4.3.2020

Follow-up of implementation of the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – the NPM provided a parallel report.

Recently there was a hearing in Geneva where the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) considered Norway’s implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

12.12.2019

Exchanging experiences with colleagues from the Republic of Moldova

Tuesday 10 December the NPM received a visit from a delegation consisting of members of the People’s Advocate Office and Council for the Prevention of Torture of the Republic of…

12.12.2019

Visit report Humana child welfare, Jessheim section and Hol gård section

Read the report`s summary and recomendations en english here…

2.12.2019

Visit report Buskerud and Vestfold emergency youth centre, Barkåker 2019

Read the report`s summary and recomendations en english here…

31.10.2019

Oslo prison – Visit report

The Parliamentary Ombudsman’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) made a visit to Oslo Prison on 19–22 November 2018. The prison is one of Norway’s biggest, with 240 places for male inmates.

30.8.2019

Special report on solitary confinement and lack of human contact in Norwegian prisons

For several years, Norwegian public authorities have been criticised internationally for the use of solitary confinement in Norwegian prisons. As recently as in June 2018, the UN Committee against Torture…

16.5.2019

Thematic report on segregation in mental healthcare institutions

In December 2018, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) published a report on segregation in mental healthcare.1 This thematic report is a summary of the NPM’s findings on the segregation of patients admitted to compulsory mental healthcare institutions, based on visits to 12 hospitals in the period 2015–2018.

9.5.2019

Routine use of coercion in child welfare institutions

In recent years, the National Preventive Mechanism's (NPM) visits to child welfare institutions have found that young people are subjected to routine use of coercion. It is a matter of concern that several of the institutions we have visited have had a weak understanding of the legislation that, in some cases, has led to violations of the law and a high risk of integrity violations.

2.5.2019

The UN Committee against Torture critical of Norway’s use of isolation

This year, the UN Committee against Torture criticised the Norwegian authorities for the way in which persons deprived of their liberty were treated. Among other things, the committee expressed concern about the extent of long-term isolation in prisons, which often occur because of a lack of resources. According to the committee, the use of solitary confinement of inmates with serious mental health conditions is violates human rights standards and should be abolished.

29.4.2019

Bergen fengsel – Visit report in english

The Parliamentary Ombudsman’s National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) made a visit to Bergen Prison on 2-4 May 2018. The visit was part of the follow-up of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s report following…