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Some Denmark nightclubs apply language requirement for entry
Danish nightclubs demand guests have to speak Danish, English or German to be allowed in after 'foreign men in groups' attack female revellers
- Several bars in Denmark applies language requirement for entry
- Guests have to be able to speak Danish, English or German
- Some admit to have but in measures in the wake of attacks on women
- Danish Amnesty outraged, calling it discrimination against foreigners
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A number of Danish nightclubs have started demanding that guests can make themselves understood in English, German or the native tongue to be allowed entry.
The language requirements have reportedly been put in place in several establishments across Denmark in the wake of reports of 'foreign men in groups' harassing female guests.
This comes just days after Denmark was criticised by the UN over a proposal to confiscate valuables from asylum seekers in order to finance accommodation and benefits.
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Speak up, ye who enter here: Buddy Holly, a night club in Sønderborg, near the German border, applies a language policy for all guests, which its owner defends it as a safety measure
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A number of Danish bars and clubs demand that guests speak either Danish, English or German to be allowed in, according to TV2 Nyheter.
Some have told the channel that the stricter entry policies and increased security have become necessary after 'foreign men subjected female guests to sexual harassment'.
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Harsh measures: Security staff check IDs at Kastrups train station outside Copenhagen, Denmark, where parliament now propose to confiscate valuables from asylum seekers to finance their upkeep
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Denmark has previously come under fire after a controversial proposal to confiscate valuables and cash of refugees and migrants in order to finance their upkeep while they are seeking asylum.
The plans sparked international outrage, especially in the US, where the Washington Post noted that confiscating jewellery from refugees had 'a particularly bitter connotation in Europe' where the Nazis seized gold and valuables from Jews and others during the Second World War.
Several organisations, including the UN High Commission for Refugees, also censured the Nordic country for the proposal, as well as for others that will delay family reunification and make acquiring refugee and residence status more difficult.
Europe's human rights and democracy body said on Friday it was 'deeply concerned' at the proposed changes to Danish immigration laws.
Danish Parliament is expected to vote on the proposals on Tuesday next week.
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Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz3xdAb8U7b
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