Copenhagen, Europe Brief News – According to a new warning from the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, new Ukrainian Clinics in Denmark are opening in striking contrast to the government’s previous discriminatory and unmatched practices towards other non-white immigrants. The Danish government’s double standards are too obvious to ignore, from forcefully returning Syrian refugees to Syria to accepting just 3% of Afghan asylum petitions.
The General Practitioners’ Organization and the Capital Region of Denmark have teamed together to build four medical clinics dedicated to addressing the rising number of Ukrainian refugees in the nation.
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Ukrainian Clinics for White Migrants
The first facility opened last week in Nrrebro, Copenhagen, and the other three will follow in the coming days, with services in English and interpreters when needed.
Because Denmark is not obliged by the EU Temporary Protection Directive, it approved a bill last month to let Ukrainian refugees apply for temporary residency and work.
Ordinarily, non-EU citizens who are awaiting decisions on their residency applications in Denmark must utilize private health insurance to cover the waiting time. To assist Ukrainians with less critical ailments, the Regional Council Chairperson, Lars Gaardhj, said they “need to prepare with a more strong solution” in anticipation of thousands of Ukrainian migrants.
What the Danish Ministry has to say!
On April 13, the Danish Ministry of Health issued a policy change enabling Ukrainian nationals to be treated by a general practitioner while their application is processed.
At first look, this measure seems to contradict Prime Minister Frederiksen’s declared objective of “zero asylum applicants.” Instead, favouring Ukrainian residents simply emphasizes the issue of nationality, ethnicity, and race, not the flood of new entrants.
Denmark’s Discriminates Against Different Ethnicities!
Denmark is the first EU member to cancel Syrian refugees’ visas and return them, citing safety concerns. Asylum applicants were sent to unknown third countries in Africa to process their applications and house them in 2021. Clearly, where and how asylum seekers and refugees live in Denmark depends on their place of origin.
According to authorities, ghettos are public housing neighborhoods with social issues and a predominance of “non-Western ethnicities” that trigger a “ghetto package” of discriminatory laws.
Asylum seekers from the Middle East and North Africa are still subject to the notorious “jewelry law,” which provides authorities the right to take assets from incoming migrants supposedly to pay for their reception and detention.
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Conclusion
This is not an uncommon circumstance, as described by the Danes. Ukrainian migrants are treated with such kindness, while Syrian and Afghan refugees are still subjected to discriminatory measures, says Michela Pugliese, Euro-Med Monitor’s Migration and Asylum Researcher. It would be nice if the same government would not deprive all other refugees of fundamental rights while caring for Ukrainian refugees.
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor calls on Denmark to build medical facilities like Ukrainian Clinics for non-white migrants too. Human Rights Watch insisted Denmark provide equal access to health care for all refugees and asylum seekers regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic status, or immigration status; to ensure that immigration policies do not have the effect of discrimination.
