COPENHAGEN, 29 August, 2026 — News Desk: Two expert reports have found that Denmark’s forced contraception programme in Greenland violated women’s human rights but did not meet the legal definition of genocide. At least 4,000 Greenlandic women and girls, some as young as 12, received IUDs or contraceptive injections between 1966 and 1991, often without their knowledge or consent. The reports said the practices violated rights to privacy, family life and freedom from degrading treatment. Some women suffered serious complications, including infections, infertility and other permanent health problems. The experts found no sufficient evidence that the programme was carried out with an intention to destroy Greenland’s population. However, one report said Denmark may have breached the UN Genocide Convention by failing to act after becoming aware of the risk. Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said a reconciliation commission would be established to uncover the truth and address the painful history. Denmark has also approved compensation of 300,000 Danish kroner for each affected woman.