International recommendation

Children – non-discrimination

Issue date:
Human rights body:
Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Themes:
Equality and non-discriminationHate speech and hate crime
Populations of concern:
Asylum seekers and refugeesChildrenLGBTIQ+ personsPersons with an immigrant background and ethnic minoritiesPersons with disabilitiesRomaRomani/TaterSami/indigenous peoples
Source:
CRC/C/NOR/CO/7

Recommended measures (4)

Measure
Measure types:
Awareness-raising and disseminationLaws and regulations

The Committee welcomes the action plan on gender and sexual diversity (2023-2026) and recommends that the State Party strengthen measures, both online and offline, including awareness-raising campaigns, to combat and prevent expressions of racism, hate speech, and discrimination against Sami children and children belonging to minority groups, including Roma and Romani/Tater children, and against LGBTI+ children and encourage the reporting of hate crimes against children, punish perpetrators with commensurate sanctions and provide adequate compensation to victims.

Measure
Measure type:
Practices and guidelines

The Committee recommends that the State Party accelerate the implementation of the action plan to combat discrimination against Sami people.

Measure
Measure type:
Awareness-raising and dissemination

The Committee recommends that the State Party improve awareness about racism and discrimination among children with minority backgrounds.

Measure
Measure type:
Awareness-raising and dissemination

The Committee recommends that the State Party continue to address discrimination faced in particular by asylum-seeking and migrant children, children with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender children.