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Parallel report to the Council of Europe’s Committee of Social Rights

Parallel report to the Council of Europe’s Committee of Social Rights

Contains additional information to the 34th national report on the implementation of specific articles of the European Social Charter in Denmark.

This parallel report to the Council of Europe’s Committee of Social Rights contains additional information to the 34th national report on the implementation of specific articles of the European Social Charter in Denmark submitted by the Danish government in February 2015.

The aim of this report is to supplement the national report with additional information from the national human rights institution on Charter-related issues and to give the Committee of Social Rights as much information as possible to assess the application of the European Social Charter in Denmark.

This report consist of:

  • Part 1 concerns the right to maternity leave and maternity benefits in Danish law (article 8).
  • Part 2 concerns family housing rights (article 16) and violence in intimate relations (article 16 and 17).
  • Part 3 concerns children’s rights in the criminal justice system.

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