Greenland forced birth control investigation 2026
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Experts find forced birth control in Greenland violated women's rights
The Greenlandic Siumut Party urged that the genocide question be settled by a competent and independent international court.
Greenland's Justice Minister Marianne Paviasen said the government cannot say whether there was genocide.
Denmark apologised for the forced contraceptive scheme last year, with Mette Frederiksen describing systematic discrimination against Greenlanders.
Greenland says findings on genocide allegation not final
The Inuit, or mixed Danish and Inuit, make up nearly 90% of Greenland's population of 56,000.
Greenland was a Danish colony until 1953 and did not gain home rule until 1979.
Between 1966 and 1970, 4,500 Greenlandic women and girls, some as young as 13, had an IUD implanted under a Danish-administered birth-control programme.
“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.”