DOHA, Qatar (Washington Insider Magazine)-Following the announcement of the Danish kits that the nation will wear at this year’s tournament, Qatar World Cup officials refuted the allegations of human rights violations in the host nation made by kit manufacturer Hummel.
Denmark’s “toned down” World Cup jerseys were unveiled by Hummel on Wednesday. According to Hummel, the hidden message on the jersey is a reaction to alleged human rights violations in Qatar.
On Wednesday, a Danish sportswear manufacturer unveiled Denmark’s third jersey in all-black, which it said represented the “color of mourning,” along with a red kit that conceals its logo.
On Wednesday, the tournament’s organizers refuted Hummel’s allegations and said that they had held “robust and transparent dialogue” with the Danish Football Federation (DBU).
In a statement, the organizers said, “We whole-heartedly reject the trivializing of our genuine commitment to protect the health and safety of the 30,000 workers who built FIFA World Cup stadiums and other tournament projects.” “That same commitment now extends to 150,000 workers across various tournament services and 40,000 workers in the hospitality sector.”
Is Denmark fair in asserting its moral superiority?
People from non-Western origins may still experience discrimination in public housing, according to reports from Amnesty International. Even after regulations on repatriation and externalizing applications for asylum and residence were implemented, refugees’ rights to family life were still being infringed. Initiatives to educate people about sexuality and corporate accountability have been delayed.
Discrimination against “non-westerners”
Despite a petition with 55,913 signatures advocating for its repeal, the discriminatory legislation “L38” on social housing was still in force in May.
Denmark committed to reviewing its social housing policies as part of its UPR in May, but only made a superficial modification to official papers by removing the word “ghetto.” Along with new discriminatory programmes that mandate that communities not contain more than 30% of inhabitants with “non-western backgrounds” by 2030, policies trying to reduce the number of inhabitants with “non-western backgrounds” continued.
Women’s rights
A required sexuality education program covering sexual autonomy, consent, and relationships in both primary and secondary schools, as well as a sex education curriculum for teacher training, were among the recommendations made by the CEDAW Committee to Denmark in March. This was not implemented in 2021.
Even more concerning is Denmark’s political position given that it ranks as one of the world’s top proponents of defending human rights. A thorough examination of all 30 articles of the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights reveals that Denmark violates around 20 of them, which is in line with rising worldwide criticism of the government’s breaches of human rights.
Migrant rights
The European Court of Human Rights annulled the 3-year waiting period for family reunions that were required in Denmark and would have affected roughly 4,000 Syrian refugees in July on the grounds that it violated the right to family life. The ruling made it very obvious that refugees had the right to family reunification regardless of the status, protection, humanitarianism, or convention to which they were entitled. By the time the decision was made, hundreds of people had spent years apart from their family.
Parliament approved a measure authorizing Denmark to externalize the processing of asylum aspirants and those requesting residence cards for refugees to non-European countries. The Danish government contacted representatives in Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, and Rwanda between 2020 and 2021, even though there is no agreement with a host country. In December, talks between Kosovo and Denmark were launched on the outsourcing of jail cells for 300 people who had been convicted of crimes and were sentenced to leave Denmark.
The parliament gave its approval to a revised Return Bill. The legislation included additional provisions including compensating asylum applicants to forgo filing an appeal with the Refugee Appeals Board in the event that their applications were rejected.
Damascus and other adjacent rural areas were deemed safe to enter in February 2021 by the Danish Immigration Service and Danish Refugee Appeals Board. As of December 19, at least 151 Syrians had had their residence permits revoked, not renewed, or had their claims for refugee status rejected.
The Gulf nation will host the 2022 World Cup beginning on November 20 and continuing through December 18. The opening game for Denmark is set for November 22 versus Tunisia.
