There are 29 countries taking part in the Antarctic Treaty negotiations and 28 others that can attend. Image : Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty The meeting of the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programmes has just finished in Argentina, ahead of the...
More than 4,500 women and girls in Greenland were implanted with an IUD (left) in the 1960s and 70s, often without their consent. Denmark wanted to achieve birth control in this way. ICC President Sara Olsvig (right) believes that this is a breach of the basic human...
Pride parades have been a way for the LGBTQI community worldwide to call for more rights and equality and to raise public awareness for years. The cheerful and colorful parades have also become an integral part of the annual program in Arctic communities (here in...
Scientific research rarely includes Indigenous peoples. New recommendations have just been published in the journal Science. Image: Universität Graz. The use of biological samples for secondary research without authorization, or the biopiracy of Indigenous knowledge...
To ensure that children can also enjoy a carefree childhood in Greenland and that their rights are safeguarded, the organization for the rights of children in Greenland MIO was formed in 2012. It raises awareness of children’s rights through information...
