PART 1: Human Rights in Norway
SUMMARY = 6
The Human Rights Act and plan of Action for Human Rights = 6
Reports from Ombudsmen and the Centre for Combating Ethnic Discrimination = 7
The Parliamentary Ombudsman = 7
The Ombudsman for Children = 8
The Gender Equality Ombud = 9
The Ombudsman for the Armed Forces and the Ombudsman for the Civilian National Service = 10
The Centre for Combating Ethnic Discrimination = 11
Measures under the Plan of Action = 12
Norway's ratification of human rights conventions = 12
Revision of important legislation in the justice sector = 12
Evaluation of current regulations relating to the defence forces = 13
Right to re-open a case after it has been tried by a treaty body = 13
Procedures for dealing with requests to re-open a criminal case = 13
The need for legal aid = 13
Representation in the courts = 14
Provisional establishment of an Ombudsman for the Elderly and an Ombudsman for the Care of the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities = 14
Information, training and education = 15
Primary, lower and upper secondary education = 15
Higher education and professional training = 15
The human rights knowledge base = 15
Special priority areas = 16
Discrimination and racism = 16
Sami policy = 19
National minorities = 22
Asylum and immigration law = 23
Remand and the time required to deal with criminal cases = 25
Social services and health care = 26
Norway's report under the European Social Charter = 28
Persons with disabilities = 29
Children =30
Women =34
Family life =36
Lesbians and homosexuals =37
Freedom of religion and belief =38
Freedom of expression =38
Adult education =39
The status of victims of crime = 39
Biotechnological issues = 40
PART 2: Norwegian efforts to promote human rights at the international level
Introduction = 44
Cooperation with like-minded countries = 44
Negotiation processes = 44
Optional Protocol to the European Convention on human rights regarding non-Discrimination = 44
Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment = 45
ILO Convention No. 182 concerning the Worst Forms of Child Labour = 45
Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child relating to the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography = 45
Multilateral mechanisms and monitoring arrangements = 45
The UN Commission on Human Rights = 45
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights = 51
Monitoring agencies = 51
The Council of Europe = 51
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) = 52
The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) = 54
The Barents Cooperation = 54
Other regional mechanisms = 54
international efforts to promote the rights of indigenous peoples = 55
Participants in international human rights efforts = 55
NORDEM = 55
The Norwegian Human Rights Fund = 55
The Human Rights House Foundation = 56
Support to NGOs = 56
Human rights dialogues = 57
China 71
Turkey 73
Cuba = 59
Human rights and development = 60
Rights-based development 75
Guidelines 75
Rights-based development and channels for strengthening the human rights dimension in development cooperation = 61
Certain priority areas and examples of measures = 62
Expertise = 66
Rights-based humanitarian aid = 67
Human rights and the private sector = 67
KOMpakt 85
The OECD's voluntary guidelines for multinational enterprises = 68
Labour standards in the ILO = 69
Labour standards in the WTO = 69
Special priority areas = 70
Children = 70
Capital punishment = 72
Women = 72
Racism = 73
Freedom of religion and belief = 74
Torture = 75
Norway's efforts to promote human rights in individual countries = 75
Europe = 75
Central Asia = 77
Asia and Oceania = 78
America = 85
North Africa and the Middle East = 87
Sub-Saharan Africa = 89
PART 3: Statistics
Statistics relating to financial assistance for international human rights measures = 98
Further sources of information = 106
SUMMARY = 6
The Human Rights Act and plan of Action for Human Rights = 6
Reports from Ombudsmen and the Centre for Combating Ethnic Discrimination = 7
The Parliamentary Ombudsman = 7
The Ombudsman for Children = 8
The Gender Equality Ombud = 9
The Ombudsman for the Armed Forces and the Ombudsman for the Civilian National Service = 10
The Centre for Combating Ethnic Discrimination = 11
Measures under the Plan of Action = 12
Norway's ratification of human rights conventions = 12
Revision of important legislation in the justice sector = 12
Evaluation of current regulations relating to the defence forces = 13
Right to re-open a case after it has been tried by a treaty body = 13
Procedures for dealing with requests to re-open a criminal case = 13
The need for legal aid = 13
Representation in the courts = 14
Provisional establishment of an Ombudsman for the Elderly and an Ombudsman for the Care of the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities = 14
Information, training and education = 15
Primary, lower and upper secondary education = 15
Higher education and professional training = 15
The human rights knowledge base = 15
Special priority areas = 16
Discrimination and racism = 16
Sami policy = 19
National minorities = 22
Asylum and immigration law = 23
Remand and the time required to deal with criminal cases = 25
Social services and health care = 26
Norway's report under the European Social Charter = 28
Persons with disabilities = 29
Children =30
Women =34
Family life =36
Lesbians and homosexuals =37
Freedom of religion and belief =38
Freedom of expression =38
Adult education =39
The status of victims of crime = 39
Biotechnological issues = 40
PART 2: Norwegian efforts to promote human rights at the international level
Introduction = 44
Cooperation with like-minded countries = 44
Negotiation processes = 44
Optional Protocol to the European Convention on human rights regarding non-Discrimination = 44
Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment = 45
ILO Convention No. 182 concerning the Worst Forms of Child Labour = 45
Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child relating to the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography = 45
Multilateral mechanisms and monitoring arrangements = 45
The UN Commission on Human Rights = 45
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights = 51
Monitoring agencies = 51
The Council of Europe = 51
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) = 52
The Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) = 54
The Barents Cooperation = 54
Other regional mechanisms = 54
international efforts to promote the rights of indigenous peoples = 55
Participants in international human rights efforts = 55
NORDEM = 55
The Norwegian Human Rights Fund = 55
The Human Rights House Foundation = 56
Support to NGOs = 56
Human rights dialogues = 57
China 71
Turkey 73
Cuba = 59
Human rights and development = 60
Rights-based development 75
Guidelines 75
Rights-based development and channels for strengthening the human rights dimension in development cooperation = 61
Certain priority areas and examples of measures = 62
Expertise = 66
Rights-based humanitarian aid = 67
Human rights and the private sector = 67
KOMpakt 85
The OECD's voluntary guidelines for multinational enterprises = 68
Labour standards in the ILO = 69
Labour standards in the WTO = 69
Special priority areas = 70
Children = 70
Capital punishment = 72
Women = 72
Racism = 73
Freedom of religion and belief = 74
Torture = 75
Norway's efforts to promote human rights in individual countries = 75
Europe = 75
Central Asia = 77
Asia and Oceania = 78
America = 85
North Africa and the Middle East = 87
Sub-Saharan Africa = 89
PART 3: Statistics
Statistics relating to financial assistance for international human rights measures = 98
Further sources of information = 106