Bill: Penalties for harassing public employees and exploitation of people in Greenland, etc.
Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af kriminallov for Grønland og retsplejelov for Grønland. (Kriminalisering af chikane af offentligt ansatte og menneskeudnyttelse, styrket indsats mod seksuelt krænkende materiale, skærpende omstændigheder ved foranstaltningens fastsættelse, anbringelse af drabsdømte i lukket afdeling m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What is proposed:
- The bill proposes several changes to the Criminal Code for Greenland.
- Among other things, harassment of public employees and exploitation of others for work under obviously unreasonable conditions would be punishable.
- Who would be affected: The bill would affect public employees, persons under 18 years of age and people convicted of homicide in Greenland.
- When: The bill has not been passed yet.
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If the bill is passed:
- Harassment of public employees in connection with their work becomes punishable.
- It is made clear that sharing everyday images of persons under 18 years of age in a sexualised context is punishable.
- Computer-generated sexual material involving persons under 18 years of age becomes punishable if it appears realistic.
- Persons convicted of manslaughter must, as a general rule, serve their sentence in a closed unit. There are exceptions for 15–17-year-olds and in special cases where the management of Grønlands Fængsler can decide otherwise. The convicted person must be transferred to an open unit when leave can be permitted.
Sources and original
Read the official text (in Danish) →
Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Forslaget er udarbejdet efter ønske fra Naalakkersuisut og kriminaliserer bl.a. chikane af offentligt ansatte, indfører en selvstændig bestemmelse om menneskeudnyttelse og styrker indsatsen mod seksuelt krænkende materiale samt beskyttelsen mod diskrimination af LGBTI-personer og personer med handicap. Forslaget indfører en bestemmelse om skærpende omstændigheder, og at personer dømt for drab som udgangspunkt skal anbringes i en lukket fængselsafdeling. Samtidig bliver det muligt at overføre indsatte fra én åben afdeling til en anden, hvis de har behov for pædagogisk, lægelig eller anden særlig bistand. Indsatte i Grønland kan også overføres til fængsler eller arresthuse i Danmark, hvis det vurderes nødvendigt for bl.a. at forebygge overgreb på medindsatte eller personale. Forslaget indeholder desuden de nødvendige ændringer i den grønlandske kriminal- og retsplejelov som følge af, at Kriminalforsorgen i Grønland skifter navn til Kalaallit Nunaanni Parnaarussiveqarfiit, på dansk Grønlands Fængsler. Forslaget træder i kraft den 1. januar 2027.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 7 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- PassedAwaiting the Danish Parliament
- Enters into forceThe date is not known yet