Greenlandic woman wins case against Danish authorities who removed her two-hour-old child
Keira Alexandra Kronvold’s daughter was taken from her after she was subjected to parental competence psychometric tests
TL;DR
- The Danish high court ruled that the removal of Keira Alexandra Kronvold's newborn daughter was illegal.
- The court found the actions breached Kronvold's fundamental legal rights and that the parental competence tests used were outdated.
- The ruling is expected to have substantial repercussions for other Greenlandic parents separated from their children dating back to 1996.
- The Danish government had previously banned these tests for people with Greenlandic backgrounds due to criticism and international pressure.
- The UN has also intervened, suggesting the treatment of Kronvold may amount to ethnic discrimination.