The Local Denmark https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Copenhagen may name new streets over Danish slave rebels Politicians in Denmark have proposed naming new roads in Copenhagen after slave rebels and labour rights campaigners in the Danish West Indies. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200612/copenhagen-to-name-new-roads-over-slave-rebels Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:59:53 +0200 copenhagen-to-name-new-roads-over-slave-rebels Denmark struggles to come to grips with its slave past This year marks the centennial of Denmark's sale of the Danish West Indies and the milestone has some asking if the nation should issue a formal apology for its role in the slave trade. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170105/denmark-struggles-to-come-to-grips-with-its-slave-past Thu, 05 Jan 2017 15:42:07 +0100 denmark-struggles-to-come-to-grips-with-its-slave-past Children trafficked to Denmark for sex and forced labour The Anti-Human Trafficking Centre (Socialstyrelsens Center mod Menneskehandel) registered 19 minors smuggled into Denmark since 2009, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160218/19-children-trafficked-to-denmark-for-prostitution-theft-forced-labour Thu, 18 Feb 2016 13:36:32 +0100 19-children-trafficked-to-denmark-for-prostitution-theft-forced-labour