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Section 79 of the Constitution protects citizens' right to gather for peaceful assembly. This is recognised as a human right under international human rights instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights. Freedom of Assembly is understood as the right to protest peacefully, and without ...
The Church of Denmark is the state church by § 4, and the Folketing can by statue decide its constitution, but has not done so. Denmark has freedom of religion, and allows all to form and join religious communities, as long as they do not impinge on "good morals or public order". No-one is forced to pay to religions that are not their own, so ...
On 18 October 2005 Denmark's biggest Internet service provider TDC A/S launched a DNS-based child pornography filter in cooperation with the state police department and Save the Children, a charity organisation. Since then, all major providers have joined and as of May 2006, 98% of the Danish Internet users were restricted by the filter.
Freedom of speech and freedom of the press in Denmark are ensured by § 77 of the constitution: [1] Anyone is entitled to in print, writing and speech to publish his or hers thoughts, yet under responsibility to the courts. Censorship and other preventive measures can never again be introduced.
Denmark became a member of the European Union in 1973 and signed the Lisbon Treaty in 2007. Denmark was a founding member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). During the 1960s, the EFTA countries were often referred to as the Outer Seven, as opposed to the Inner Six of what was then the European Economic Community (EEC). [50]
We must not lose our long struggle for freedom," the island's Prime Minister Mute Egede said in a written comment. ... Since 2009 Greenland has held the right to declare independence from Denmark ...
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention; Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in Northeast Atlantic Fisheries; Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
The right to life, right to freedom from torture and inhumane treatment, right to equal treatment before the law, right to privacy, and right to education and the enjoyment of benefits of cultural freedom and scientific progress are all examples of rights deemed fundamental by the International Bill of Human Rights. Access to water and ...