Overview

• Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen delivered the apology in Greenland’s capital on September 24, addressing decades of state-run contraceptive insertions.
• The government has announced a reconciliation fund to compensate victims and other Greenlanders found to have been discriminated against because of their origin.
• An independent inquiry concluded that from the late 1960s to 1992 authorities sought to curb Greenland’s birth rate, with at least 4,070 women—about half of those of reproductive age by the late 1970s—receiving IUDs largely without consent, including minors.
• Many women reported health complications from the devices, and a number became sterile, according to the inquiry and victim accounts.
• Roughly 150 victims are suing the Danish state for human rights violations seeking reparations, while a separate legal review of potential criminal responsibility, including genocide considerations, is underway with a report due in spring 2026.