Situation of the Sami people
Recommended measures (7)
22. The Committee reiterates its previous recommendations (CERD/C/NOR/CO/21-22, para. 30) and recommends that the State party, in consultation with Sami people:
(a) Take measures to end violence against Sami women, such as by creating a national action plan on violence against women, including Sami women, which addresses strategies to end violence and encourage reporting and proper registration and prosecution of sexual violence crimes.
(b) Ensure that judges and law enforcement officers are trained on cultural knowledge of Sami communities and have available qualified interpreters, and continue efforts to recruit Sami into law enforcement institutions.
(c) Ensure the availability of trained and qualified interpreters to assist in the provision of public services to the Sami community and other linguistic minorities.
(d) Take measures to implement its previous recommendation to address the legal recognition of land and resource rights of the Sami people outside of Finnmark.
(e) Take measures to improve the legal framework on Sami land, fishing and reindeer rights, ensuring that fishing rights are recognized by law.
(f) Take measures to re-establish the ability of the Eastern Sami to conduct their traditional reindeer husbandry.
(g) Address outstanding concerns raised by the Sami Parliament and facilitate the speedy adoption of the Nordic Sami Convention.