(b) Renew its National Action Plan against rape, which expired in 2022, and conduct a study on the reasons for the discontinuance of a high number of rape cases, including the potential links to gender bias against victims of rape.
[…] recommends that the State party: (a) Develop and implement comprehensive measures for the prevention and elimination of gender-based violence against women and girls, in particular domestic violence and rape and other forms of sexual violence, and ensure that perpetrators of gender-based violence are prosecuted and punished commensurately with the gravity of their crimes, in accordance […]
[…] girls and, in particular: (a) Proceed with plans to launch a new national plan of action to eliminate violence against women and girls, with a focus on eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in the State party, including in the Sami community, in consultation with Sami peoples and other stakeholders; (b) Amend section 291 […]
[…] party should: (a) Amend section 291 of the Penal Code in order to ensure that the lack of free consent is at the centre of the definition of rape, in compliance with international standards and its obligations under the Istanbul Convention, so that rape cases falling outside of the current narrow definition are not treated […]
Sexual violence, including rape 38. GREVIO urges the Norwegian authorities to amend the criminal legislation on sexual violence and rape to ensure that provisions are firmly rooted in the lack of freely given consent as required by Article 36, paragraph 1, of the Istanbul Convention. GREVIO further urges the Norwegian authorities to ensure appropriate […]
[…] social reintegration of child victims and that it: (a) Adopt a specific plan of action to combat violence against women and girls that focuses on the elimination of rape and other forms of sexual violence, including in the Sami community and includes specific components on preventing and combating sexual abuse and exploitation that occur or […]
[…] Norwegian authorities to provide law-enforcement agencies with the requisite means and capacity to assist effectively and without delay all victims, in particular victims of domestic violence and rape, from the moment they report the violence, including by expanding existing efforts to establish specialist units within the police and by promoting and further strengthening the […]
Healthcare services 20. GREVIO strongly encourages the Norwegian authorities to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the guidelines for health professionals on domestic violence, rape and FGM and to address identified shortcomings accordingly, in particular by ensuring that these guidelines are embedded in a multi-agency approach. GREVIO further strongly encourages the Norwegian authorities to […]
The report has been updated with the latest recommendations up until march 2020.
[…] funding of research.9 For example, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security’s guide on the topic or the website www.plikt.no. Despite this, the reports, most recently the Rape Committee in 2024, show that the problem is still extensive/substantial/considerable10Voldtektsutvalget. In addition to strengthening the implementation of existing measures, NIM therefore recommends that the authorities should […]