Friday, December 09, 2005

No mercy for torture victims / The Copenhagen Post, 9 Dec 2005

The Copenhagen Post: "
Traumatised refugees can never become Danish citizens unless they can speak Danish and score well on a proposed culture quiz when they apply for citizenship. If a refugee is too traumatised by the hardships of war or torture to master the subtleties of Danish language, history, and culture, he or she can kiss goodbye all hope of becoming a Danish citizen. The Liberal-Conservative government agreed with the Danish People's Party on Thursday that immigrants would need to pass a citizenship test, demonstrate a certain level of Danish skills, and prove they had supported themselves for four out of five years, in order to obtain Danish citizenship."