particularly in the area of rehabilitation for victims of torture; forcibly deport rejected asylum seekers who had been in Denmark for a long period of time to certain parts of Iraq. In total, 282 persons, including women, children and especially victims of torture, who might not be able to receive the proper treatment in their home of origin, given the current situation in Iraq, await deportation.8 In August 2009 a group of 18 rejected male asylum seekers who had occupied a church in Copenhagen were arrested by the police with the aim of deporting them to Iraq. The detention and the way how the police proceeded during the raid caused public debate. The detention of possible victims of torture with the aim of deportation was criticized by a former member of UN Committee against Torture. In addition the detainees were interviewed by an Iraqi delegation without a lawyer present. 8 The document is available in Danish at: http://www.rct.dk/sitecore/content/Root/Home/Link_menu/News/2009/Rejected_Iraqis0609.aspx 59 A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 Government: Denmark is continuing its active international policy against torture. In 2008 the General Assembly adopted a comprehensive omnibus resolution on torture, presented by Denmark, by consensus. In March 2009, the Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on “Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: The role and responsibility of medical and other health personnel.” At the General Assembly in 2009, Denmark submitted an omnibus resolution strengthening the