Since 1993, the President of the United States has proclaimed January 16 as National Religious Freedom Day, commemorating the Virginia General Assembly‘s adoption of Thomas Jefferson‘s landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on January 16, 1786. The idea of Freedom of Religion is enshrined in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which ...
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By U.S. Mission Denmark | 16 January, 2018 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, U.S. & Denmark, Video
| Tags: Religious freedom
Human trafficking is an assault on human dignity and should be penalized accordingly. No government can hold human traffickers accountable or address the needs of victims without stringent and comprehensive human trafficking laws, strong law enforcement, prosecutorial capacity funded with adequate resources, and an informed judiciary.
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By Philip Holten | 28 June, 2017 | Topics:
Events, Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Reports, Secretary Rex Tillerson, Speeches, Video
The U.S. Embassy organized a workshop on counter-radicalization for approximately 90 young Danish pupils in the age of 15-20 at the Youth Folkemøde. The intention of the workshop was to open a dialogue on violent extremism and radicalization with the participants and discuss what initiatives can be taken to prevent these unfortunately very relevant and ...
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By Nazqa | 28 September, 2016 | Topics:
American Spaces, Education, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights, U.S. & Denmark
| Tags: CVE, Workshop, Youth Folkemøde
Gender Equality Panel Discussion at the Youth Folkemøde The embassy had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion about gender equality. The U.S government is a strong supporter of empowering women’s rights in the political, economic and social realms of their countries. The panel was moderated by
Deputy Chief of Mission Laura Lochman and the panelists included
Ambassador Rufus Gifford ,
Natasha Joo f (the ...
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By Jóhanna Ellendersen Brogård | 28 September, 2016 | Topics:
American Spaces, Deputy Chief of Mission, Education, Embassy, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights, U.S. & Denmark
| Tags: GenderEquality, UFM16, YouthFolkemøde
In the last week of July, Ambassador Gifford, Dr. Stephen DeVincent, and embassy staff went to the Faroe Islands. The visit had many aspects including strengthening business ties, being the unique nature and ecosystem that exists in the Faroe Islands. But the two biggest items on the agenda were 1)participating in the Faroese Pride Celebrations ...
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By Philip Holten | 29 July, 2016 | Topics:
Art & Culture, Business, Economic Affairs, Faroe Islands, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights
While we all know that countries like Denmark and the United States abolished slavery over 150 years ago, it still exists in our societies today. Nowadays slavery is hidden from plain sight. In western countries – and in many other countries – people working under slavelike conditions are often from other countries. They are trafficked. ...
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By Philip Holten | 8 July, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights, News, Official Reports, Reports
It will come as no surprise that basic human rights are not respected in many countries around the world. Every year, U.S. Embassies around the world work closely with host country NGOs and governments to take stock of the human rights situation in that country. The findings are released in an annual report. Each country has ...
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By Philip Holten | 15 June, 2016 | Topics:
Human Rights, Official Reports
Women Deliver Conference In mid-May Copenhagen was host city to the
Women Deliver Conference . It was the world’s largest global conference on the health, rights, and well being of girls and women in the last decade. The Embassy and several parts of the U.S. Government participated in the conference, which focused on women’s rights, inclusion of women ...
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By Philip Holten | 26 May, 2016 | Topics:
Child and Family Matters, Embassy, Former U.S. Ambassadors, Human Rights, News
