Greenland

Exclusive: 現在は禁止されているテストの結果、赤ちゃんを引き離された Inuit 女性の事例について政府に送られた書簡 UN は Denmark に対し、論争の的となっている親の適格性テストの結果、 Denmark 当局が Greenlandic の母親から新生児を引き離したことは「民族差別に当たる可能性がある」と警告した。 Keira Alexandra Kronvold の娘 Zammi は、Kronvold がいわゆる FKU（親の適格性）心理テストを受けた後の2024年11月、生後2時間で彼女から引き離され、里親に預けられた。当時、彼女は、このテストは自身が「十分に文明化されている」かどうかを確認するためのものだと告げられていた。 Continue reading...

Qarsoq Høegh-Dam aims to use his seat in Danish parliament to shift power from Copenhagen to NuukIt’s not the standard motto for a newly elected parliamentarian, but Qarsoq Høegh-Dam is adamant: if he does his job properly, there will soon be no need for it. “I want to make myself as obsolete as possible,” he said.Last month, Høegh-Dam, a Greenlandic politician, became the first member of the pro-independence Naleraq to be elected to the Danish parliament. The new MP is clear that if all goes to plan, the largely autonomous Arctic territory will be the sole responsibility of the parliament in Nuuk, the island’s capital. And there will no longer be any need for two seats representing Greenland in Copenhagen, its former colonial ruler. Continue reading...

Incumbent Mette Frederiksen widely predicted to continue as PM but neither bloc expected to be able to form majorityDenmark election: far right has slowed under Frederiksen – but at what cost?After votes in France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia over the weekend, it’s now time for Denmark, as Danes go to the polls today amid the backdrop of (waves arms) everything, everywhere, all at once.As our Nordic correspondent Miranda Bryant explains, the incumbent, Mette Frederiksen, has been widely predicted to continue as prime minister after the election. Continue reading...