A/HRC/48/10 (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan and Rwanda. The webcasts of the full statements can be found online.4 27. In response to questions on social housing, the delegation of Denmark explained that the Government had been striving to have a mix of residents in deprived areas as well as offering socially disadvantaged groups or migrants housing in well-functioning residential areas. In cases of demolition, renovation or sale of social housing units, domestic legislation provided safeguards for tenants’ rights, and the social housing association provided suitable housing in the same municipality. 28. The delegation clarified that the Government did not consider the definition of a “ghetto area” to be discriminatory. However, the Government put forward a proposal to replace the word “ghetto” with the terms “parallel society” and “transformation areas”. The criterion concerning tenants of non-Western origin was one out of five necessary criteria. 29. The social housing sector offered affordable housing for everyone in need. The Government had implemented a regulation promoting adequate rental housing options to ensure that cities were affordable for people with lower incomes. New legislation was adopted in 2020 to put certain limits on increases in housing rental rates. Additionally, the Government adopted some measures to ensure affordable social housing through rental subsidies or a construction of low-rent housing units. 30. The Government was working to adopt a national poverty threshold for use in measuring progress in development and drafting new social policies. The Government introduced a temporary child-benefit scheme to help families with children and to combat child poverty. At the same time, Denmark had a well-developed welfare system and comprehensive social safety net, ensuring a minimum income for all citizens. 31. The fight against racism remained a key priority for Denmark. The Government was developing an action plan on antisemitism. Hate speech was a criminal offence. The Criminal Code stipulated criminal responsibility for associations promoting hate speech or racial discrimination. 32. The Government had given special attention to the effective investigation of hate crimes and taken additional measures to strengthen professional training for the police and the prosecutor’s office in handling hate crime cases and assisting victims. 33. In 2017, the Parliament adopted an act on religious communities with a view to promoting respect and tolerance towards religious diversity in society. The Government has been implementing several projects to initiate dialogues among young people on values, attitudes and prejudices. 34. In response to questions on the family reunification of migrants, the delegation of Denmark stated that the Parliament, in 2016, amended the Aliens Act to require beneficiaries with temporary protection status to wait three years for family reunification unless the international obligations of Denmark stated otherwise. The three-year waiting period was introduced to control the mass influx of asylum seekers and to safeguard social cohesion, the economic well-being of the country and the success of the integration efforts. Family reunification of children aged 15–18 years was granted in cases falling under the requirement of the country’s international obligations. Such decisions were based on individual assessments, taking into consideration the best interests of the child. 35. The delegation explained that administrative detention centres, including the recently renovated Ellebaek facility, were only used as a last resort. The Aliens Act stipulated that foreign nationals deprived of liberty should only be subject to restrictions necessary for the purpose of the detention. 36. A number of Danish citizens with dual citizenship had joined Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and travelled to the Syrian Arab Republic. In doing so, they had rejected such fundamental values of Danish society as democracy and freedom and could not be allowed to return, as that could pose a national security risk. The Parliament had legislated on the 4 See http://webtv.un.org/search/. 5