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Denmark’s supreme court is expected to rule on whether the state’s classification of residents with “non-western” backgrounds is covered by racial discrimination law.
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classification → expect → law
The appeal by residents who were evicted from Nøjsomhed-Sydvej in Helsingør, a city north of Copenhagen, could have far-reaching implications for others who have been forced out of their homes by the controversial legislation previously known as the “ghetto law”.
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who → evict → law
The government now refers to affected neighbourhoods as “parallel societies”.
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government → refer → societies
The residents, who have been unsuccessful in other courts, argue that the evictions by the housing association were intended to cut the number of residents with a “non-western” background in order to stop the area from becoming a “ghetto” and therefore subject to the legislation.
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evictions → argue → legislation
The government has previously argued the classification is unrelated to ethnicity.
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classification → argue → ethnicity
In December, the European court of justice (ECJ) ruled that the legislation may be unlawful.
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legislation → rule → justice
The law requires housing associations to cut not-for-profit housing by 40%, including by selling or demolishing properties or terminating the lease of tenants by 2030.
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law → require → 2030
It also includes demolishing apartment blocks in areas previously labelled “tough ghettos” (now “transformation areas”) by the government, where at least half of residents have a “non-western” background.
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half → include → background
The policy has been widely criticised by human rights groups including Amnesty International.
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policy → criticise → International
The European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance published a report last month that said there had been “no positive change in the authorities’ approach to the use of the ‘non-western’ category across various laws, policies and administrative practices, including in relation to the ‘parallel society’ legislation”.
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that → publish → legislation
The UN committee on the elimination of racial discrimination has called on Danish authorities to stop using the terms “western” and “non-western” in law and policy, and expressed concern that the parallel societies law has a “discriminatory impact on ethnic minorities”.
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law → call → minorities
Residents in Mjølnerparken housing estate in central Copenhagen, who filed a suit against the law in Denmark in 2020 arguing that using their ethnicity to decide where they can live was discriminatory and illegal, have yet to have their case returned to the domestic courts since December’s verdict.
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case → file → verdict
More than 1,000 people were forced to move out because of the law.
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people → force → law
But legal experts said that the Nøjsomhed-Sydvej case, to be heard on Friday and Monday, could have implications for the Mjølnerparken case because it is likely to lead to a domestic ruling on whether “non-western” background is covered by racial discrimination law.
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background → say → law
Susheela Math, the head of legal at the NGO Systemic Justice, said: “If the supreme court decides that ‘non-western’ background is linked to ethnic origin and racial discrimination law, that raises huge questions for the Danish state.”
It would force the Danish state to decide whether it is to abolish the categorisation entirely, which could have ramifications across society, she said.
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she → say → society
“[The government] will refer to ethnic origin when it suits them but inside a court, no matter what you present, they say ‘non-western’ background has nothing to do with ethnicity and that they do not collect ethnic data,” said Math.
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Math → refer → data
It is understood that residents of Nøjsomhed-Sydvej would be allowed to return to their homes if they win the case, expected to be decided later this month.
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they → understand → case
But it is likely to be much more difficult for residents of Mjølnerparken to return to their homes if they win their case when it is heard, because they have been sold.
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they → return → case
The Danish ministry of children, senior citizens, and housing has been contacted for comment.
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ministry → contact → comment
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