruited by the […]
- Feared conscript to the military
- Frygtede værnepligt til militæret
- صاحب البلاغ يخشى استدعاءه للجيش
- Страх быть призванным в армию
- Decision: 12 April 2019
- Country:
- Syria
Revolution in Egypt case
Concerning H.E.A.K. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 1, 2, 7, 9 and 19 of the CCPR. The author is an Egyptian national, and a well-known member and founder of the organization Ultras Ahlawy club. His asylum request was rejected by the Danish authorities in 2013. Ultras Ahlawy participated actively in all major occasions during […]
- Decision: 23 July 2015
- Country:
- Egypt
Chechen woman raped by Russian soldiers
Concerning M.K.M. vs. Denmark for violation of article 2 (d)-(f), 5 (a) and 16 (1) (d) of CEDAW. The author has several times faced problems with the rebels and the authorities in Chechnya. The first time was when she was living with her first husband. in 2005 the author’s husband and his father were arrested […]
- Decision: 29 October 2018
- Country:
- Russia
Racial discrimination in a Danish job centre
Concerning S.A. Vs. Denmark in violation of article 2 (1) (c), 5 and 6 of CERD. S.A., originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina, acquired Danish citizenship in 2002 and currently resides in Denmark. In July 2009, he moved to Aalborg. The author experienced racial discrimination when he applied for social assistance and was denied income support […]
- Racial discrimination in a Danish job centre
- Race diskrimination i et dansk jobcenter
- Discriminación racial en un centro de trabajo danés
- 丹麦工作中心的种族歧视
- Расовая дискриминация в датском центре занятости
- Decision: 13 December 2018
- Country:
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Denmark
Fears return to Italy with small son
Concerning F.M.H. and her son vs. Denmark for violation of article 7 of CCPR. The author fled Somalia in 2008 and applied for asylum upon arrival in Lampedusa, Italy. She stayed about a year at an asylum center, and in 2009, the author was granted a temporary residence permit. When the author received the residence […]
- Fears return to Italy with small son
- Frygter tilbagevenden til Italien med lille søn
- تخشى أعادتها إلى إيطاليا مع أبنها الطفل
- Опасения вернуться в Италию с маленьким сыном
- Decision: 18 October 2018
- Country:
- Somalia
Doesn’t believe they married out of love
Concerning Ms. Aden and Mr. Hassan vs. Denmark for violation of article 17, 23 and 26 of CCPR. In early 2012, the authors were introduced to each other by Mr. Hassan’s brother and initiated a relationship by telephone. Ms. Aden is residing in Kenya and Mr. Hassan is residing in Denmark. They met in person […]
- Doesn’t believe they married out of love
- Tror ikke på at de giftede sig ud af kærlighed
- لم يتم التصديق أن زواجهما كان عن دافع الحب
- 不相信他们是出于爱而结婚
- Брак по любви или нет
- Decision: 25 July 2019
- Country:
- Somalia
Single mom with small child facing inhuman situation
Regarding B.A.A., and her minor son, vs. Denmark in violation of article 7 of CCPR. The author fled Eritrea when she refused to join the army and arrived in Italy in 2008 and granted temporary residence permit. She went to Milan, but struggled finding job or housing, and was forced to live in an abandoned […]
- Single mom with small child facing inhuman situation
- Enlig mor med lille barn står overfor umenneskelig situation
- أم عازبة لديها طفل صغير تواجه وضعا غير إنساني
- 单身母亲带着小孩面对不人道的情况
- Одинокая мама с маленьким ребенком столкнулась с бесчеловечной ситуацией
- Decision: 13 July 2018
- Country:
- Eritrea
Iranian family sent back and forth between Denmark and Italy
The following case is about the deportation of an Iranian refugee family with four children, aged 1-11, to Italy. The authors arrived in Italy in October 2012. Immediately after they were granted asylum, they were evicted from their temporary shelter and forced to live on the streets. They left for Denmark two weeks later. In […]
- Iranian family sent back and forth between Denmark and Italy
- Iransk familie sendt frem og tilbage mellem Danmark og Italien
- 伊朗家庭在丹麦和意大利之间来回发送
- Иранская семья выслана из Дании в Италию и обратно
- Decision: 1 November 2019
- Country:
- Iran
Residence permit withdrawn then given back after attention from UN
Concerning A.M.H. vs. Denmark for violation of article 6 and 7 of CCPR. The author got in a conflict with Al-Shabaab, because he refused to join them. That led to Al-Shabaab killing his father and detaining the author. He escaped the prison after three days. The day after the escape, the Al-Shabaab came asking for […]
- Residence permit withdrawn then given back after attention from UN
- تم سحب تصريح الإقامة ثم إعادته بعد اهتمام الأمم المتحدة
- Permiso de residencia retirado y luego devuelto después de la atención de la ONU
- 联合国撤回居留证后给予关注
- Отозванный, а затем возвращенный вид на жительство после внимания со стороны ООН
- Decision: 18 October 2019
- Country:
- Somalia
Chechen woman sexually assaulted by the authorities
Concerning Mrs. A.R.I. vs. Denmark for violation of article 2 (c) – (f) and article 5 (a) of CEDAW. The author had been studying medicine for almost a year when the armed conflict broke out in Chechnya. The author was not a member of any political or religious organizations and had not sympathized with the […]
- Chechen woman sexually assaulted by the authorities
- Чеченская женщина подверглась сексуальному насилию со стороны властей
- Decision: 25 February 2019
- Country:
- Russia
Extramarital relationship and blood revenge
Concerning R.M. and F.M. vs. Denmark for violation of article 6, 7, 17 and 23 of CCPR. The authors are Afghan nationals and have two minor children. They fled Afghanistan after having had sexual relations outside marriage, which resulted in F.M. becoming pregnant. When she was 3 months pregnant, F.M. was engaged to her uncle’s […]
- Extramarital relationship and blood revenge
- Udenomsægteskabelig forhold og blodhævn
- العلاقة خارج نطاق الزواج وانتقام الدم
- 婚外的关系和血仇
- Внебрачные отношения и кровная месть
- Decision: 24 July 2019
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Afghan soldier kidnapped and threatened by Taliban fears to return
Concerning Mr. A.B.H. vs Denmark for violation of article 7 of CCPR. The author comes from Afghanistan, and was employed as a soldier from 2007 to 2012, training and working with Afghan and American forces. The author’s tasks included arresting members of the Taliban. Due to his work, the author was threatened by the Taliban […]
- Afghan soldier kidnapped and threatened by Taliban fears to return
- Afghansk soldat kidnappet og truet af Taliban frygter for at vende tilbage
- جندي أفغاني اختطفته طالبان وتعرض للتهديد يخشى العودة
- 阿富汗士兵被塔利班恐惧绑架并威胁返回
- Афганский солдат похищенный и угрожаемый талибами боится возвращения
- Decision: 8 July 2019
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Child Risks Separation from Mother if Deported
Concerning A.S. vs. Denmark for violation of article 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 of CRC. The author, A.S., is a Pakistani national born in 2008. The author and his mother are subjected to a deportation order from Denmark to Pakistan. In May 2011, the author and his parents entered Denmark and granted asylum […]
- Child Risks Separation from Mother if Deported
- Barn risikerer seperation fra mor hvis deporteret
- Ребенок рискует быть разлученным с матерью в случае депортации
- Decision: 26 September 2019
- Country:
- Pakistan
Woman fearing her husbands rage if she is forced to return
Concerning Ms. R.S.A.A. vs Denmark for violation of articles 1 and 2 (d), read in conjunction with article 2 (c) and (f), and article 15 (4) of CEDAW. The applicant is a stateless Palestinian raised in a refugee camp near Damascus. She has held a Jordanian passport since her marriage to a Jordanian national and […]
- Woman fearing her husbands rage if she is forced to return
- Une femme craint que son mari ne rage si elle était forcée de revenir
- Caso de mujer que teme su esposo si la fuerzan a regresar
- 如果她被迫返回,女人担心丈夫的愤怒
- Женщина опасается гнева мужа, если её заставят вернуться
- Decision: 15 July 2019
- Country:
- Jordan
Torched woman persecution case
This case is an important decision from CEDAW about asylum for women. It is the very first case in Denmark where it is decided that Denmark would violate the CEDAW if the author was deported. Concerning A. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 1, 2 (c) and (d), 3, 12, 15 and 16 of the […]
- Torched woman persecution case
- Kvindeforfølgelse sag
- قضية اضطهاد المرأة المحروقة
- persécution d’une femme par le feu
- Caso de persecución de mujer incendiada
- 火炬手逼迫妇女案
- Дело о преследовании подожженной женщины
- Decision: 8 December 2015
- Country:
- Pakistan
Satellite dishes case
Concerning Mr. M.B.S vs Denmark for violation of article 7 and 13 of CCPR. The following case has been decided. It was found by the Committee that it would not violate the authors rights if deported. See the attached PDF for the full decision or read on to get a description of the case. The […]
- Decision: 29 March 2019
- Country:
- Iran
Media coverage on dismissed Iranian asylum seekers case
Concerning S.F.F vs Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7, 13 and 14 of CCPR. The following case has been decided. It was found by the Committee that the authors rights would not be violated if deported. The author is born in Iran but fled in 1998. He applied for asylum because he was wanted […]
- Media coverage on dismissed Iranian asylum seekers case
- تغطية وسائل الإعلام لقضية طالبي اللجوء الإيرانيين المرفوضين
- Лица, которым было отказано в предоставлении убежища в СМИ
- Decision: 14. March 2019
- Country:
- Iran
7 million Afghans being deported
Concerning Mr. M.M vs. Denmark for violation of article 6, 7, 13, 18 and 26 of CCPR. The complainant is a Hazara citizen from Afghanistan. His father was kidnapped by Taliban and his mother died when he was about 9-10 years old. He then lived with his uncle, but due to a conflict with people […]
- 7 million Afghans being deported
- 7 millioner afghanere ved at blive deporteret
- 7 миллионов афганцев были депортированы
- Decision: 14. March 2019
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Disabled man’s right to family reunification violated
The male author was receiving social benefits on the basis of his disability and he was not in a position to take up employment. Danish authorities rejected the author’s application for family reunification as they concluded that the male author had a reasonable prospect of satisfying the requirement of self-support, because of his possibility of […]
- Disabled man’s right to family reunification violated
- Handicappet mands ret til familiesammenføring krænkes
- Violado el derecho de reagrupación familiar de hombre discapacitado
- 残疾人的家庭团聚权受到侵犯
- Нарушение прав человека с ограниченными физическими возможностями на воссоединение семьи
- Decision: 31. August 2018
Deported Jordanian citizen with family ties in Denmark
A.H.A. v. Denmark in a violation of the article 8 of the ECHR. A.H.A. is a Jordanian national who entered Denmark when he was 20 years old and was granted residence after marrying a stateless Palestinian woman with Danish nationality. They had three children together. After divorcing, A.H.A. married an Iraqi woman of Kurdish origin. […]
- Deported Jordanian citizen with family ties in Denmark
- Депортированый гражданин Иордании с семейными связями в Дании
- Decision: 23 Januar 2019
Conversion case
Concerning Ka.H. vs. Denmark for violation of article 2, 6 and/or 7, 13, 14 and 26 of CCPR. The author fears persecution because he was an active member of the Basij, between 2004-2007. He worked as a guard and collected information on people who crossed the specific control areas. He was also ordered to collect […]
- Decision: 16. July 2018
- Country:
- Iran
Affair with a girl who was married to a senior authority in Iran
Concerning M.N vs Denmark for violation of articles 6 and 7 of CCPR. The author was born as a Muslim in Iran but converted to Christianity by the end of 2013. He also participated in a weekly house church held at the applicant’s family residence in Iran. The author had an affair with a girl […]
- Affair with a girl who was married to a senior authority in Iran
- Роман с девушкой, вышедшей замуж за высокопоставленного чиновника в Иране
- Decision: 9 August 2022
- Country:
- Iran
Somali Female genital mutilation case (FGM 1)
The applicant entered Denmark in 2014 with her husband, coming from the Puntland State of Somalia, and applied for asylum. In 2015, when the applicant was 6 months pregnant, her application for asylum was rejected by the Danish Immigration Service. The author appealed this decision to the Danish Refugee Appeals Board, on the basis that […]
- Somali Female genital mutilation case (FGM 1)
- Kvindelig omskærings sag
- 儿童生殖器残割案
- Калечащие операции на женских гениталиях в CRC
- Decision: 28. January 2018
- Country:
- Somalia
False information concerning age
The author is from Damascus, Syria. He submits that he fled Syria in March 2015 because of the war, and that he entered Greece in April of the same year as an unaccompanied minor. After running out of funds in Greece, he applied for asylum and was granted refugee status. However, his attempts to get […]
- False information concerning age
- معلومات خاطئة فيما يتعلق بالسن
- 有关年龄的虚假的信息
- Ложная информация о возрасте
- Decision: 30. November 2017
- Country:
- Syria
Jesus Hope of Life NGO case
The author is from Pakistan and Christian by birth. He was a member of Jesus Hope of Life, an NGO. His task was to share the word of the Bible to people of other religions. During an event, he met a Muslim Mullah who strongly disapproved the author’s christian believes. Hereafter, the author received a […]
- Decision: 25. August 2017
- Country:
- Pakistan
Brother participating in equality movement case
Concerning Mr. S.S.B vs Denmark for violation of article 3 of CAT. The author worked in a store in Sudan. Three men from the National Security Force entered the store and stabbed the author with a knife several times. The author’s brother was affiliated to the Justice and Equality Movement and the three men wanted […]
- Brother participating in equality movement case
- Брат, участвующий в Движении за справедливость и равенство
- Decision: 19. June 2017
- Country:
- Sudan
Training to perform suicide attacks case
Concerning Mr. A.H.J vs Denmark for violation of article 6 or 7, 13, and 26 of CCPR. The author’s original asylum motive was that he feared being killed by the Taliban if returned to Afghanistan. He had been abducted and detained by three people linked to the Taliban, as the Taliban wanted to train the […]
- Decision: 15 June 2017
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Interim Measures in Torture case
The author is from Turkey. As an asylum motive, he explained that he feared being sentenced to a longer prison term because he had been a member of a number of parties, including the PKK and KCK from 2006 to 2010. Furthermore, the applicant feared being sentenced a long prison sentence because he was a […]
- Decision: 25 Januar 2021
- Country:
- Turkey
Taliban attack in taxi case
Concerning Mr. M.A. vs. Denmark violation of CCPR article 6, 7, and 14. In Afghanistan, the author was attacked by knife by a taxi driver. The author fainted and was hospitalised. The author assumed that the attackers were part of the Taliban. Four months later, armed men came knocking on the author’s door. The author […]
- Decision: 12. May 2017
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Promised to a powerful man
Concerning M.J.K vs Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7, 14, 18 and 26 of CCPR. The author and his spouse P, started a relationship in Afghanistan in 2007. At that time, P was promised to a powerful man, Mr. A.K. When A.K found out about the author’s relationship with P, he attacked the author […]
- Decision: 2. May 2017
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Political Material Case
Concerning A.P.J vs Denmark for violation of articles 7, 19 and 26 of CCPR. The author claims that in 2008, he started helping a friend, A.M., who distributed medication smuggled to the Islamic Republic of Iran from Iraq. However, the author found that his friend also transported political material from the Democratic Party of Iranian […]
- Decision: 26. April 2017
- Country:
- Iran
Fleeing Iraq to marry Danish citizen case
Concerning N.A.S vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 12 and 16 of CEDAW. The author was born and raised in Iraq. Her father decided who she will have to marry and she was not told about this. The author met a young man Mr.A (citizen of Denmark) and they fell in love and decided […]
- Fleeing Iraq to marry Danish citizen case
- 逃离伊拉克与丹麦公民结婚
- Побег из Ирака, чтобы выйти замуж за гражданина Дании
- Decision: 27 February 2020
- Country:
- Iraq
Reopened case – member of FNL party
Concerning Ms. M.E.N. vs. Denmark violation of CEDAW article 2 (d), 12 and 15. The applicant was born on 1 July 1988 in Burundi. The author is a Burundian national, an ethnic Hutu and a Protestant. In 2008, she became a member of the party FNL, the opposition party to the government in Burundi, as […]
- Decision: 6 February 2017
- Country:
- Burundi
Insurgents case
Concerning Mr. M.B. and Mrs. A.B. and their two children, D.M.B. and D.B (represented by counsel, Jytte Lindgard) Vs Denmark for violation of article 3 of CAT. Mr. M.B. submits that while grocery shopping in Nazran, Russia, 2 other men bought large quantities of food and asked M.B. to transport them. On the way he […]
- Decision: 24. January 2017
- Country:
- Kazakhstan
- Russia
Achieving Danish citizenship
The applicant, now a Danish citizen, was born in 1944 in Iran, where he was imprisoned in 1984 and subjected to torture. Three years later, he escaped to Turkey with his wife and two children, where he was granted refugee status. In 1990, he and his family entered Denmark and obtained a permanent residence permit. […]
- Decision: 19. January 2017
Somali with 2 families
Concerning Mr. A.H.F vs Denmark for violation of articles 2 and 3 of ECHR. The applicant is a citizen of Somalia from Misra, a town currently controlled by the Al-Shabaab movement. He is a former member of the Parliament. The applicant had to flee because the Al-shabaab wanted to kill him. He left Somalia and […]
- Country:
- Somalia
Intolerable living conditions in Bulgaria
Concerning R.A.A and Z.M (represented by Hannah Krog) vs Denmark for violation of articles 7 of CCPR. The authors are a Syrian couple who entered Bulgaria in 2014. Although they were granted refugee status there, they were not offered any assistance: they struggled to find accommodation and they had no access to medical care or […]
- Intolerable living conditions in Bulgaria
- العربية
- Francais
- Condiciones de vida intolerables en Bulgaria
- 保加利亚无法忍受的生活条件
- Невыносимые условия жизни в Болгарии
- Decision: 29. December 2016
- Country:
- Bulgaria
Fleeing from Syrian civil war
Concerning Mr B.M.I. and Ms. N. A.K. and their two children (represented by counsel, Hannah Krog) vs Denmark for violation of articles 7 of CCPR. B.M.I., N.A.K. and their daughter P. fled from Syria due to the civil war and arrived in Bulgaria. The authors were exposed to “inhuman or degrading treatment contrary to the […]
- Decision: 16. December 2016
- Country:
- Syria
Concerning S.A.H vs Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7, 13, 26 of CCPR
The author is an Afghanistan citizen -ethnic Qizilbash born in 1987. When he was 12 years old, his father was killed by a local commander, A.M.B. It is disputed whether it was a targeted killing or whether his father was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The author however explains that because […]
- Concerning S.A.H vs Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7, 13, 26 of CCPR
- Affaire du frère kidnappé
- Caso hermano secuestrado
- Дело о похищенном брате
- Decision: 8. November 2017
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Ministry of social affairs, martyrs and disabled case
Concerning Mr. F.A vs Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7 and 13 of CCPR. The complainant arrived in Denmark in 2011. He worked for the Ministry of Labour, Social affairs, Martyrs and Disabled in Afghanistan. The applicant was involved in delivering humanitarian aid. The applicant’s task was to cover the seven districts of Logar […]
- Ministry of social affairs, martyrs and disabled case
- Министрство социальных дел, мучеников и инвалидов.
- Decision: 6 November 2020
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Afraid to be used as a suicide bomber case
Concerning Mr. S.Z vs Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7, 13 and 26 of CCPR. The following case has been decided. The Committee has on the 28 July 2016 decided that the communication is inadmissible under article 2 of the Optional Protocol. The author is an Afghan national who arrived in Denmark in 2014 […]
- Decision: 28. july 2016
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Falun Gong case
Concerning Ms. J.D vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 6, 7, 14, 18, 26 and 27 of CCPR. The author is subject to religious persecution and detention as a member of Falun Gong (a religion which is illegal in China). She was imprisoned several times and then at a mental hospital until 2007. During […]
- Decision: 26 October 2016
- Country:
- China
Iranian Green Movement case
Concerning Ms. P.H.A vs Denmark for violation of Articles 1, 2, 3, 12 and 15 of CEDAW. The applicant left Iran because she and her husband were tortured. In 2007, The applicant was given 25 lashes for serving alcohol. In 2009, the applicant’s husband participated in the Iranian Green Movement demonstrations after which he […]
- Decision: 24. November 2016
- Country:
- Iran
Somali Rumoured Affair Case
Concerning Ms. K.A.S vs Denmark for violation of articles 1, 2, 12 and 15 of CEDAW. The author feared being killed by her spouse, the population of village Q, or Al-Shabaab in case of her return to Somalia, because she had been accused of being unfaithful to her spouse. A rumour was spread about her […]
- Decision: 24. November 2016
- Country:
- Somalia
The Iraqi Nationals Party case
Concerning Mr I.A.K. vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 6, 7, 13, 14 and 26 of CCPR. The author was born in Baghdad and professes Shia Muslim faith. He was a member of Hizb Al-Umma Al-Iraqiya (the Iraqi Nation Party-INP). Shia Muslims perceive members of the INP as traitors because INP has connections to […]
- Decision: 18. November 2016
- Country:
- Iraq
NGO-Primary Alternative education case
Concerning Mr. A.S.M and his wife Ms. R.A.H and their three children (represented by counsel Helle Hom Thomsen) Vs. Denmark for violation of articles 7, 17 and 24 of CCPR. Mr. A.S.M used to work for an NGO called Primary Alternative education, as a headmaster of a school in Somalia. He used to profess the […]
- Decision: 18. November 2016
- Country:
- Somalia
Against military dictatorship case
Concerning A.A vs Denmark for violation of articles 6 and 7 of CCPR. The author is a egyptian national and is against military dictatorship and refuses to perform military service. By the end of 2008 he received the first draft letter from the Army and he went into hiding. Exemption from military service is not […]
- Decision: 22 March 2018
- Country:
- Egypt
Racist comments about Islam
Concerning Mr. A.N vs Denmark for the violation of articles 2, 20 (2) and 27 of CCPR. In September 2005, a Member of Parliament for the Danish People’s Party, Louise Frevert, published on her website a set of articles in which she accused Muslims of believing that that they have a right “to rape Danish […]
- Decision: 11 August 2016
Burmese soldiers case
Concerning Mr. T.D.J vs Denmark for violation of Articles 7, 13, 18, 19 and 26 of CCPR. In September 2006 the author was beaten to unconsciousness up by Burmese soldiers because he lost their equipment in an incident. He was in hospital for 13 days. A month later, the soldiers visited the author’s home twice […]
- Decision: 11 August 2019
- Country:
- Burma
Deportation to Afghanistan
The author H.A. is an ethnic Hazara of the Shia Muslim Afghan citizen, his request for asylum in Denmark was rejected. His father, who owned a shop in Jalriz, as well as three cars, had been subjected to extortion by the Taliban over a period of time after having expressed his favourable views of the […]
- Deportation to Afghanistan
- Déportation vers l’Afghanistan
- Deportación a Afganistán
- Депортация в Афганистан
- Decision: 9 July 2018
- Country:
- Afghanistan
“Too much detail and nuance in the explanation” case
Concerning Mr. S.A.M vs Denmark for violation of article 3 of CAT. The author arrived in Denmark and applied for asylum in 2011. He arrived as a minor without accompanying family and explained that he fled from the Taliban in Afghanistan. The author’s family and father had a conflict with a commander Mr. S. The […]
- Decision: 3 August 2018
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Refused to marry an Al-Shabaab member
Concerning S.J.A. (represented by counsel, Tage Gøttsche) vs Denmark for violation of article 3, 5 and 16 of CEDAW. The author originates from Ceel Garas, Galguduud region in Somalie. In December 2013, A.H., a high-ranking member of Al-Shabaab wanted to marry her and asked her father for her hand several times. Knowing that that author […]
- Decision: 6. November 2017
- Country:
- Somalia
Denial of Danish citizenship without reason
The applicant was born in Afghanistan. He came to Denmark as an unaccompanied minor at the age of 15, as he had lost contact with his family. The applicant has learnt danish, graduated high school, and is studying to become a civil engineer. The applicant applied for naturalisation in 2007, but was refused as he […]
- Decision: 13. October 2016
Converted to Christianity Afghan citizen is under deportation
The author Z.H. belongs to the minority group of Shia Muslims in Afghanistan and is in risk of persecution because of his ethnical and religious background. During staying in Denmark the author converted to Christianity, so there is a need in protection Sur place. By converting the author supremely violated Sharia law, since, being apostate […]
- Converted to Christianity Afghan citizen is under deportation
- Den kristne vidne sag
- Un citoyen afghan converti au christianisme est en cours d'expulsion
- Ciudadano afgano convertido al cristianismo está bajo deportación
- 基督教证人案
- Принявшего христианство гражданина Афганистана депортируют
- Decision: 28 September 2016
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Husband’s second wife case
Concerning Ms. O.H.A and her four daughters (represented by the Danish Refugee Council) vs Denmark for violation of article 7 of CCPR. The author fled Somalia as she feared the family members of her late husband, who had been killed by Al-Shabaab, and the family of her late husband’s second wife. She fled to Libya […]
- Decision: 22. September 2016
- Country:
- Somalia
Balatika case
Concerning Mr. A.A.S vs Denmark for violation of articles 7 of CCPR. The author left Somalia due to the civil war in that country. The author and his brother then left for Greece as they were having conflicts with a resistance cell called Balatika. After arriving in Greece, the author was arrested and imprisoned. He […]
- Decision: 16. September 2016
- Country:
- Somalia
Refusing Al-Shabaabs Recruitment
Concerning I.M.Y. (represented by counsel, Tage Gøttsche) vs Denmark for violation of articles 7 and 17 of CCPR. In 1992, the author and his mother came to Denmark from Somalia and were granted resident permits. The author and his mother then decided to move back to Somalia but a few years later the mother came […]
- Decision: 9. September 2016
- Country:
- Somalia
Interpreter at American Intelligence case
Concerning Mr. E.U.R (Represented by Marianne Vølund) vs Denmark for violation of articles 7 and 19 of CCPR. Early 2010 the author started working as an interpreter. He worked for the American Intelligence, where his employer was Mr. M.W. As part of his job, he interpreted four conversations between Mr. M.W and his agent concerning […]
- Interpreter at American Intelligence case
- Interprète des renseingements américains
- 美国情报案的口译员
- Переводчик американской разведки
- Decision: 9. September 2016
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Suppressing the population in Chechnya case
Concerning Ms. R.G vs Denmark for violation of articles 1, 2 (c) and (d), 3, 12 and 15 of CEDAW. The applicant’s husband worked for Mr. R.K and she was left alone for long periods without any knowledge about his activities. In April 2012, her husband came home and told her to get ready to […]
- Decision: 29 October 2018
- Country:
- Russia
Ashraf clan case
Concerning A.H.A. (represented by counsel, Tage Gottsche) vs Denmark for violation of articles 7 and 9 of CCPR. The author belongs to the minority Ashraf clan and was born in Qoryooley, Somalia. The author’s father and brother were killed by Al-Shabaab. Al-Shabaan also contacted the author and asked him to join their movement. After refusing […]
- Decision: 7. September 2016
- Country:
- Somalia
Peace Delegation India-Pakistan case
Concerning A.M.M. (represented by counsel, Arbab Perveez, of Adil Advokate) vs Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7, 14 and 19 of CCPR. The author’s family is affiliated with the Pakistan Peoples Party. In 2005, the author went to India as part of a peace delegation. When the author came back, the intelligence service kept […]
- Decision: 5. September 2016
- Country:
- Pakistan
Refugee Quota
Concerning Mr. R.K vs. Denmark for violation of article 3 of CAT. The author was tortured before fleeing Iran in the 1980’s and he applied for asylum in Greece. He was invited to Denmark on the so-called Refugee Quota and he got a residence permit in 1991 as a Convention Refugee. Since 1991, he did […]
- Decision: 1. September 2016
- Country:
- Iran
Military Service Case
Concerning Ms.F.K vs Denmark for violation of article 2, 7, 14 and 26 of CCPR. The author is a citizen of Eritrea. She and her family fled in 1985 to Sudan. She married a Sudanese man in 1996, but was expelled from the family for doing this. Unfortunately her husband died, so she married a […]
- Country:
- Eritrea
Somalian escaped forced marriage
Concerning S.A.O vs Denmark violation of CEDAW article 2, 12, 16 and general recommendation no. 32. The author is a single woman from Somalia seeking protection in Denmark against refoulement. After the author’s parent’s death, she lived with her uncle’s family where she was beaten, spoken rudely to, and treated as a slave. The author […]
- Somalian escaped forced marriage
- Somalier flygtet fra arrangeret ægteskab
- Сомалийка бежала от принудительного брака
- Decision: 29 October 2018
- Country:
- Somalia
Deportation of Pakistani asylum seeker
A.B. v. Denmark on violation of articles 6, 7 and 13 of CCPR by deporting the author as he fears a risk to his life and persecution in Pakistan. The author is a Christian, owned an internet café in Pakistan until 2009. The author received threatening letters from the local Quran school, stating that the […]
- Deportation of Pakistani asylum seeker
- Expulsion d'un demandeur d'asile pakistanais
- Deportación de solicitante de asilo pakistaní
- Депортация пакистанского просителя убежища
- Country:
- Pakistan
Relationship in Secrecy
Concerning V.R. and N.R. and their son (represented by Daniel Norrung) vs Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7 and 18 of CCPR. V.R. and N.R started a relationship without their parent’s knowledge. However, N.R.’s parents arranged for her to marry someone else, A. After the wedding, the authors continued their relationship in secret for […]
- Decision: 30. August 2016
- Country:
- Iran
Selling bread to rebels case
Concerning S.Z. (represented by counsel, Jytte Lindgard) vs Denmark for violation of articles 7 and 9 of CCPR. The author is an ethnic Chechen. Her oldest son who was officially considered a rebel, fled to Denmark and was granted asylum. Since his departure, the authorities visited the author several times to inquire about her oldest […]
- Decision: 30. August 2016
- Country:
- Russia
Somalian Woman with child
Concerning Ms. S.F.A. vs. Denmark violation of CEDAW. The following case has been decided. The Committee decided the 26 February 2018 that the communication is inadmissible. The author is a single woman from Somalia with a child. The author fears getting killed by her family or surrendered to Al-Shabaab, due to the fact that she […]
- Decision: 26 February 2018
- Country:
- Somalia
Somalian child case
Concerning Ms. A.O.D. vs. Denmark violation of CEDAW article 2 (d), 12 and 15. The author is a Somali national, born on 27 February 1991. She feared that if she is returned to Somalia, she would be killed by Al-Shabaab and the family of A.A., with whom she had a child outside marriage. When the […]
- Decision: 27 February 2020
- Country:
- Somalia
Somalis accused of attack
Concerning Mr. A.F.J vs Denmark for violation of article 2, paragraph 1 (d), article 4 and article 6 of CERD. On 18 February 2007, the Danish newspaper Søndagsavisen published an interview with Ms. Pia Merete Kjærsgaard, a member of parliament and the former leader of the Danish People’s Party. In the interview she addresses an […]
- Somalis accused of attack
- Somaliere beskyldt for overfald
- Somaliens accusés d'attaque
- Español
- Сомалийцы обвиняются в нападении
- Decision: 21. August 2009
- Country:
- Somalia
Eelam People’s Democratic Party case
Concerning J.N. vs Denmark for violation of articles 3 and 22 of CAT. The complaint originates from Sri Lanka. The main reason for the complainant’s asylum claim is a conflict with the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) in connection with his son V. Both his sons were forced to train with Liberation Tigers of Tamil […]
- Decision: 12. August 2016
- Country:
- Sri Lanka
Minor seeking asylum with his brother
Concerning Z.S. and M.S. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7, 13, 14 and 26 of CCPR. Entering Denmark with his younger brother in November 2010, the complainant applied for asylum. The author’s parents fled from Afghanistan to Iran when he was a kid, as a result of an incidence that occurred. The author’s […]
- Minor seeking asylum with his brother
- 未成年人与他的兄弟寻求庇护
- Несовершеннолетний ищет убежища вместе со своим братом
- Decision: 11. August 2016
- Country:
- Afghanistan
- Iran
Dublin Deportation to Bulgaria 5
This Communication is a complaint about the deportation of the author to another European Country according to the so-called “Dublin rules”. Since the Danish authorities decided to stop the deportation and allow the asylum application of the author to be processed in Denmark, this Communication was then discontinued.
- Dublin Deportation to Bulgaria 5
- "الترحيل إلى بلغاريا 5 حسب "قواعد دبلن
- Cas Dublin
- Casos de Dublín
- 中文
- Депортация в Болгарию 5 согласно Дублинского регламента
- Decision: 11. August 2016
- Country:
- Bulgaria
Dublin Deportation to Italy 3
This Communication is a complaint about the deportation of the author to another European Country according to the so-called “Dublin rules”. Since the Danish authorities decided to stop the deportation and allow the asylum application of the author to be processed in Denmark, this Communication was then discontinued.
- Dublin Deportation to Italy 3
- "الترحيل إلى بلد أوروبي آخر حسب "قواعد دبلن
- Cas Dublin
- Casos de Dublín
- 中文
- Депортация в Италию 3 согласно Дублинского регламента
- Decision: 11. August 2016
- Country:
- Italy
Dublin Deportation to Bulgaria 4
This Communication is a complaint about the deportation of the author to another European Country according to the so-called “Dublin rules”. Since the Danish authorities decided to stop the deportation and allow the asylum application of the author to be processed in Denmark, this Communication was then discontinued.
- Dublin Deportation to Bulgaria 4
- "الترحيل إلى بلغاريا حسب "قواعد دبلن
- Cas Dublin
- Casos de Dublín
- 中文
- Депортация в Болгарию 4 согласно Дублинского регламента
- Decision: 11. August 2016
- Country:
- Bulgaria
Dublin Deportation to Bulgaria 3
This Communication is a complaint about the deportation of the author to another European Country according to the so-called “Dublin rules”. Since the Danish authorities decided to stop the deportation and allow the asylum application of the author to be processed in Denmark, this Communication was then discontinued.
- Dublin Deportation to Bulgaria 3
- "الترحيل إلى بلغاريا حسب "قواعد دبلن
- Cas Dublin
- Casos de Dublín
- 中文
- Депортация в Болгарию 3 согласно Дублинского регламента
- Decision: 11. August 2016
- Country:
- Bulgaria
Dublin Deportation to Bulgaria 2
This Communication is a complaint about the deportation of the author to another European Country according to the so-called “Dublin rules”. Since the Danish authorities decided to stop the deportation and allow the asylum application of the author to be processed in Denmark, this Communication was then discontinued.
- Dublin Deportation to Bulgaria 2
- "الترحيل إلى بلغاريا حسب "قواعد دبلن
- Cas Dublin
- Casos de Dublín
- 中文
- Депортация в Болгарию 2 согласно Дублинского регламента
- Decision: 10. August 2016
- Country:
- Bulgaria
Deportation to Pakistan
The authors A and B v.Denmark in violation articles 6,7,18 of the Covenant. They are national of Pakistan and fled Pakistan in 2012 because of their faith as Ahmadi Muslims, who face various forms of discrimination. They feared the Muslim fundamentalist groups, which conduct “targeted killings”. The authors entered Denmark on a family visit visa, […]
- Deportation to Pakistan
- Déportation vers le Pakistan
- Pacto de Derechos Civiles y Políticos (PDCP)
- Депортация в Пакистан
- Decision: 8. August 2016
- Country:
- Pakistan
Purchasing property in Afghanistan
Concerning A (represented by counsel, Joseph W. Allen) vs Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7, 13 and 14 of CCPR. The author’s father purchased a property from a man named Q. Shortly after that transaction, Q died of illness. Thereafter, three of Q’s relatives, approached the author’s father in order to claim the property. […]
- Purchasing property in Afghanistan
- العربية
- Francais
- Espanol
- 中文
- Приобретение недвижимости в Афганистане
- Decision: 4. August 2016
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Escaping Forced Marriage case
Concerning Ms. V.B.S.K vs. Denmark violation of CEDAW articles 1, 2, 3, 12, 15, 16 and general comments No. 12 and 19. The author is a christian and in 2009 she met a Hindu man Mr. R. They wanted to have a relationship but they were both attacked by the author’s parents. The author’s parents […]
- Decision: 2. August 2016
- Country:
- India
Dane favoured in court
Concerning K.S. vs Denmark for violation of article 17 of CEDAW. The author and her Danish husband, H., had a son, C. In 2007, author went to the US because her father was ill. Meanwhile, H. applied for sole custody of C. Thus the author came back to Denmark to fight for C. In court, […]
- Decision: 19. July 2016
- Country:
- U.S.A.
Denial of application to grant nationality through naturalization
Palestinian person v.Denmark on violation of art.26 and art.2 (1) of the Convent. The author J.S.K.N. arrived in Denmark in 1991 and was granted a residence permit. In 2002 he was granted refugee status and a permanent residence permit. According to a medical certificate, the author has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder caused the […]
- Denial of application to grant nationality through naturalization
- Palæstinenser med PTSD sag
- Refus de demande d'octroi de la nationalité par naturalisation
- Denegación de solicitud de concesión de nacionalidad por naturalización
- Отклонение заявки на предоставление гражданства путем натурализации
- Decision: 12 December 2022
- Country:
- Lebanon
Pakistani conversion from Islam to Christianity
Concerning Mr. R vs. Denmark violation of CCPR article 6 and 7. The applicant is the son of a Pakistani diplomat. While his father is Muslim, his mother is Christian, and all 3 children are now Christian. This is a fact that their father cannot accept, and when he discovered the author’s interest in Christianity […]
- Pakistani conversion from Islam to Christianity
- Pakistansk konversion fra islam til kristendommen
- 巴基斯坦人从伊斯兰教转变为基督教
- Обращение пакистанца из ислама в христианство
- Country:
- Pakistan
Deportation to Bangladesh of a citizen with homosexual orientation
M.K.H., a national of Bangladesh, of Bengal ethnicity and a Muslim. From July 2010 to July 2011, the author maintained a homosexual relationship with a childhood friend. They were caught one evening at a rice field, following which they were brought to a village council where they were beaten and tortured, including by being hung […]
- Deportation to Bangladesh of a citizen with homosexual orientation
- 对难民委员会决定的批评
- Депортация в Бангладеш гражданина гомосексуальной ориентации
- Decision: 17. November 2016
- Country:
- Bangladesh
Homelessness and Destitution
Concerning A.A.I., A.H.A. and their children (represented by the Danish Refugee Council) vs Denmark for violation of article 7 of CCPR. The first author, A.A.I., fled Somalia after having been forcefully recruited by the Al-Shabaab militia. A.A.I was granted residence permit in Turin, Italy. The second author, A.H.A., fled Somalia after she had been assaulted […]
- Homelessness and Destitution
- التشرد والفقر
- Itinérance et pauvreté
- Falta de vivienda y pobreza
- 无家可归和贫困
- Бездомность и нищета
- Decision: 22. June 2016
- Country:
- Somalia
Special Vulnerability case
Concerning A.A.A and M.A.M (represented by the Danish Refugee Council) vs Denmark for violation of article 7 of CCPR. A.A.A.’s brother was a soldier in the Somali army and was killed by Al-Shabaab. A.A.A was threatened by Al-Shabaab because he was suspected of being a spy for the Government. M.A.M fled to Libya because Al-Shabaab […]
- Decision: 16. June 2016
- Country:
- Somalia
Romanian conviction of fraud case
The complainants are Ms. I.M. and Mr. V.Z, both Romanian nationals born in 1967 and 1968 respectively. The complainants used to own a private business. In 2001, their business faced serious financial obstacles. As a result, the complainants were sued by their creditors, principally by someone called Mr. M.C. The complainants claimed that they received […]
- Romanian conviction of fraud case
- Rumænsk domfældelse af bedrageri sag
- Румынское обвинение в мошенничестве
- Decision: 7. June 2016
- Country:
- Romania
Suspected terrorist in Nigeria
Concerning C.N. (represented by counsel, Tage Goettsche) vs Denmark for violation of article 3 of CAT. The author was persecuted in Nigeria by the Department of Security (DSSS) and by a suspected terrorist, A.U., who thought that the complainant has reported him to the authorities. The DSSS contacted the complainant asking him to come for […]
- Decision: 1. June 2016
- Country:
- Nigeria
Biao Case
For the first time, The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Denmark has discriminated. After a case that has lasted 13 years, HUDOC decided for the first time, that Denmark’s rules for family reunification discriminate against citizens not born in Denmark. Biao came to Denmark in 1993, but could not live in Denmark with […]
- Decision: 24. May 2016
Photographed under the influence of alcohol
Concerning K.G vs Denmark for violation of article 7 of CCPR. The author was born and raised in the village of Badulla, Sri Lanka where he owned two shops. He is of Tamil ethnicity and Hindu faith. The author’s elder sister converted to Christianity from Hinduism and thus the author’s family was denied access to […]
- Decision: 22. March 2016
- Country:
- Sri Lanka
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Concerning J.A and J.I vs Denmark for violation of article 7 of CCPR. The authors are twin brothers, ethnic Tamils and of Christian faith. Their father was a member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) until he got married. In 2009 the author’s father was abducted by people who displayed the LTTE logo. […]
- Decision: 8. January 2016
- Country:
- Sri Lanka
Converted to Christianity Afghan citizen is under deportation
The author E.A. has converted into Christianity during his stay in Denmark, and thus fear being killed or tortured on return to Afghanistan, since this is a violation of the Islamic rules in this country of origin. E.A. is an afghan citizen, who during his stay in Denmark as an asylum seeker converted from being […]
- Converted to Christianity Afghan citizen is under deportation
- العربية
- Un citoyen afghan converti au christianisme est en cours d'expulsion
- Ciudadano afgano convertido al cristianismo está bajo deportación
- 阿富汗哈扎拉转变
- Принявшего христианство гражданина Афганистана депортируют
- Decision: 30. December 2015
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Deportation to Afghanistan
There was a war going on and in 1991 the author and his family were fleeing Afghanistan to Iran. In 2004, the author move back to Afghanistan. In 2006, fighting started between Sunni and Shia Muslims. Commandant F.A. led the attackers, the author’s house was also attacked, and he was fleeing from Afghanistan to Iran […]
- Deportation to Afghanistan
- Afghansk Shia til kristen konvertering
- العربية
- Déportation vers l'Afghanistan
- Deportación a Afganistán
- 紧急驱逐案
- Депортация в Афганистан
- Decision: 30 December 2015
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Dublin Deportation to Italy 2
This Communication is a complaint about the deportation of the author to another European Country according to the so-called “Dublin rules”. Since the Danish authorities decided to stop the deportation and allow the asylum application of the author to be processed in Denmark, this Communication was then discontinued.
- Dublin Deportation to Italy 2
- "الترحيل إلى ايطاليا حسب "قواعد دبلن
- Cas Dublin
- Casos de Dublín
- 中文
- Депортация в Италию 2 согласно Дублинского регламента
- Decision: 30. December 2015
- Country:
- Italy
Dublin Deportation to Bulgaria 1
This Communication is a complaint about the deportation of the author to another European Country according to the so-called “Dublin rules”. Since the Danish authorities decided to stop the deportation and allow the asylum application of the author to be processed in Denmark, this Communication was then discontinued.
- Dublin Deportation to Bulgaria 1
- "الترحيل إلى بلغاريا 1 حسب "قواعد دبلن
- Cas Dublin
- Casos de Dublín
- 中文
- Депортация в Болгарию 1 согласно Дублинского регламента
- Decision: 30. December 2015
- Country:
- Bulgaria
Dublin Deportation to Italy 1
This Communication is a complaint about the deportation of the author to another European Country according to the so-called “Dublin rules”. Since the Danish authorities decided to stop the deportation and allow the asylum application of the author to be processed in Denmark, this Communication was then discontinued.
- Dublin Deportation to Italy 1
- "الترحيل إلى ايطاليا 1 حسب "قواعد دبلن
- Déportation de Dublin en Italie 1
- Deportación de Dublín a Italia 1
- 中文
- Депортация в Италию 1 согласно Дублинского регламента
- Decision: 30. December 2015
- Country:
- Italy
Preaching Christianity to Muslims
Concerning R.G. and her adult son, I.G. (represented by counsel, Helge Nørrung) vs Denmark for violation of articles 6, 7 and 18 of CCPR. The authors were subjected to harassment in Pakistan because of their Christian background. I.G. was accused of preaching Christianity to Muslims and beaten by older Muslim schoolmates. Further, the whole family […]
- Decision: 23. December 2015
- Country:
- Pakistan
Ethnic and political persecution of Kurdish man in Turkey
Concerning F. K. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 3 and 12 of CAT. The Committee Against Torture found that Denmark had violated CAT articles 3, 12 and 16, with regard to forcibly returning the complainant to Turkey, and also inhumane treatment during his detention in a Danish prison camp for asylum seekers. The author […]
- Ethnic and political persecution of Kurdish man in Turkey
- العربية
- Persécution ethnique et politique d’un homme kurde en Turquie
- Español
- 中文
- Этнические и политические преследования курда в Турции
- Decision: 22. December 2015
- Country:
- Turkey
Dispute with the Shtjefni family
Concerning E.P. and F.P. (represented by Helge Nørrung) vs Denmark for violation of article 7 of CCPR. The authors’ family engaged in a land dispute with the Shtjefni family in Albania. This resulted in the author’s family being accused of killing a member of the Shtjefni family and of being threatened. Consequently, F.P. moved with […]
- Decision: 10. December 2015
- Country:
- Albania
Christian minority of Anglo-Indians
Concerning M.C. (represented by counsel, Helge Nørrung) vs Denmark for violation of articles 1, 2, 3, 5 and 16 of CEDAW. The author is a Pakistani national belonging to a Christian minority of Anglo-Indians. She claimed that she had always been subjected to discrimination as a Christian woman, referring to verbal and physical assaults in […]
- Christian minority of Anglo-Indians
- العربية
- Francais
- Espanol
- 中文
- Англо-индийцы - христианское меньшинство
- Decision: 9. November 2015
- Country:
- Pakistan
Barika refugee camp case
Concerning X (represented by Helle Holm Thomsen) vs Denmark for violation of articles 7 and 26 of CCPR. The author was born to a Muslim Iranian family of Kurdish in Iraq and he resided in the Barika refugee Camp. The author was discriminated against for being a Kurd and that he did not even have […]
Raped by members of the Taliban
Concerning M.S. (represented by counsel, Line Bøgsted) vs Denmark for a violation of article 17 of CAT. The complainant was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He claims that he was abducted by the Taliban twice and tortured. Among other acts of torture, he claims that every second or third night, his hands and feet were tied […]
- Raped by members of the Taliban
- العربية
- Français
- Violada por miembros de los talibanes
- 中文
- Изнасилован талибами
- Decision: 14. October 2015
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Chinese torture case
The complainant is a Chinese national born on 8 May 1953. In 2005, he was working as a taxi driver and transported a passenger, whom the Chinese authorities suspected of being a Uighur terrorist. Soon afterwards, despite the fact that the complainant was not personally acquainted with the passenger, he was arrested by the police, […]
- Chinese torture case
- Kinesisk tortursag
- العربية
- Français
- Caso de tortura chino
- 中文
- Пытки гражданина Китая
- Decision: 12. October 2015
- Country:
- China
Marriage for settlement of a clan conflict case
Concerning Ms. W.O.J vs Denmark for violation of Article 7 of CCPR. The author fled Somalia due to fear of her former husband, a powerful 70-year-old local clansman, to whom she was forcibly wed at age 17. The marriage was agreed upon by two rival clans as part of the settlement of a clan conflict. […]
- Marriage for settlement of a clan conflict case
- العربية
- Mariage pour règler un conflit entre clans
- Español
- 婚姻争端解决
- Брак для разрешения кланового конфликта
- Decision: 25. September 2015
- Country:
- Somalia
Deportation to Afghanistan 3
Due to the threat of deportation to Afghanistan, the complaint has been forwarded to the CCPR. Then the case was reopened and the decision changed by the Danish authorities. The CCPR decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 2363/2014 because the author and the State party have reached an agreement on the substantive issue […]
- Deportation to Afghanistan 3
- الترحيل إلى أفغانستان
- Déportation vers l'Afghanistan
- Deportación a Afganistán
- 驱逐到阿富汗
- Депортация в Афганистан
- Decision: 16. September 2015
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Human trafficking and prostitution
Concerning O.O.A (represented by Jens Rye-Andersen) vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 3, 6, 7, 13, 14, 18, 26 and 27 of CCPR. The author is of Urhobo ethnicity and professes the Christian faith. In 2009, she met a married couple, Mr. P.B. and Ms. B.O who resided in Denmark. Mr. P.B. hired the […]
- Decision: 15. September 2015
- Country:
- Nigeria
Threat due to interpretation for the US military forces case
The applicant is an Afghan Sunni Muslim. In the years 2006 to 2011, he worked as an interpreter for the United States military forces in Afghanistan. Due to his work, he received threats over the phone. Additionally, the Taliban distributed “night letters”, where his name was included as an example of a traitor. One time, […]
- Threat due to interpretation for the US military forces case
- التهديد بسبب نقل الشؤون العسكرية الأمريكية
- Menace due au transfert des affaires militaires américaines
- Amenaza por transferencia de asuntos militares estadounidenses
- 美国军事事务移交带来的威胁
- Угроза из-за перевода дела военных сил США
- Decision: 11. September 2015
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Fighting drug-related crimes in Afghanistan case
The applicant is an Afghan national born in 1985. In Afghanistan, he worked as an agent working to fight drug-related crimes. As part of the work, he collaborated with several English-speaking organizations such as the Narcotics International Unit and the Drug Enforcement Administration of the United States of America. Due to his work, he was […]
- Fighting drug-related crimes in Afghanistan case
- العربية
- Francais
- Espanol
- 打击阿富汗毒品犯罪
- Дело о борьбе с наркопреступностью в Афганистане
- Decision: 7. September 2015
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Sympathizer of the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran case
Concerning vs. Denmark for violation of article 7, 18 and 19 of CCPR. The applicant is a citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran. He is an active sympathizer of the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran since 2008, and has participated in activities to promote the party, such as handing out flyers. He distributed fliers […]
- Sympathizer of the Kurdish Democratic Party of Iran case
- العربية
- Francais
- Espanol
- 中文
- Сторонник курдской Демократической партии Ирана
- Decision: 7. September 2015
- Country:
- Iran
Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
Concerning N (represented by Helle Holm Thomsen) vs Denmark for violation of articles 7 of CCPR. The author was born into a Muslim Iranian family of Kurdish origin in Al-Tash refugee camp, Iraq. The author’s father had been a member of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI) and had “fought for PDKI” and lost […]
‘Women should not work in public places’
Concerning I.A.A. vs Denmark for violation of articles 7 of CCPR. The author sold tea at the Parkara market, in the government-controlled area of Mogadishu. She was threatened by members of Al-Shabaab, who accused her of being a spy for the Government and demanded that she stop selling tea as women should not work in […]
Abusive Danish Father
Concerning O. V. J. vs Denmark for violation of articles 1, 2, 5 and 16 of CEDAW. The author married a Danish national. Shortly after, their daughter was born, he changed his attitude towards her and became abusive towards her and their daughter. He allegedly isolated the author and forbade her from visiting her family […]
- Decision: 23. July 2015
- Country:
- Denmark
Homophobia case
Concerning A. S. vs. Denmark for violation of CEDAW. The following case has been decided. The Committee has decided that the communication is inadmissible. Entering Denmark on July 22 2012, the author applied for asylum. The author informed the Danish police, that she was a lesbian and she had to flee Uganda because some local […]
- Decision: 26 February 2018
- Country:
- Uganda
Jaffna Peninsula case
Concerning P.T. vs Denmark for violation of article 7 of CCPR. The author used to live in a village of the Jaffna peninsula in the northern part of Sri Lanka. His two brothers were killed by the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) and the military. The author participated in meetings and demonstrations supporting the Liberation […]
- Decision: 5. June 2015
- Country:
- Sri Lanka
Q vs. Denmark- Paranoid psychosis case
Concerning Mr. Q vs. Denmark for violation of articles 26 of CCPR. The author is an Iraqi citizen who was first granted humanitarian protection and then a residence permit in Denmark. The author had suffered from a severe chronic mental disorder in the form of paranoid psychosis and depression. He was being treated with medication and […]
- Q vs. Denmark- Paranoid psychosis case
- Dansk
- العربية
- cas de psychose paranoïde
- Español
- Q vs.丹麦-偏执精神病案
- Г-н К против Дании - случай параноидального психоза
- Decision: 19. May 2015
- Country:
- Iraq
Schizophrenia, post traumatic stress and paranoid psychosis case
Concerning J.H.Z (represented by Helle Holm Thomsen) vs. Denmark. The author was applying for Danish nationality, but due to his disability (suffering from Schizophrenia, post traumatic stress and paranoid psychosis) he was not able to pass a language test. Since he was not able to get dispensation from Danish authorities he complaint to the Human […]
- Schizophrenia, post traumatic stress and paranoid psychosis case
- العربية
- Français
- Caso esquizofrenia, estrés postraumático y psicosis paranoide
- 精神分裂症,创伤后应激和偏执性精神病病例
- Шизофрения, посттравматический стресс и параноидальный психоз
- Decision: 19. May 2015
W vs. Denmark PTSD case
Concerning W vs. Denmark. The author was applying for Danish nationality, but due to his disability (suffering from Post Traumatisk stress) he was not able to pass a language test. Since he was not able to get dispensation from Danish authorities he complaint to the Human Rights Committee in 2011. When new rules were introduced […]
- W vs. Denmark PTSD case
- العربية
- Français
- Español
- W诉丹麦PTSD案
- В против Дании. Посттравматическое стрессовое расстройство
- Decision: 19. May 2015
Stolen wedding photographs
Concerning X (represented by counsel, Helge Norrug) vs Denmark for violation of articles 7,18 and 26 of CCPR. The author used to live in Afghanistan, with his parents, brother and sister. He worked as a photographer. The author claims that he was asked by a powerful rich man, Mr. H.A.K., to record his daughter’s wedding […]
- Decision: 11. May 2015
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Deportation to Afghanistan 1
Due to the threat of deportation to Afghanistan, the complaint has been forwarded to the CCPR. Then the case was reopened and the decision changed by the Danish authorities. The CCPR decided to discontinue the consideration of communication No. 2369/2014 because the author and the State party have reached an agreement on the substantive issue […]
- Deportation to Afghanistan 1
- الترحيل إلى أفغانستان
- Déportation vers l'Afghanistan
- Deportación a Afganistán
- 驱逐到阿富汗
- Депортация в Афганистан
- Decision: 11. May 2015
- Country:
- Afghanistan
“you foreigners have ruined our country”
Concerning X (represented by counsel, Cecilia Vejby Andersen) vs Denmark for violation of Article 7 of CCPR. The author is from Syrian Arab Republic and is of Kurdish ethnicity. In 2007,he was issued a residence permit in Greece. In 2014, the author was assaulted in Athens by men affiliated with the Greek right-wing party Golden […]
Violence and forced prostitution
Concerning Y.W. vs. Denmark for violation of articles 1, 2, 3, 12 and 15 of CEDAW. The author, a Chinese national born in 1967, left China for more than 8 years ago due to her spouse who was lending a great amount of money from criminals due to his gambling issue. This resulted in the […]
- Violence and forced prostitution
- Vold og tvangsprostitution
- العنف و البغاء القسري
- Violence et prostitution forcée
- Violencia y prostitución forzada
- 暴力和强迫卖淫
- Насилие и принудительная проституция
- Decision: 13. April 2015
- Country:
- China
Eritrean Woman Torture Case
Concerning S.A. vs. Denmark for violation of article 3 of CAT and article 7 of CCPR. When the author applied for asylum in Denmark, she expressed her fear for the return to Ethiopia as she has gone through torture. If returned she would be kidnapped and tortured by the Ethiopian authorities or forced to perform […]
- Eritrean Woman Torture Case
- Eritreisk kvinde tortur sag
- Caso tortura de mujer eritrea
- 厄立特里亚妇女酷刑案
- Пытки эритрейской женщины
- Country:
- Eritrea
Afghanistan Tadjik Conversion
Concerning Z.S. vs. Denmark for violation of article 6 or 7 of CCPR. The complainant is a Tadjik Afghan citizen from Maidan Wardak province. As a child his farther and older brother were killed. Consequently, the rest of his family had to flee Afghanistan. The author has no family or relatives in neither Denmark nor […]
- Decision: 18. November 2014
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Political Persecution of Kurdish man in Syria
Concerning A. O. vs. Denmark for violation of article 3 of CAT and article 7 of CCPR. The author left Syria as a political prosecutor and has been arrested and subjected to torture by the Syrian authorities due to his Kurdish background. He entered Denmark in 2010. When he applied for asylum in Denmark, he […]
- Political Persecution of Kurdish man in Syria
- Politisk forfølgelse af kurdisk mand i Syrien
- الاضطهاد السياسي لرجل كردي في سوريا
- 库尔德人在叙利亚遭到政治迫害
- Политическое преследование курда в Сирии
- Decision: 7. November 2014
- Country:
- Syria
Domestic Violence case
Concerning T.N. (represented by counsel, Tyge Trier) vs Denmark for violation of articles 17 of CEDAW. The author is a citizen of the United States who married a Danish national. The author alleges that her husband began to beat her and in 2010 the violence of her husband towards her and the children worsened. He […]
- Decision: 3. November 2014
- Country:
- U.S.A.
Separated from child and forbidden to display religious items
Concerning Y.C. vs Denmark for violation of articles 1, 2, 3 and 5 of CEDAW. The author is a Chinese national born in 1974. She claims that, the father of her child left with their son and that the father hit her on six occasions during an argument when she wanted to see the child. […]
- Separated from child and forbidden to display religious items
- العربية
- Francais
- Espanol
- 中文
- Разлучили с ребенком и запретили демонстрировать религиозные принадлежности
- Decision: 24. October 2014
- Country:
- China
Denmark expells a father of two to Afghanistan
Concerning M.A.H and his two children vs. Denmark for violation of articles 2, 13, 23 and 24 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and of his children’s rights under article 23 and 24 of the Covenant. The author, an Afghan national, entered Denmark in 1999, 13 years old. The author’s father, stepmother and […]
- Denmark expells a father of two to Afghanistan
- الدنمارك تطرد أباً لطفلين إلى أفغانستان
- Le Danemark expulse un père de deux enfants vers l'Afghanistan
- Dinamarca expulsa a Afganistán a padre de dos hijos
- 丹麦将两个孩子的父亲驱逐到阿富汗
- Дания высылает отца двоих детей в Афганистан
- Decision: 24 October 2014
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Mistreated in military case
This case concerns an Eritrean man who served in the Eritrean military. In Eritrea the military service is by law set to be 1 ½ years, however after this period he was forced to stay in the army for another 10 years. The applicant attempted to desert, but was arrested and accused of working against […]
- Mistreated in military case
- Mishandlet i militæret
- Maltrato en el militar
- 在军事案件中受虐待
- Жестокое обращение в армии
- Decision: 24. June 2014
- Country:
- Eritrea
Kurdistan Liberation Party case
Concerning N.A vs Denmark for violation of articles 3 of CAT. Since 1982, the applicant has been called yearly to perform military service, but he has not responded to the calls. He was a member of the Kurdistan Liberation Party (PRK). In 1982, a number of party members were arrested and provided the police […]
- Decision: 20. June 2014
- Country:
- Turkey
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam case
Concerning Ms. M.S vs Denmark for violation of article 3 of CAT. The complainant fears that if returned to Sri Lanka, she will be subjected to torture because of her affiliation with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. She is a Tamil herself. Although she was never a Tamil Tiger, her nephew was a prominent […]
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam case
- قضية نمور تحرير تاميل إيلام
- cas de libération des Tigres tamoul de l'Eelam
- Los Tigres de Liberación del Eelam Tamil
- 中文
- Дело Тигров освобождения Тамил Илама
- Decision: 16. December 2013
- Country:
- Sri Lanka
Hate speech against the Muslim community in Denmark
ConThe author A.W.P., Danish citizen, adheres to the Muslim faith. The author considers that statements of the members of Danish Peoples Party, comparing Islam with Nazism is a personal insult, which creates a hostile environment and discrimination. The author appealed the decision to the Public Prosecutor General who upheld the decision of the Regional Prosecutor […]
- Hate speech against the Muslim community in Denmark
- العربية
- Propos haineux contre la communauté musulmane au Danemark.
- Discurso de odio contra la comunidad musulmana en Dinamarca
- 中文
- "Мусульманские общества по определению неудачники”
- Decision: 25. November 2013
Father refusing to hand over child even after sole custody was given to mother
Concerning M. K. D. A.-A vs Denmark for violation of articles 1, 2, 5 and 16 of CEDAW. In 2005, the author arrived in Denmark and married Mr. M. A., a Danish national. Shortly after their marriage, Mr. M. A. began to abuse the author emotionally and mentally and threatened her with divorce. They left […]
- Father refusing to hand over child even after sole custody was given to mother
- العربية
- Francais
- Espanol
- 中文
- Отец отказывается передать ребенка даже после того, как единоличная опека была передана матери
- Decision: 18. October 2013
- Country:
- Philippines
Father wanted daughter circumcised
Concerning Ms. M.N.N vs Denmark for violations of articles 1, 2 (c), 2 (d) and 3 of CEDAW. The author’s father left her mother when the latter was pregnant and the author lived with her mother in Natete until the age of 9 years. Since then the father kept finding the author’s whereabouts and tried […]
- Father wanted daughter circumcised
- العربية
- Père qui voulait faire exciser sa fille
- Español
- 中文
- Отец хотел сделать дочери обрезание
- Decision: 15. August 2013
- Country:
- Uganda
Sexual harassment case
Concerning M. S. v. Denmark for violation of articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 12 and 16 of CEDAW. The author claims that she has always been subjected to discrimination as a Christian in Pakistan and that, when she became a young woman, this discrimination turned into sexual harassment. When she was about 16 years old, […]
- Sexual harassment case
- العربية
- affaire de harcèlement sexuelle
- Español
- 中文
- Сексуальное домогательство
- Decision: 15. August 2013
- Country:
- Pakistan
Political refugee
Concerning M.E.N. vs Denmark for violation of articles 1, 2 (c), 2 (d) and 3 of CEDAW. The author is from Burundi born in 1988. She was an active member of FNL (Front National de Libération) and in her town a lot of other people was also members. In the wake of a conflict between […]
- Decision: 26 July 2013
- Country:
- Burundi
Accused of a terrorist bombing attack case
Concerning Mr. K.H vs Denmark for violation of article 3 of CAT. The complainant arrived in Denmark on 25 July 2010, without valid travel documents, and applied for asylum the next day. The complainant was fleeing from the Taliban and the Afghan authorities. He had been detained by the Taliban and then arrested by the […]
- Accused of a terrorist bombing attack case
- العربية
- Accusation d'une attaque terroriste à la bombe
- Acusado de un atentado terrorista con bombas
- 中文
- Обвиняется по делу о теракте
- Decision: 7. February 2013
- Country:
- Afghanistan
Intelligence service of Saddam Hussein case
Concerning Mr. A.A vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 12 and 16 of CAT. The author had nine friends who worked for the intelligence service of Saddam Hussein and served in his palaces. When visiting one of them in 1995, he was detained, as it turned out that these friends were members of the […]
- Intelligence service of Saddam Hussein case
- العربية
- Français
- Servicio de inteligencia del caso Saddam Hussein
- 中文
- Разведка дела Саддама Хусейна
- Decision: 6. February 2013
- Country:
- Iraq
Racist mob attack case
Concerning M.D and Y.S. vs Denmark for violation of article 2, 3, 4 and 6 of CERD. The authors, M.D and Y.S., are iraqi citizens with refugee status in Denmark. M.D. has eight children, including Y.S. In 2004, they were living together in a house in Soroe, Denmark. In June 2004, a large group of […]
- Racist mob attack case
- Racistisk overfaldssag
- العربية
- Attaque raciste de masse
- Español
- 种族主义暴徒袭击案
- Дело о нападении расистской мафии
- Decision: 2. April 2012
- Country:
- Iraq
The Iranian Committee for Reformation on the Wall
Concerning S.A vs Denmark for violation of articles 3 and 22 of CAT. The complainant was born in Ghazvin in Iran. In July 2002, the complainant became actively involved in a monarchist group called “Refrondom Komite” (the Committee for Reformation on the Wall), a subgroup of the Royalist Party. One day, while handing out leaflets, […]
- The Iranian Committee for Reformation on the Wall
- العربية
- Francais
- El Comité Iraní pro Reforma
- 中文
- Иранский комитет в поддержку реформ
- Decision: 30. November 2010
- Country:
- Iran
Generalisation of female genital mutilation in Somalians
The petitioner is Ms. S.M.A., a national of Somalia, who is currently residing in Denmark. The radio broadcasted a discussion between Ms. Pia Kjærsgaard, Member of the Parliament and former leader of the Danish People’s Party, and Mr. Søren Espersen, another member of the Parliament for the Danish People’s Party. The petitioner claims that the […]
- Generalisation of female genital mutilation in Somalians
- العربية
- Généralisation des mutilations génitales féminines en Somalie
- Español
- 索马里女性割礼的普遍性
- Распространение калечащих операций на женских гениталиях у сомалиек
- Decision: 21. September 2010
- Country:
- Somalia
Political debates over headscarf caused a personal insult
The author F.A., Danish citizen, adheres to the Muslim faith and wears a headscarf for religious reasons. The author considers that statements of the leader and other members of Danish Peoples Party comparing the use of headscarf with the Nazi swastika, is a personal insult, which creates a hostile environment and discrimination. According to the […]
- Political debates over headscarf caused a personal insult
- العربية
- Des débats politiques sur le voile ont causé une insulte personnelle
- Los debates políticos sobre el velo provocaron un insulto personal
- 中文
- Политические дебаты по поводу хиджаба вызвали личное оскорбление
- Decision: 14. September 2010
Thai Airways Case
The petitioners are Nicolai Hermansen, Signe Edrich and Jonna Vilstrup, all Danish citizens, born in Denmark. The Danish Broadcasting Network DR aired the program “Kontant” on 3 January 2006. With a hidden camera, a journalist pretended he wanted to buy a flight ticket from Thai Travel in Copenhagen. He found that it was possible to […]
- Decision: 25. August 2010
- Country:
- Thailand
Minor cannot be held responsible for decisions taken by his parents
Concerning M.E vs Denmark for violation of articles 23 and 24 of CCPR. The author is a Moroccan national born in 1990. The parents of the author divorced before he was born. After the divorce, the author’s father moved to Denmark. The author’s mother obtained custody over him and he lived with his mother’s parents […]
- Minor cannot be held responsible for decisions taken by his parents
- العربية
- Francais
- Espanol
- 未成年人对父母的决定概不负责
- Несовершеннолетний не несет ответственности за решения, принятые его родителями.
- Decision: 20. August 2010
- Country:
- Morocco
Invitation to depict Mohammad as you see him
Concerning K.S.A and A.A.H (represented by counsel, Ms. Zaha S. Hassan) vs Denmark for violation of articles 17, 18, 19, 20 and 26. In 2005, the culture editor of the Danish newspaper ‘Jyllands-Posten’ solicited 40 members of the Danish Newspapers’ Illustrators’ Union to depict the Islamic Prophet Mohammad, as they saw him. The authors allege […]
- Invitation to depict Mohammad as you see him
- Francais
- Espanol
- Приглашение изобразить Мухаммеда таким, каким вы его видите
- Decision: 18. April 2008
“General references to Muslims”
Concerning A.W.R.A.P. (represented by counsel, the Documentation and Advisory Centre on Racial Discrimination) vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 4 and 6 of CERD. In 1997, the Danish Parliament adopted a bill abolishing the right of parents to corporally punish their children. The Danish Peoples Party voted against the bill. In 2005, the Government […]
- Decision: 8. August 2007
“race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin”
Concerning P. S. N. (represented by counsel, the Documentation and Advisory Centre on Racial Discrimination) vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 4 and 6 of CERD. Ms. Louise Frevert, a Member of Parliament for the Danish People’s Party, published statements against immigration and Muslims on her website. She also published similar statements in a […]
- “race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin”
- Francais
- Espanol
- "Раса, цвет кожи, родовое, национальное или этническое происхождение”
- Decision: 8. August 2007
- Country:
- Denmark
Non-Danish ethnicities ineligible for traineeships in companies
Concerning M. E vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 5 and 6. The petitioner was a student at Copenhagen Technical School at the time of the events. Students were offered the possibility of doing traineeships in private companies. On 8 September 2003, the petitioner accidentally saw a note in a teacher’s hands, where the […]
- Non-Danish ethnicities ineligible for traineeships in companies
- Francais
- Espanol
- 非丹麦族裔没有资格接受公司实习
- Нерусские этнические группы, не имеющие права на стажировку в компаниях
- Decision: 8. August 2007
- Country:
- Pakistan
Somalis equated with pedophiles and rapists
Concerning Mr. M.H.G vs Denmark for violation of article 2, paragraph 1 (d), 4 and 6 of CERD. On 2 January 2003, the daily newspaper Kristeligt Dagblad published a letter to the editor by Ms. Pia Kjærsgaard, a member of the Danish Parliament and former leader of the Danish People’s Party. The petitioner considered that […]
- Somalis equated with pedophiles and rapists
- Somaliere sammenlignet med pædofiler og voldtægtsforbrydere
- Français
- Español
- 索马里人等同于恋童癖者和强奸犯
- Сомалийцев приравнивают к педофилам и насильникам
- Decision: 15. March 2006
- Country:
- Somalia
Solitary confinement
The author – P.R., Danish national, alleged that the Danish authorities subjected him to a treatment contrary to Article 3 of the Convention since they detained him on remand in solitary confinement from December 1994 until November 1995. P.R. was arrested and charged with drug trafficking in connection with the importation of a consignment of […]
- Decision: 21 Juli 2005
“was not based on the customer’s race, ethnic origin or the like”
Concerning Mr. E. S. (represented by the Documentation and Advisory Centre on Racial Discrimination) vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 5 and 6 of CERD. The petitioner contacted Fair Insurance A/S to purchase insurance covering loss of and damage to his car, as well as third party liability insurance. He was told that they […]
- “was not based on the customer’s race, ethnic origin or the like”
- Francais
- Espanol
- “Не основывалось на расе клиента, этническом происхождении или тому подобном”
- Decision: 10. March 2005
Right to family life
Concerning J.R.B vs Denmark for violation of articles 7, 17 and 23 of CCPR. The author served as an officer in the Ugandan army during the rule of Idi Amin. The author had been detained and tortured which made him flee to Denmark where he was granted asylum and then issues a permanent residence permit. […]
- Decision: 9. December 2004
- Country:
- Uganda
Psychological torture by virtue of detention in solitary confinement
Concerning Ms. Helle Jensen (represented by counsel, Mr. Tyge Trier and Mr. Brent Sørensen) vs Denmark for violation of articles 1,12 and 16 of CAT. The author was arrested in her home in North Western Zealand and charged with smuggling cigarettes. The Court ordered the author’s detention and solitary confinement. The solitary confinement period was […]
- Psychological torture by virtue of detention in solitary confinement
- Francais
- Tortura psicológica en virtud de la detención en régimen de aislamento
- Психологические пытки в связи с заключением в одиночной камере
- Decision: 24. May 2004
- Country:
- Denmark
Independence for Punjab
Concerning Mr. R.S. (represented by Mr. Hans Mogensen) vs Denmark for violation of articles 22 of CAT. The author is a Sikh who grew up in a district in Punjab, India. His uncle and older brother were members of the Sikh Students Federation and the Khalistan Commando Force (KCF). The avowed aim of the KCF […]
- Decision: 24. May 2004
“General reference to foreigners”
Concerning Mr. K. Q. (represented by the Documentation and Advisory Centre on Racial Discrimination) vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 4 and 6 of CERD. Ms. Pia Andersson, a member of the executive board of the Progressive Party, faxed to the media two letters stating inter alia: “No to more Mohammedan rapes! … Cultural […]
- Decision: 10. March 2004
- Country:
- General
Groupe Islamic Algérien
Mr. M. O. (represented by Ms. Birte Falkesgaard-Larsen) vs Denmark for violation of articles 22 of CAT. The complainant served as a corporal in a weapons store in the Algerian army. In 1994, he was contacted by representatives of the Groupe Islamic Algérien (GIA), who asked him to work for them and he refused. The […]
- Decision: 21. November 2003
- Country:
- Algeria
Member of the Citizens’ Union in Russia
Concerning Mr. V. R. vs Denmark for violation of article 3 of CAT. On 6 November 1992, the author and his wife entered Denmark and immediately applied for asylum. The author’s application was rejected and his family and he returned to Russia. Upon returning to the Russian Federation from Denmark, the complainant alleges that he […]
- Member of the Citizens’ Union in Russia
- Francais
- Miembro de la Unión de Ciudadanos en Rusia
- Член Союза граждан России
- Decision: 21. November 2003
- Country:
- Russia
“Danish foreman” case
Concerning The Documentation and Advisory Centre on Racial Discrimination vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 4, 5 and 6 of CERD. A private company, “Torben Jensen A/S”, published a job advertisement in the Danish newspaper “Jyllands Posten”. The advertisement read as follows: “The construction company BAC SIA seeks Danish foreman who, in cooperation with […]
- Decision: 28. August 2003
“No to more Mohammedan rapes!”
Concerning K. Q. (represented by Eddie Khawaja) vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 4 and 6 of CERD. The petitioner is Kamal Quereshi is a Danish national and a member of the Danish Parliament for the Socialist People’s Party. Pia Andersen, a member of the Executive Board of the Progressive Party, faxed a party […]
- Decision: 26. August 2003
“Immigrant pig” case
Concerning A.N.S (represented by counsel) vs Denmark for violation of articles 2 and 6 of CERD. The petitioner was working on a construction site in a public housing area in Randers, Denmark, for the company “Assentoft Painters and Decorators” owned by Jesper Christensen. When the petitioner approached Mr. Christensen to claim overdue payments, their conversation […]
- Decision: 16. April 2003
- Country:
- Iraq
POEM and FASM case
Concerning the Umbrella Organization for the Ethnic Minorities (POEM) and the Association of Muslim Students (FASM), represented by counsel, vs Denmark for violation of articles 2, 4 and 6 of CERD. Pia Kjærsgaard, the leader of the Danish People’s Party and Member of Parliament made the following statement in her weekly newsletter- “the multiculturalization of […]
- POEM and FASM case
- Francais
- Espanol
- Зонтичная организация этнических меньшинств и Ассоциация мусульманских студентов
- Decision: 15. April 2003
Islamic Movement Al‑Jama’a al‑Islamiya al‑Libya
Concerning Mr. F.F.Z. vs Denmark for violation of articles 3 and 22 of CAT. The complainant lived in the city of Benghazi in Libya since he was born. His cousin A.A. was a member of the Islamic Movement Al‑Jama’a al‑Islamiya al‑Libya (hereinafter called Al Jama’a). The complainant spent a lot of time with his cousin, […]
- Islamic Movement Al‑Jama’a al‑Islamiya al‑Libya
- Francais
- Movimiento Islámico Al‑Jama'a al‑Islamiya al‑Libia
- Исламское движение Аль-Гамаа аль-исламийя аль-Ливия
- Decision: 24. May 2002
- Country:
- Libya
Zwiadists Political Party
Concerning Ms. E.T.B. (Represented by Let Bosnia Live) vs Denmark for violation of articles 3 and 22 of CAT. The complainant is a widow with two minor children, all Georgian citizens of Mengrel ethnic origin. In Georgia she and her deceased husband, were working for the former Georgian President, and his political party, the Zwiadists, […]
- Decision: 24. May 2002
- Country:
- Georgia
Etcetera case
Concerning Ms. M. B. (represented by counsel) vs Denmark for violation of articles 2 and 6 of CERD. The petitioner and her brother, a Danish citizen of Brazilian origin and a friend, a black Brazilian, were waiting to enter the restaurant discotheque “Etcetera”. The doorman, Martin Andersen, told them, that he could not let them […]
- Decision: 15. March 2002
- Country:
- Brazil
Danish housing company case
Concerning S.S.M, an Iraqi citizen currently residing in Denmark [represented by counsel] vs Denmark for violation of article 6 of CERD. The petitioner was registered as an applicant for renting an apartment with the Danish housing company, DAB. The DAB informed him that an apartment was available and asked him whether he would be interested […]
- Decision: 15. August 2001
- Country:
- Iraq
Discotheque Case
Concerning B.J., a Danish engineer of Iranian origin (represented by legal counsel) vs Denmark for violation of articles 2 and 5 of CERD. The author went to a discotheque in Odense with his brother and a group of friends. Two of them were of Danish origin and four were not. The doorman of the discotheque, […]
- Decision: 8. May 2000
- Country:
- Iran
“Bunch of monkeys” case
Concerning K. A., a Danish citizen of Pakistani origin, (represented by legal counsel) vs Denmark for violation of article 14 of CERD. On 16 June 1998 family members and friends had come to meet pupils after the exams at the Avedore Gymnasium, Hvidovre, as is the usual practice in Danish high schools. The author and […]
- Decision: 8. May 2000
- Country:
- Pakistan
The Pental Costa movement case
Concerning Ms. F.G vs Denmark for violation of articles 2,7,9,10,18 and 27 of CCPR. The author is a citizen of Eritrea and is a member of a religious minority- the Pental Costa movement- a group of christians who refuse to perform military service. In Eritrea her religious conviction is prohibited by the state. The author […]
- Country:
- Eritrea
Partido Roldosista Ecuatoriano
Concerning S.C. vs Denmark for violation of article 3 and 22 of CAT. The author states that she became a member of the illegal opposition party Partido Roldosista Ecuatoriano (PRE) in Santo Domingo, Ecuador, in April 1995, but underlines that she had been an active supporter since 1985. The author’s involvement includes distributing political propaganda […]
- Decision: 17. August 1999
- Country:
- Ecuador
Sparbank Vest Loan Case
Concerning Z.B.A.H, a Tunisian citizen residing in Denmark (represented by counsel) vs Denmark for violation of articles 2 and 6 of CERD. On 17 May 1996 the author visited the shop “Scandinavian Car Styling” to purchase an alarm set for his car. When he inquired about procedures for obtaining a loan he was informed that […]
- Decision: 6. April 1999
- Country:
- Tunisia
Teaching the faith of Jehovah’s Witnesses to child
Concerning P.S. and his son T.S vs Denmark for violation of article 3 and 14 of CCPR. The author married in 1983. In 1986, he and his wife were separated by decision of the County Authorities of North Jutland, which also decided on joint custody of the son. In 1988 the Municipal Court of Varde […]
- Decision: 18. August 1992
Author must leave Denmark after serving his sentence
Concerning A.M vs Denmark for violation of article 5 of CCPR. The author is a Pakistani citizen residing in Denmark since 1970. In 1989, the author was involved in a violent fight in Odense, with several other men from Pakistan, Morocco and Algeria. At least four people were severely injured and one of them died. […]
- Author must leave Denmark after serving his sentence
- Автор должен покинуть Данию после отбытия наказания
- Decision: 23. July 1982
- Country:
- Pakistan
Correcting any procedural errors
Concerning K. L. vs Denmark for violation of articles 2 and 14 of CCPR. The author complains that decisions of the Supreme Court of Denmark in three civil cases concerning the author, upholding the decisions of the lower court in the cases in question, constitute a breach by the Supreme Court of the International Covenant […]
- Decision: 27. March 1981
Danish authorities permeated with ‘radical leftist political ideology’
The author of the communication K. L. is a Danish citizen of Swedish descent, born on 28 November 1945. He directs his complaints against various public officials, municipal and State authorities from several branches of Government in Denmark on the ground, that they have persistently subjected him to discrimination, because of his ethnic, religious and […]
- Danish authorities permeated with ‘radical leftist political ideology’
- Датские власти пропитаны «радикальной левой политической идеологией»
- Decision: 26. March 1980
- Country:
- Sweden
Second hand car for DKr 500
The author of the communication is a Danish citizen residing in Denmark. He states that on 1 November 1970 he contracted to buy an eleven-year-old car for DKr 500. He subsequently sought to invalidate the purchase and applied for leave to file a civil suit flee of costs. His application was refused by the district […]
- Decision: 26. March 1980
- Country:
- Denmark