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UN warns Denmark that treatment of Greenlandic mother may constitute ethnic discrimination

Friday, 1 May 2026, 06:36 · 1 min read

The United Nations has cautioned Denmark that its removal of a newborn child from a Greenlandic mother using controversial psychometric tests "may amount to ethnic discrimination." Keira Alexandra Kronvold had her daughter, Zammi, taken into foster care just two hours after birth in November 2024, following so-called FKU parental competency tests — since banned by Denmark after widespread criticism that they were culturally biased against Greenlandic and other minority parents. Three UN special rapporteurs have now written to Copenhagen demanding answers, citing possible human rights violations and noting that Kronvold, who is only permitted brief supervised visits with her now 18-month-old daughter, remains separated from her child a year after the tests were abolished. Kronvold is appealing to Denmark's high court on Friday in a case her lawyer says could set a precedent for dozens of other Inuit women in similar circumstances; Denmark's social affairs ministry acknowledged receiving the UN letter but said the country currently has no government in place to respond, following a general election in March.

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The GuardianDanish treatment of Greenlandic mother may be ‘ethnic discrimination’, says UN ↗︎
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