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For Guardian Saturday magazine. Pictures by Juliette Pavy

“It’s like I’m living by my will,” said Keira, who has now been living apart from her daughter, who was placed with Danish foster parents, for nearly eight months

Keira is one of countless Greenlandic women in Denmark who have been separated from their children after undergoing highly controversial “parenting competency” tests (known as forældrekompetenceundersøgelse or FKU). The tests were banned for use on Greenlandic people in May but many remain separated

Pictures by Juliette Pavy

“It’s like I’m living by my will,” said Keira, who has had all three of her children removed by authorities after being subjected to FKU

A clinical psychologist who used to perform FKU for the Danish state told me they are almost impossible to pass. Questions can include “What is glass made of?” and “What is the name of the big staircase in Rome?”