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Danish High Court Finds Authorities Violated Indigenous Rights in 2024 Removal of Greenlandic Woman’s Newborn
Western High Court found authorities breached Keira Alexandra Kronvold's rights under the 1989 ILO Indigenous and tribal peoples convention by using outdated FKU tests. Zammi, now 18 months old and living with a Danish foster family, was taken at two hours old in November 2024. The ruling, the first by a Danish high court on the issue, is expected to affect dozens of similar cases dating to 1996.
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The Western High Court ruled that Danish authorities acted illegally when they removed Keira Alexandra Kronvold's newborn daughter hours after birth following controversial FKU parental competence psychometric tests. The court determined the removal breached Kronvold’s fundamental legal rights under the International Labour Organization Indigenous and tribal peoples convention of 1989, which Denmark ratified in 1996.
It further found the FKU tests used to justify the decision were outdated.
Zammi was taken from Kronvold when she was two hours old and placed in foster care in November 2024. She is now 18 months old and living with a Danish foster family. The ruling, issued on or immediately before 2026-05-08, will not directly lead to reunification because Kronvold has since been reassessed under a new system.
The Danish government banned the FKU tests on people with Greenlandic backgrounds in May 2025. Dozens of Greenlandic parents living in Denmark remain separated from their children after undergoing the tests. This marks the first time the Danish high court has ruled on the matter and is expected to have substantial repercussions for Greenlandic parents and their separated children dating back as far as 1996.
Gert Dyrn, Kronvold’s lawyer, said the ruling had “great significance”. He stated: “When the state made this new law last year they recognised they were in breach of the convention on Indigenous peoples and maybe of the European convention on human rights, which – in my opinion – the ruling today confirmed.
