text: investigated. Denmark was trying to foster tolerance and it has provided a multi-cultural education for its people. In One town where immigrants accounted for 12 per cent of the population, the schools used 12 or more different languages. 66, With regard to the right to work, the representative drew the attention Of the Committee to the high rate of unemployment in his country and said that it was necessary to provide foreigners with education so that they would be able t0 obtain employment, Steps were being taken to provide schools and VOCatiOnal training for them, The issue of quotas for accommodations for immigrants in certain areas was nOt a serious issue, since the rule which had limited the number of foreigners in buildings, in which foreigners already resided, had only been used in six cases. After three years of residence, foreigners were eligible to stand in local elections in Denmark. 67. In responding to questions relating to the publication of the book "The Satanic Verses", the representative said that there was a difference between a defamatOry utterance directed towards a person or group of persons, and a Statement denigra,ting a religious or other belief as such, Thus, insulting comments about J@ws Or Muslims, for example, were punishable under Danish law, but the Same Was not true in the Case of hostility to the Koran. At the same time, article 140 of the Penal Code did stipulate that anyone publicly denigrating a religious belief or those professing it was liable to imprisonment. A similar provision applied to anYOne making threatening statements against persons because of their race, COlOUr, national or ethnic origin or their beliefs. There had been no request to the Prosecutor General to initiate proceedings against Salman Rushdie's book "The 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the integration of immigrants in Denmark, including their education, employment, and political rights. It also touches on the issue of freedom of speech and the publication of a book that was considered offensive by some religious groups.