Marianne Paviasen states Greenland cannot yet confirm if forced contraception of Inuit women constituted genocide
Greenland's justice minister, Marianne Paviasen, stated that the government cannot currently conclude whether the forced contraception of Inuit women in the 1960s and 1970s constituted a genocide. This follows the release of two conflicting reports from a panel of experts who agreed that human rights were violated, but disagreed on the extent of the mistreatment. One report suggested that genocidal intent was a possible inference, while the other found no evidence of an intention to destroy the Greenlandic population. To address the discrepancy, Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen announced that a reconciliation commission would be established to begin the healing process. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who issued an official apology for the systematic discrimination, has promised to work closely with Greenlandic authorities. Denmark has already passed a compensation law to pay 300,000 Danish crowns to each affected woman. The campaign, which saw thousands of women and girls fitted with IUDs often without their consent, significantly slowed Greenland's population growth and remains a significant historical chapter in the relationship between the Danish and Greenlandic governments.