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UN Calls Denmark’s Infant Removal Potential Ethnic Discrimination

5/2/2026

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UN special rapporteurs warned Denmark that the forced removal of a Greenlandic infant may constitute ethnic discrimination.
Mother Keira Alexandra Kronvold is appealing to Denmark’s high court for custody of her daughter Zammi.
Zammi has lived with a Danish foster family for 18 months while Kronvold receives only supervised visits.
Activists say the case shows systemic discrimination and demand that discredited FKU tests be erased and related laws revised.

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UN special rapporteurs warned Denmark that the forced removal of a Greenlandic infant may constitute ethnic discrimination.
Mother Keira Alexandra Kronvold is appealing to Denmark’s high court for custody of her daughter Zammi.
Zammi has lived with a Danish foster family for 18 months while Kronvold receives only supervised visits.
Activists say the case shows systemic discrimination and demand that discredited FKU tests be erased and related laws revised.