The legislation compels housing associations to sell or redevelop 40% of public housing stock in these low-rent, ethnic minority enclaves. Muhammad Aslam and 11 other Mjolnerparken residents have filed a lawsuit against the Danish government which they hope will help them keep their homes. In 2019 non-western immigrants and descendants of immigrants from non-western countries made up 8.9% of the nation's 5.8 million population , according to Statistics Denmark. "The criteria behind the ghetto legislation are discriminatory and based on race," Khawaja, the attorney representing the Mjolnerparken residents' lawsuit, told CNN. Mjolnerparken residents catch up at a weekly meeting.

Source: CNN July 20, 2020 09:09 UTC