Greenland announced its intention to create a reconciliation commission after the presentation of the conclusions of a group of experts on the forced contraception campaign that is believed to have been promoted by Denmark. The commission aims to promote reconciliation between the two territories.
The experts' conclusions were recently presented and analyzed the forced contraception policy implemented by Denmark in Greenland. The report did not determine whether this policy could be qualified as genocide, leaving this question open.
The forced contraception campaign is believed to have affected the Inuit population of Greenland during the period when the territory was under Danish administration. This report comes in the context of a broader process of investigating the historical relations between Denmark and Greenland.
The creation of the reconciliation commission represents a step towards the recognition of controversial historical practices and the impact they had on the affected communities. The reconciliation process could contribute to a better understanding between the two territories.
