Ivana Nikoline Brnlund, an 18-year-old born in Nuuk to Greenlandic parents and former Greenland handball player, gave birth to daughter Aviaja-Luuna on 11 August in Hvidovre, near Copenhagen. One hour after birth, the local municipality placed the infant in foster care. Brnlund has seen the baby only once for an hour and was not allowed to comfort or change her. Authorities subjected Brnlund to parenting competence tests known as FKU despite a law, effective in May, banning those tests for people with Greenlandic backgrounds. The municipality cited trauma from sexual abuse by her adoptive father. The Danish social affairs minister requested an explanation and protests have been planned.
Ivana Nikoline Brnlund, who was born in Nuuk to Greenlandic parents and has played for the Greenlandic handball team, gave birth to her daughter, Aviaja-Luuna, on 11 August in a hospital in Hvidovre, near Copenhagen, where she lives with her family. An hour later, the local municipality took the infant into foster care. Brnlund, 18, says she has since only seen her daughter once, for an hour, when she was not allowed to comfort the baby or change her nappy.
The parenting competence tests, known as FKU (forldrekompetenceundersgelse), were banned on people with Greenlandic backgrounds earlier this year after years of criticism by campaigners and human rights bodies, who argued successfully that the tests were racist because they were culturally unsuitable for people from Inuit backgrounds. As the law came into force in May, campaigners are asking why Brnlund was still subjected to a test.
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