Denmark

March 1, 2024

EU, Denmark Failing Imprisoned Danish-Bahraini Activist and His Daughter

Maryam al-Khawaja has spent nearly 13 years relentlessly campaigning for the release of her father, Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, a Danish-Bahraini human rights defender wrongfully serving a life sentence in Bahrain for his peaceful human rights work.

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Refugees and Migrants

March 13, 2023
Dispatches
Syrian Refugees in Denmark at Risk of Forced Return

Martha Bernild

Coordinator, Development & Global Initiatives
Refugees and Migrants

February 9, 2023
Dispatches
Denmark, Sweden Offer Protection to All Women, Girls from Afghanistan

Emma Wilbur

Coordinator, Refugee and Migrant Rights Division
Refugees and Migrants

August 3, 2022
Dispatches
Dutch Decision Helps Protect EU’s Syrian Asylum Seekers

Nadia Hardman

Researcher, Refugee and Migrant Rights Division

Videos

Reports

February 15, 2006 Report

Questions and Answers on the Danish Cartoons and Freedom of Expression

When Speech Offends

News

February 18, 2025 Statement

Over 230 Global Organizations Demand Governments Producing F-35 Jets Stop Arming Israel
May 22, 2024 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs on Threats to the International Criminal Court

May 22, 2024
March 16, 2022 Dispatches

Denmark’s Mismatched Treatment of Syrian and Ukrainian Refugees

Government Should Treat All Refugees Equally
May 26, 2021 News Release

Nordic Countries: Repatriate Nationals from Northeast Syria

Potential Complicity in Unlawful Detention of ISIS Suspects, Children
April 19, 2021 Statement

Denmark: Flawed Country of Origin Reports Lead to Flawed Refugee Policies

Joint Statement
July 10, 2020 Dispatches

A Nordic Comeback on Human Rights

Encouraging Signs They Are Set to Take More Leading Role
December 11, 2019 Commentary

Building Momentum to Hold Companies to Account
September 6, 2019 Statement

Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Denmark

66th session, 2019
May 21, 2019 Commentary

Business is Also Ethics
June 1, 2018 Dispatches

Denmark’s Face Veil Ban Latest in Harmful Trend

Restrictions Discriminate Against and Isolate Muslim Women