Our work in Denmark

The Institute seen from Our Saviors Church on Christianshavn, Copenhagen

As a national human rights institution, we work to further and promote human rights in Denmark and abroad. We work within various areas – from human rights in the digital world to the conditions of children of imprisoned to responsible business conduct.

We monitor Danish legislation and make sure that it is in accordance with human rights. We carry out this task by observing how Denmark actually implements international conventions and EU legislation. In connection to this we serve as advisors to the government and parliament.

A key monitoring task is to write legal briefs. In the legal briefs we estimate whether a specific suggestion is in accordance with human rights. If this is not the case, we produce suggestions to how it may be changed along with other recommendations. We produce approximately 150 legal briefs a year. Read more about our monitoring tasks here.

The Institute is specially appointed to further equal treatment of all people regardless of gender, race or ethnic origin.
 
Our work consists, among other duties, in counseling people who have been subject to discrimination. We publish reports that create awareness and bring forth new knowledge to these areas. Read more about our mandate on equal treatment here.

Furthermore, we are responsible for the task of monitoring, promoting and protecting the implementation of the UN convention on rights for people with disabilities in Denmark. Read more about it here.

Also, learn more about our work in Denmark on our Danish website (opens a new tab)

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