Greenland to open truth commission over forced contraception scheme
Summary
Greenland will create a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate a forced contraception program run by Danish authorities from the 1960s to 1990. Thousands of Inuit women and girls were given contraceptives without their consent, raising concerns about human rights violations. Experts could not agree if the actions were genocide, but Denmark has apologized and agreed to provide compensation.Key Facts
- Greenland’s government announced a commission to investigate forced contraception by Denmark between the 1960s and 1990.
- Over 4,000 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, some as young as 12, were given contraceptives without consent.
- The contraception methods mainly involved intrauterine devices (IUDs) and injections.
- Experts reviewing the case gave mixed opinions; one report denied genocide, another suggested it might have occurred.
- Both reports agreed human rights and Indigenous rights may have been violated.
- Greenland’s Prime Minister said the focus is on starting a healing process through reconciliation.
- Denmark’s Prime Minister apologized to victims last year and supports working with Greenland on this issue.
- The Danish parliament approved compensation claims for affected women.
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