Indicator history

There is no general definition of racial discrimination in the law. Within the scopes of Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC, Danish law provides a definition of racial discrimination in accordance with the directives, see Act on Discrimination (forskelsbehandlingsloven) and Act on Ethnic Equal Treatment (lov om etnisk ligebehandling). Additionally, it is a criminal offence under the Act on Prohibition of Discrimination on Account of Race Etc. (lov om forbud mod forskelsbehandling pga. race mv.), in commercial or non-profit activity, to refuse to serve a person on equal terms with others on account of the race, colour, national or ethnic origin, belief or sexual orientation of such person.

There is no general definition of racial discrimination in the law. Within the scopes of Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC, Danish law provides a definition of racial discrimination in accordance with the directives, see Act on Discrimination (forskelsbehandlingsloven) and Act on Ethnic Equal Treatment (lov om etnisk ligebehandling). Additionally, it is a criminal offence under the Act on Prohibition of Discrimination on Account of Race Etc. (lov om forbud mod forskelsbehandling pga. race mv.), in commercial or non-profit activity, to refuse to serve a person on equal terms with others on account of the race, colour, national or ethnic origin, belief or sexual orientation of such person.

Within the scopes of Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC, Danish law provides a definition of racial discrimination in accordance with the directives, see Act on Discrimination (forskelsbehandlingsloven) and Act on Ethnic Equal Treatment (lov om etnisk ligebehandling). Additionally, it is a criminal offence under the Act on Prohibition of Discrimination on Account of Race Etc. (lov om forbud mod forskelsbehandling pga. race mv.), in commercial or non-profit activity, to refuse to serve a person on equal terms with others on account of the race, colour, national or ethnic origin, belief or sexual orientation of such person.