Latest developments in 2019

AuthorJustesen, Pia
Pages93-102
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12 LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN 2019
12.1 Legislative amendments
There have been no legislative amendments in 2019.
12.2 Case law
Race, ethnic and national origin
Name of the court: Board of Equal Treatment
Date of decision: 30 January 2019
Reference number: Decision No. 9104
Address of the webpage:
https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx?id=207003
Brief summary: The case dealt with a man with a Turkish- sounding name who wanted
to buy tickets to a football game in Germany between a Turkish and a German football
team. A company that had offered trips with tickets for football games declined to sell
the trip and the tickets to the man. The company argued that they c ould not sell tickets
to people with Turkish-sounding names b ecause they would be rejected at the stadium.
The man argued that he had been discriminated against because of his ethnic origin in
violation of Section 3 of the Act on Ethnic Equal Treatment. The Board emphasised that
the company had directly stated that they could not sell tickets to people with Turkish-
sounding names and concluded that the man had been subjected to direct discrimination
because of his ethnic origin. He was awarded compensation of EUR 670 (DKK 5 000).
Name of the court: Board of Equal Treatment
Date of decision: 12 June 2019
Reference number: Decision No. 9619
Address of the webpage:
https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx?id=209769
Brief summary: A Latvian man did not have the required ticket for travelling by public
transport in Denmark. He was therefore charged with a fine on the train. The man
claimed that the steward had exposed him to harassment due to ethnic origin because
the steward had addressed him in Russian. The Board argued that although the
complainant perceived the address in Russian to be offensive, the Board did not find that
the steward intended to discriminate against the complainant or that the steward should
have known that his choice of language could be perceived as offensive. The complainant
was therefore unsuccessful in the complaint.
Name of the court: Board of Equal Treatment
Date of decision: 12 June 2019
Reference number: Decision No. 9620
Address of the webpage:
https://www.retsinformation.dk/Forms/R0710.aspx?id=209770
Brief summary: A drop-in centre for the mentally ill and traumatised with a focus on
refugees and immigrants offered a free communal meal for the target group once a
week. At the dinner, it was also p ossible to receive advice on, for example, contact with
public authorities. A man with a Danish-sounding name and of Danish origin complained
that he had been discriminated against due to his ethnic origin. He had been refused a
place at the communal meal because he was not included in the target group. The B oard
argued that the Act on Ethnic Equal Treatment does not preclude specific measures
designed to compensate disadvantages linked to ethnic origin. The Board therefore
concluded that the communal meals fell within the specific measures permitted by
Section 4 of the Act on Ethnic Equal Treatment.

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