Litigating Systemic Discrimination: The Greenlandic and Peruvian Forced Sterilisation Cases

Name of applicant

Ula Aleksandra Kos

Title

Postdoctoral Fellow

Institution

University of Copenhagen

Amount

DKK 80,000

Year

2025

Type of grant

Conferences

Summary

The workshop aims to compare two ongoing (inter)national litigation cases involving systemic forced sterilisation and contraception of Indigenous community members in Greenland and Peru. Experts will critically assess victims’ (inter)national litigation hurdles, provide an experience-sharing platform, and discuss the implications of judicial and political remedies for systemic discrimination.

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