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
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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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