{"id":19569,"date":"2023-02-11T14:24:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-11T13:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danmark-24.com\/?p=19569"},"modified":"2023-02-11T19:37:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T18:37:03","slug":"%d9%81%d8%b6%d9%8a%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%8a%d8%b2-%d9%88%d8%b9%d9%86%d8%b5%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%85%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b5%d9%81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danmark-24.com\/en\/%d9%81%d8%b6%d9%8a%d8%ad%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%8a%d8%b2-%d9%88%d8%b9%d9%86%d8%b5%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%85%d9%85-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%aa%d8%ad%d8%af%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%b5%d9%81\/","title":{"rendered":"Discrimination and racism scandal: UN describes Denmark's treatment of Greenland residents as racist"},"content":{"rendered":"

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DR has just published an article about the UN envoy's visit to Denmark and Greenland. The article begins by stating that Greenlanders in Denmark face significant discrimination and racism when interacting with Danish authorities. This was one of the initial conclusions reached by the UN Special Envoy on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Jos\u00e9 Francisco Calle Tzai, after his visit to both Greenland and Denmark. He told Danish radio station P1: \u201cWhat worries me most is the structural racism they face. Despite being Danish citizens, they experience a high degree of racial discrimination in all the public services they need.\u201d The Guatemalan diplomat spent the last ten days traveling on an official visit to investigate how Denmark and Greenland are implementing the rights of indigenous peoples, which were adopted by the UN in 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DR website stated that it tried to obtain an interview with the Minister of Social Affairs, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Equality, but to no avail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also | Greenland children sue Denmark over experiment that deprived them of their parents and families<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Structural discrimination and the Danish government's claim that the welfare state (Denmark) is based on equality.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN envoy insists that Greenlanders are overrepresented in statistics related to homelessness and forced displacement, for example, and that the psychological tests used to assess parental suitability fail to take into account cultural differences and are often administered in a language they do not understand. He adds, \u201cThe Danish government claims that the welfare state is based on equal access. But in practice, Inuit (Greenlanders) face significant administrative and institutional obstacles, as well as racism and racial discrimination.\u201d Therefore, the accusations against the Danish authorities are clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Comment from the Director of Human Rights in Denmark<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Louise Holke, director of the Human Rights Institute, the UN Special Rapporteur's approach is that the state has a special obligation to protect indigenous peoples from discrimination. Louise Holke says: "The question is whether enough is being done in Denmark. I don't think so." She also believes there is no doubt that there are problems when it comes to the treatment of Inuit people in Denmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like the UN envoy, Louise Holke also pointed to problems with the tests used by authorities when assessing parents' abilities, as they were developed in a Western context and are aimed at Western families: "There is a high risk of a distorted result. There, not enough attention has been paid to adapting the tests to the culture," and she fears that this increases the likelihood of wrong decisions being made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forced transfer of children to foster families<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karin Bank Petersen, founder of the Mentor Immanuel association, which helps Greenlanders in Denmark cope with the system, also criticizes the psychological parenting competency questionnaire, which she believes is designed to understand Danish culture: \u201cThe tests haven\u2019t been adapted for Inuit people, and that\u2019s very frustrating.\u201d The guidelines for the parenting competency test are set by the Ministry of Social Affairs, and the survey is used in cases of social dissatisfaction. It assesses a parent\u2019s ability to care for and manage a child, and is often used by municipalities to initiate investigations as part of a case of forced child removal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lack of political initiative<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The UN Special Envoy also believes that the structural racism he observes is not being taken seriously politically, stating: \u201cThere is no condemnation of discrimination, and this means that people stop trusting the authorities\u2026 I think the government should show the political will to solve the problem of racial discrimination against the Inuit.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opinion of a Danish Member of Parliament from Greenland<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the source, Danish MP from Greenland, Ake Matilda H\u00f8ig-Dam of Siumut, was not surprised by the UN envoy's initial conclusion, and her party is working for the Inuit to be recognized as a protected minority in Denmark, a recognition that could grant access to more rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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