Greenland forced birth control investigation 2026
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Greenland says findings on genocide allegation not final
Greenland's justice minister Marianne Paviasen said the government cannot conclude whether genocide was committed against the Inuit community.
Dalee Sambo Dorough and Miriam Cullen said they could not conclude that genocide had taken place on the basis of contraceptive practices alone.
Denmark apologised for the treatment of Inuit women and girls in Greenland a year before the reports were released.
“We will handle the political process together with the government of Greenland. The most important thing for me is that we find the right path together.”
Experts find forced birth control in Greenland violated women's rights
Greenland's Justice Minister Marianne Paviasen said the government cannot say whether there was genocide.
Inger Platou said complications from the coil left her unable to become pregnant.
The forced contraceptive campaign led some victims to suffer serious infections, scarring of the fallopian tubes, or removal of the uterus, and some were later unable to have children.