24/06/2026
English below
Erklæring
Den 12. maj kl. 5 om morgenen mødte politiet op i Folkets Park i en razzia mod en gruppe mennesker, der sov i parken. Adskillige politibiler og snesevis af politibetjente var involveret i razziaen. Politiet smed folk væk fra deres sovepladser, tjekkede deres papirer, anholdt 10 personer, og tilbageholdt dem i detentionen i op til ti timer. Ti personer modtog bøder på mellem 1.000 og 1.500 kr. En advokat støtter personerne, berørte af razziaen, i at bestride bøden.
Politiet påberåbte sig lejrforbudsloven, der bruges som juridisk grundlag for at straffe folk for at opfylde deres grundlæggende rettigheder og behov. Det er ikke første gang, at loven bruges til at smide folk ud af Folkets Park. Sidste år i april var der adskillige razziaer, og hjemløse migranter, især fra romasamfundet, blev mål for denne racistiske praksis.
Vi har observeret et behov for sovepladser, især da de fleste nødherberger i nabolaget er lukket i forårs-/sommerperioden, hvilket fører til, at folk er tvunget til at sove i parken. Razziaen kan ses som en fortsættelse af en racistisk og voldelig lovgivning, der er rettet mod mennesker, der allerede er marginaliserede. Den følger logikken om at udelukke sårbare mennesker fra bybilledet, samtidig med at den ikke tilbyder alternativer. Romasamfundet oplever kontinuerlig granskning, tjek og kontrol fra myndighederne i stedet for at modtage omsorg og støtte.
Folkets Hus og Park ville ikke eksistere uden modstand mod beslutninger, som politiet og myndighederne påtvinger nabolaget. Vi har ikke brug for politirazziaer og chikane i vores lokalsamfund. I stedet har vi brug for boliger, husly og offentlige rum, hvor folk kan opholde sig på en sikker og inkluderende måde. De mennesker, der sover i parken, kan betragtes som vores nærmeste naboer. Vi står derfor i solidaritet med dem i lyset af denne statsledede chikane og mishandling. Boliger til alle!
---
For yderligere reference, se Homeless Bill of Rights, der blev vedtaget af Københavns Kommune den 10. oktober 2023, herunder
Artikel 3 (Retten til at bruge det offentlige rum og til at bevæge sig frit inden for det) og som fokuserer på lovgivning, der begrænser folks ret til at sove i offentlige parker og grønne områder; og Artikel 11 (Retten til at udføre handlinger, der er nødvendige for at overleve inden for lovens rammer), der specifikt siger, at folk ikke bør straffes for at sove på gaden, da det kan være afgørende for deres liv.
Statement
On the 12th of May at 5am the police showed up at Folkets Park in a raid against a group of people sleeping in the park. Several police cars and dozens of police officers were involved in the raid. The police evicted people from their sleeping spots, checked documents, arrested 10 people and held them in detention for up to ten hours. Ten people received fines ranging from 1.000 to 1.500 kr. A lawyer is supporting the people affected by the raid, in challenging the fine.
The police invoked the anti-encampment law, which is used as a legal basis to punish people for fulfilling their basic rights and needs. It is not the first time the law is used to evict people from Folkets Park. Last year in April there were several raids and homeless migrants, particularly from the Roma community, were targeted by this racist practice.
We have observed a need for sleeping places, especially since most of the emergency shelters in the neighbourhood are closed during the spring/summer period, which leads to people being forced to sleep in the park. The raid can be seen as a continuation of a racist and violent legislation that targets people who are already marginalized. It follows the logic of excluding vulnerable people from the city landscape while simultaneously not providing any alternatives. The Roma community experiences continuous scrutiny, checks and control from the authorities, instead of receiving care and support.
Folkets Hus and Park would not exist without resistance against decisions forced on the neighbourhood by the police and authorities. We do not need police raids and harrassment in our communities. Instead we need housing, shelter, and public spaces for people to be in, in a safe and inclusive way. The people who are sleeping in the park can be considered our closest neighbours. We therefore stand in solidarity with them in the face of this state led harassment and maltreatment. Housing for all!
---
For further reference see The Homeless Bill of Rights that was adopted by the City of Copenhagen on the 10th of October 2023, including
Art. 3 (The right to use public space and to move freely within it) and includes a focus on legislation restricting people’s right to sleep in public parks and green spaces; and Art. 11 (The right to carry out practices necessary to survival within the law), that specificzally says that people shouldn’t be punished for sleeping in the street since it may be essencial for their life.
