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Recommended measures (4)

• Type of action: Laws and regulationsPractices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The Committee recommends that the State party conduct a review of the Execution of Sentences Law and the Regulations on the Execution of Sentences, as …
• Type of action: Practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that women in prison are fully protected against any forms of gender-based violence and that they have …
• Type of action: Practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that women in prison are always placed in prisons or wards separated from men, without this infringing …
• Type of action: Practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Health and Care Services
  The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that women in prison have full access to gender-sensitive healthcare including mental healthcare services.

Recommended measures (5)

• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentMinistry of Petroleum and EnergyMinistry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
  The Committee recalls general recommendation No. 37 (2018) on the gender-related dimensions of disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change and recommends that …
• Type of action: Laws and regulationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Climate and Environment
  The Committee recommends that the State party adopt relevant legislation with a monitoring mechanism to ensure that businesses are held accountable for the impact of …
• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentMinistry of Local Government and Modernisation
  The Committee recommends that the State party set up a mechanism to ensure meaningful and equal participation of women and girls, in particular from the …
• Type of action: Laws and regulationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Climate and Environment
  The Committee recommends that the State party update the Norwegian Climate Change Law to reflect its new Nationally Determined Contribution to reduce emissions by at …
• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Climate and EnvironmentMinistry of Foreign Affairs
  The Committee recommends that the State party actively support and participate in the creation and operation of new funding arrangements for responding to loss and …

Recommended measures (5)

• Type of action: ResourcesStatistics and researchTeaching and curriculum
  The Committee recommends that the State party allocate increased resources for research on women’s health and the health impact of gender-based discrimination, integrate women’s health …
• Type of action: Statistics and researchPractices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Health and Care Services
  The Committee recommends that the State party conduct research into the disproportionately high rate of mental health issues among Sami women and develop preventive solutions …
• Type of action: Practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Health and Care Services
  The Committee recommends that the State party provide access to contraceptives free of charge to all women and men without sufficient means to procure them.
• Type of action: Laws and regulationsPractices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Health and Care Services
  The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the abortion law respects women’s autonomy and consider the possibility of removing the involvement of an …
• Type of action: Practices and guidelines
  The Committee recommends that the State party address the care deficit at old age with a gender lens in relation to both care recipients and …

Recommended measures (1)

• Type of action: Practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
  The Committee recommends that the State party review its pension scheme from a gender perspective, taking into consideration that women’s disproportionate burden of unpaid care …

Recommended measures (3)

• Type of action: Laws and regulationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Labour and Social Affairs
  The Committee recommends that the State party ensure the effective implementation of criminal and administrative legislation for the prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace …
• Type of action: Training and capacity buildingResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The Committee recommends that the State party provide capacity-building programmes to judges and law enforcement officials to facilitate effective access to protection and independent and …
• Type of action: Ratification, reservation, and incorporationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
  The Committee recommends that the State party ratify the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190).

Recommended measures (3)

• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Labour and Social Affairs
  The Committee recommends that the State party further strengthen its efforts to promote equal sharing of child-raising and care responsibilities between women and men and …
• Type of action: Laws and regulationsStatistics and researchResponsible ministries: Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesMinistry of Culture
  The Committee recommends that the State party adopt the draft gender equality law which would require large companies to have 40 percent of women on …
• Type of action: Training and capacity buildingResponsible ministries: Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
  The Committee recommends that the State party provide training and support programmes combined with active involvement and incentives for employers to facilitate access to the …

Recommended measures (1)

• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Labour and Social AffairsMinistry of Education and Research
  The Committee recommends that the State party set up structures to provide support to migrant women and girls to acquire the necessary qualifications to make …

Recommended measures (3)

• Type of action: Statistics and researchAwareness-raising and disseminationResponsible ministries: Ministry of Education and Research
  Recalling its general recommendation No. 36 (2017) on the right of girls and women to education, the Committee recommends that the State party promote the …
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationResourcesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Education and Research
  The Committee recommends that the State party intensify efforts towards a gender-equal labour market and orienting more girls to career paths traditionally followed by men …
• Type of action: Training and capacity buildingPractices and guidelinesTeaching and curriculumResponsible ministries: Ministry of Education and Research
  The Committee recommends thath the State party provide comprehensive and systematic capacity building to teachers, pupils and parents on preventing and addressing bullying with a …

Recommended measures (1)

• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansResourcesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Culture
  The Committee recommends that the State party adopt an empowerment model rather than a model of service provision only and allocate the necessary resources and …

Recommended measures (11)

• Type of action: Teaching and curriculumAwareness-raising and disseminationPolicies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Education and ResearchMinistry of Children and FamiliesMinistry of Health and Care Services
  The Committee recommends that the State party, in close consultation with women’s groups and experts on gender-based violence prevention, increase efforts toward the prevention of …
• Type of action: ResourcesPolicies, strategies, and action plansResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The Committee recommends that the State party implement the recommendations issued by the Committee on Partner Homicide, including to set up the Permanent Intimate Partner …
• Type of action: Policies, strategies, and action plansStatistics and researchResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The Committee recommends that the State party renew its National Action Plan against rape, which expired in 2022, and conduct a study on the reasons …
• Type of action: Practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The Committee recommends that the State party align the definition of rape with international standards basing it on the lack of consent rather than use …
• Type of action: Training and capacity buildingResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The Committee recommends that the State party include capacity building on the investigation, prosecution and adjudication of domestic violence cases in the mandatory basic education …
• Type of action: ResourcesTraining and capacity buildingResponsible ministries: Ministry of Children and Families
  The Committee recommends that the State party allocate adequate resources and provide the necessary capacity building to ensure the effective and uniform implementation of the …
• Type of action: Practices and guidelinesTraining and capacity buildingResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Health and Care ServicesMinistry of Culture
  The Committee recommends that the State party provide capacity building to relevant law enforcement officers, health professionals and municipal employees to strengthen the identification of …
• Type of action: Statistics and researchTraining and capacity buildingResourcesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Children and Families
  The Committe recommends that the State party conduct research into the disproportionate risk of gender-based violence against Sami women to prevent and address the gender-based …
• Type of action: Awareness-raising and disseminationPractices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public SecurityMinistry of Education and Research
  The Committee recommends that the State party intensify monitoring the incidence of violence in the name of so-called “honour” while taking into consideration all circumstances …
• Type of action: Practices and guidelinesResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that the provisions in the Immigration Law and Immigration Regulations are not applied overly restrictively but in …
• Type of action: Follow-up of recommendationsResponsible ministries: Ministry of Justice and Public Security
  The Committee recommends that the State party implement the recommendations in the 2022 GREVIO Baseline Evaluation Report.