Patient restrained with belts for over 18 days
15.5.2026
At the Psychiatric Hospital Department at Vestfold Hospital, patients were restrained with belts for several days even though the legal…
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Use of coercion at Sørlandet Hospital: Restrained with belts for more than four days
15.5.2026
An investigation into the use of restraints at Sørlandet sykehus shows that patients in several cases were kept restrained for…
Prisoners’ opportunities to maintain contact with family and friends should be strengthened
11.8.2025
The Parliamentary Ombud published 11 April 2025 a report showing that prisoners in Norwegian prisons have limited opportunities to stay…
The Parliamentary Ombud has notified the Storting regarding isolation in prisons
6.6.2025
The Parliamentary Ombud has on 4 March 2025 submitted a special report to the Storting on confinement and actual isolation…
Letter to Østfold Hospital Trust
7.6.2024
The Parliamentary Ombud has expressed concern regarding the prolonged use of mechanical restraints in two security sections at Østfold Hospital.
Annual report 2021
1.4.2022
The Parliamentary Ombud Hanne Harlem submitted the annual reports for 2021 to the first Vice President of the Storting, Svein…
Sharing our insights on extraterritorial prison agreements
14.3.2022
Between 2015 and 2018, Norwegian authorities hired extraterritorial prison services from the Dutch authorities at Norgerhaven prison in the Netherlands.
We have a new name
9.7.2021
As of 1 July 2021, when the new Parliamentary Ombud Act comes into force, the Parliamentary Ombud will start using…
Visit to elderly care homes by the Norwegian National Preventive Mechanism
8.7.2021
By: Hanne Harlem, the Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman and the National Preventive Mechanism This article was first published in Norwegian in…
Article from annual report 2020 – Children’s Rights in Mental Healthcare Should Be Better Safeguarded
26.4.2021
Article from annual report 2020 – Increased Isolation and Stricter Conditions in Prison During the COVID-19 Pandemic
21.4.2021
Annual report 2020
15.4.2021