In general asylum seekers are at any time during the asylum procedure offered treatment for acute illness and “necessary, urgent and pain-relieving” medical treatment. Newly arrived asylum seekers are offered an appointment with a Danish Red Cross nurse at the reception centre or may be taken to see a doctor, particularly if there is reason to believe that the asylum seeker has been tortured. Asylum seekers who have been subjected to torture receive consultations with a psychologist or psychiatrist and receive physiotherapy. Treatment is initiated in the health clinics at the asylum centres, and carried out by nurses and medical specialists in general medicine. Asylum seekers can also be referred to other medical specialists and hospitals, if the doctor thinks it is necessary. In some cases the Danish Immigration Service has to approve the treatment. The Special Rapporteur recommends, as a priority for the Greenland Home Rule Government, that it develop and implement an adequately resourced plan of action against domestic violence in Greenland in cooperation with actors with relevant experience, such as the Ministry of Welfare and Gender Equality. High incidence of assault and sexual offences against women in Greenland: a study by the National Institute for Public Health showed that 60 per cent of women in Greenland aged 18 to 24 were victims of assaults or threats; a third of whom were victims of aggravated assaults. 34 per cent of these women were victims of sexual assaults; 12.5 per cent already when they Non-governmental sources: According to an inquiry into the matter, in February 2009 a draft [National Strategi for sundhedsfremme og forebyggelse af vold og seksuelle overgreb] was expected “soon”. Government: The multi-faceted approach in the National Action Plan to combat domestic violence 2005-2008 and the former action plan will continue as 35 million Danish kroner has been allocated to a new National Strategy to combat A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 62 before the final ruling. If a rejected asylum seeker refuses to leave Denmark voluntarily, it is the responsibility of the police to ensure his/her departure.

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