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Denmark Denmark and diplomatic assurances against grave violations of human rights In a June 18 joint letter to the government of Denmark, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, International Commission of Jurists, and Redress Trust urge the Danish Minister of Justice to uphold the absolute ban on sending national security suspects to places where they are at risk of torture and to reject "diplomatic assurances" against such abuse from governments with poor records on torture and ill-treatment. June 18, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Letter to EU Foreign Ministers on EU-Libya Relations EU governments should make human rights a priority in this "new era" of EU-Libya relations. August 2, 2007 Letter Printer friendly version European Parliament: Condemn Complicity in Illegal CIA Activity The European Parliament should condemn European complicity in the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program of “extraordinary renditions” and secret detention of prisoners, Human Rights Watch said today. February 12, 2007 Press Release Printer friendly version Europe: Shrinking Safe Haven for War Criminals ‘Universal Jurisdiction’ Prosecutions Bring Justice for Victims Prosecutors in Europe are using the concept of universal jurisdiction to pursue foreign war criminals in national courts, a strategy that is gaining momentum across the continent and should be expanded, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The theory is that some crimes are so horrendous that they should be tried regardless of the geography of victims and perpetrators. June 28, 2006 Press Release Also available in 
Printer friendly version No Guidelines on Empty ‘No Torture’ Promises Council of Europe Rejects Minimum Standards for Diplomatic Assurances A Council of Europe expert group has rightly decided not to develop guidelines for the acceptable use of diplomatic assurances to justify sending people to places where they are at risk of torture, Human Rights Watch said today. April 3, 2006 Press Release Printer friendly version Questions and Answers on the Danish Cartoons and Freedom of Expression When Speech Offends On September 30, 2005, the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published twelve cartoon depictions of the Prophet Mohammed that its editors said they solicited as part of an experiment to overcome what they perceived as self-censorship reflected in the reluctance of illustrators to depict the Prophet. The cartoons were highly offensive to Muslims because Islam is understood to prohibit graphic depictions of the Prophet and because most of the depictions were extremely derogatory, for example, by associating him, and by implication all Muslims, with terrorism. February 15, 2006 Background Briefing Also available in 
Printer friendly version European Union: Letter Calling for the Withdrawal of the Asylum Procedures Directive In an unprecedented move, Human Rights Watch and other human rights and refugee organizations across Europe call on the European Union to withdraw proposals for new asylum procedures. The groups contend that the proposals violate member states' obligations under international law. March 22, 2004 Letter U.S. Needs to Screen Iraqi Opposition Allies Denmark's Charges Against Iraqi General Welcomed The charges brought by Danish police against a former Iraqi general underscores the need for the United States to screen its would-be allies in the Iraqi opposition, Human Rights Watch said today. November 21, 2002 Press Release Printer friendly version Denmark/Israel: Former Security Chief Should Not Be Ambassador Denmark should reject Israel's nomination of Carmi Gillon, former chief of that country's main security service, to be the new Israeli ambassador in Copenhagen, Human Rights Watch said today. July 19, 2001 Press Release Printer friendly version Israel: Letter to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Denmark/Israel: Former Security Chief Should Not Be Ambassador In a letter to Israeli Prime Minister and to Foreign Minister Mogens Lykketoft, Human Rights Watch charged that Gillon had been a high official in Israel's General Security Services (GSS) at a time when the agency used torture and ill-treatment in its interrogation of thousands of Palestinians. July 19, 2001 Letter Printer friendly version Denmark: Letter to Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mogens Lykketoft Human Rights Watch letter toDanish Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the appointment of Carmi Gillon as Israel's new ambassador to Denmark. July 19, 2001 Letter Printer friendly version Denmark: Child Soldier Global Report 2001 From the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers There are no indications of under-18s in government armed forces. The minimum age for voluntary recruitment has recently been raised to 18. June 12, 2001 Multi Country Report Letter to Hans Haekkerup, Minister of Defense of Denmark Concerning women in Kosovo and his role as the chief administrator of UNMIK As you step in as chief adminstrator of UNMIK, Human Rights Watch would like to draw your attention to some of the most troubling human rights issues in the province. December 21, 2000 Letter Denmark: Landmine Monitor Report 2000 Key developments since March 1999: Denmark completed destruction of its stockpile of 266,517 AP mines on 14 December 1999. From the beginning of 1999 through the end of May 2000, it contributed approximately $15.2 million for mine action programs. Denmark has established a humanitarian demining training center for NGOs. August 1, 2000 Multi Country Report
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