Greenland to establish truth commission on forced contraception
By The BriefBrief
Greenland’s government said it will establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to examine a Danish forced contraception campaign carried out from the 1960s to the 1990s. The scheme involved thousands of Indigenous women and girls receiving intrauterine devices or contraceptive injections without consent, and experts previously disagreed on whether it amounted to genocide.
WHO:Greenland’s government
WHAT:Announced plans to establish a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to shed light on forced contraception carried out by Danish authorities.
WHEN:Reported Aug 28, 2026 at 4:06 PM ET
WHERE:Greenland
WHY:To shed light on a campaign of forced contraception carried out by Danish authorities from the 1960s to 1990.
