[24 January 2012] - Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has taken the unusual move of involving himself in a child welfare case involving a family from India, after it sparked international media coverage over the weekend and allegations...
Summary: Norwegian authorities objected to the parents' hand feeding the children, equating it to force feeding. But what first seemed to be cultural differences have now turned out into a custody battle. Norway has been criticised in the past for...
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Summary: “If approved, the proposal will reverse the many advances Norway has made towards recognising and securing the rights of the Sami people in accordance to international standards, despite significant challenges,” said UN Special Rapporteur...
Summary: General overview of Norway's national legal provisions on children's rights, including guidance on how to conduct further research.National laws on children's rights
Status of the CRC in national lawThe CRC was incorporated into Norwegian...
Summary: CRIN has launched a "Children's Rights Wiki" to bring together all information about children's rights in one place. العربيةThe aim of the project - which is in the style of a Wikipedia - is to make...
Summary: The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international human rights mechanism. This is done with the intention of identifying children's rights which have been repeatedly violated, as well as gaps...
Summary: The proposal is aimed at upholding children's right to self determination in religious and health matters to allow them to make the decision to be circumcised themselves at an age when they can reasonably do so. [2 September 2011] - Norway...
Summary: Information about institutions in Norway that monitor children's rights.
Children's Ombudsperson
Norway has a specific Ombudsman for Children under the Act 5 of 6 March 1981. The Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed regret,...
[21 February 2008] - A political scandal following the appointment of a children’s ombudsperson in Norway has dominated national headlines, and highlighted the need for such roles to remain independent. Minister of Children and Equality,...
