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To find organisations working for LGBTQI+ rights, visit our Denmark LGBTQI+ Resources page.
For Denmark country of origin information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries, and relevant documents visit our Denmark COI page. 

Refugee protection

Click here to see the numbers and origins of refugees hosted by Denmark. 

The following sections contain information on the most important international treaties and agreements of which Denmark is signatory, as well as national legislation relevant to the protection of refugees.

Denmark is a party to both the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and to its 1967 Protocol. It has also accepted the UN Statelessness Conventions. 

Regionally, Denmark is a member of the European Union (EU). As such, it is subject to the EU framework on refugee protection, which is based upon the Schengen Borders Code (Regulation (EU) 2016/399), the Dubin Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 604/2013) and the Asylum Procedures Directive (Directive 2013/32/EU). 

Denmark’s national refugee protection framework is based on the Danish Aliens Legislation (Sags Nr. 2018-20616, Akt Nr. 598518). It provides for the protection of rights of aliens in the country, and also determines the procedure for residence and use of public services by immigrants in Denmark. 

Legal aid organisations

Website
Address: Borgergade 10, 1300 Copenhagen K 
Tel: +45 3373 5000
Email: advice@drc.ngo or return.advice@drc.ngo 
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 3 pm

Founded in 1956, DRC Danish Refugee Council is Denmark’s largest, and a leading international NGO – one of the few with a specific expertise in forced displacement. In 40 countries, our 7,500 employees protect, advocate and build sustainable futures for refugees and other displacement-affected people and communities. DRC Asylum offers different types of counselling on the Danish asylum procedure as well as the possibilities for reintegration and repatriation support. It also carries out several other tasks to support the rights of asylum seekers and refugees.

Email: contact@w2eu.info or w2eu_info@yahoo.com

This hyperlink –w2eu.info – leads to an independent source of information for refugees coming to Europe. w2eu.info might be useful on their journey to and through Europe by giving access to counseling and useful contacts in different European countries.

Website
Facebook
Address: Dronningensgade 14
DK-1420 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Tel: +45 50 55 80 11
Contact person: Michala Clante Bendixen
Email: kontakt@refugeeswelcome.dk

We help with casework and counselling to refugees living in the centers or underground. We have extensive experience in the treatment of asylum cases, and we can help with legal issues. For example, we can help to investigate whether there is room for the resumption of a rejected asylum case. And we can recommend a good lawyer if the case be in Refugee Board. This is done free of charge every Wednesday from 3 to 7 pm for refugees and asylum seekers.

Organisations providing other support to refugees

Website
Address: Røde Kors (Main office for asylum), Rosenørns Alle 31 2. sal, 1970 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Tel: +45 35 43 22 44
Contacts for asylum officials:
Anne la Cour, Head of Asylum, +45 24 65 48 77
Maja Rettrup Mørch, Head of Secretariat, +45 28 59 33 56
Anne Skovgaard, Press Officer, +45 30 51 35 33
Tracing – contact by email: tracing@redcross.dk

The Red Cross operates a number of reception centres for asylum seekers in Denmark. The centres are open facilities, often categorised according to the type of resident group they house, i.e. newly-arrived asylum seekers, families, extra and special care individuals, and single men or women. The following is a list of contacts within the Red Cross and a list of reception centres the Red Cross is responsible for. We list here the main centres that are run by the Red Cross. In addition there are other centres which are organised through the municipalities which you can find on this link.

Please note that to trace your relatives, you have to send an email to: tracing@redcross.dk

Website
Address: Borgergade 13, P.O. Box 2107, DK-1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark
Tel.: +45 33 76 06 00 (main number), +45 36 93 86 47 (direct number), +45 33 76 05 10 (fax)
Email: rct@rct.dk

RCT, as well as being a research-led organisation contributing to the global knowledge on rehabilitation and prevention of torture, offers rehabilitation programmes for torture survivors in Denmark. The RCT also provides information and reports on torture, co-operating with with partner organisations in the South on rehabilitation and prevention of torture, and aids in capacity development.

Website
Address: Skyttegade 3, ground floor, DK-2200 Copenhagen N, Denmark
Tel: (+45) 32 20 02 25
Email: info@trampolinehouse.dk

The aim of the house is to break with the isolation and victimisation that people seeking asylum experience in Danish asylum camps and to fight for a more just and humane asylum system in Denmark.

The house is open 5 days a week and offers different activities, for instance: Dinners, debates, cultural events, youth club, yoga, magazine production, theatre workshops. Legal counselling is offered every Wednesday from 5-7 pm with some of the best immigration lawyers in Denmark.

Denmark LGBTQI+ Resources

Find organisations working for refugee LGBTQI+ rights in Denmark.

Denmark COI

Find Denmark Country of Origin information (COI) experts, reports, commentaries, and relevant documents. 

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Last updated May 2023