Norway – 51st Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
On the 16th of February 2012, Norway was reviewed by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), at Palais Des Nations, Geneva. Mr. Audun Lysbakken, Minister of Children, Equality, and Social Inclusion, presented the eighth national report affirming that, despite Norway being one of the first countries to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, several challenges remained. Different issues were presented by the Minister, like gender-based violence (domestic violence and violence perpetrated in the street), the political representation of women...