Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday (September 24) formally apologised for the role of past Danish governments in the forced sterilisation of thousands of young Inuit women and girls in Greenland.

Her public apology in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, comes two weeks after the Danish government concluded a two-year investigation and released an explosive report detailing the extent of the scandal.

Frederiksen had previously announced plans for a “reconciliation fund” to compensate the victims, as well as payouts to other Greenlanders who had been “subjected to failure and systematic discrimination”, but details are awaited.

The apology also comes at a crucial time, with Denmark making overtures to its province amidst US President Donald Trump ’s stated ambition to annexe

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