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Denmark has held a significant role in the adoption of both the European Convention on Human Rights and in the establishment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). In 1987, the Kingdom Parliament (Folketinget) established a national human rights institution, the Danish Centre of Human Rights, now the Danish Institute for Human Rights. [1]
In 1988, Lene Koch succeeded Nynne Koch as head of the women and gender research organization, Kvinfo, where she relaunched the journal Forum for kvindeforskning (Forum for Women's Research), addressing new trends in women's research. In 1990, she was engaged as a lecturer in health research at Copenhagen University's Panum Institute.
The 1980 Conference held from 14 and 30 July in Copenhagen, Denmark [1] was the direct result of the First World Conference on Women, which had been held in Mexico City in 1975, establishing the World Plan of Action and Declaration of Mexico on the Equality of Women and Their Contribution to Development and Peace. [2]
A 2010 Eurobarometer poll on violence against women found that victim blaming attitudes used to be common in Denmark: 71% of Danes agreed with the assertion that the "provocative behaviour of women" was a cause of violence against women, well above the 52% European average. [34]
The Women Human Rights Defenders International Coalition [citation needed] is a resource and advocacy network for the protection and support of women human rights defenders worldwide. When their gender or the nature of their work has made them the subject of attacks, gender-sensitive mechanisms are required for their protection and support.
In 2001 the circulation of Familie Journal was 237,000 copies. [15] During the last six months of 2003 the magazine had a circulation of 228,000 copies, making it the best-selling general interest magazine in the country. [5] Its circulation was 198,300 copies during the last six months of 2007. [16]
Denmark is usually considered a progressive country, which has adopted legislation and policies to support women's rights, minority rights, and LGBT rights. Human rights in Denmark are protected by the state's Constitution of the Realm (Danmarks Riges Grundlov); applying equally in Denmark proper, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, and through ...
Within a few years, a small group of dedicated scholars working on a voluntary basis had managed to establish a documentation centre that became well-known to concerned people the world over. The project grew to encompass international human rights work, empowerment projects, publishing and information dissemination. [4]