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Bill: The Danish Institute for Human Rights is also to work on di­scri­mi­na­tion on grounds of religion or belief, age and disability

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af lov om Institut for Men­nesker­ettigheder – Danmarks Nationale Men­nesker­ettighedsin­sti­tu­tion. (Tilføjelse af religion eller tro, alder og handicap til Institut for Men­nesker­ettigheders kompetenceområde)

Bill · L 60 (2026-27)

In short

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  • What is proposed: The bill proposes that the area of responsibility of the Danish Institute for Human Rights be expanded to also cover religion or belief, age and disability.
  • When: The bill has not been passed yet.

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If the bill is passed:

  • The Danish Institute for Human Rights is designated as the national equality body in Denmark.
  • According to the bill, this does not fundamentally change the tasks that the institute already performs in practice.

Sources and original

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Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Lovforslaget udvider Institut for Men­nesker­ettigheders opgaver på li­ge­behand­ling­som­rå­det, så Instituttet også får et klart lovgrundlag for at arbejde med forskelsbehandling på grund af religion eller tro, alder og handicap - på samme måde, som Instituttet i dag varetager mandatområderne køn, seksuel orientering, kønsidentitet, kønsudtryk eller kønskarakteristika, race og etnisk oprindelse. Lovforslaget giver desuden instituttet mulighed for at fremsætte anbefalinger til offentlige og private aktører om indsamling af data om forskelsbehandling. Formålet med lovforslaget er at implementere direktiverne om bindende standarder for li­ge­behand­ling­sor­gan­er (direktiv 2024/1499 og direktiv 2024/1500). Lovforslaget foreslås at træde i kraft den 1. januar 2027.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 8 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. Passed
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament
  3. Enters into force
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