The Storting's Presidency proposes amendments to the Norwegian Institution for Human Rights Act that would designate Norway's human rights institution as a monitoring body under two Council of Europe conventions: the convention on violence against women and the convention on human trafficking. The Presidency's majority notes that the state has a responsibility to ensure compliance with these conventions, and that these new duties will strengthen protection of human rights for vulnerable groups.
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Section 3, second paragraph shall read: The institution shall serve as a monitoring body under Article 10 of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, and under Article 29(4) of the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings. The current second paragraph becomes the new third paragraph.
The Act enters into force immediately.