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Statusrapport

Human Rights 2002 Annual Report on Norway’s Efforts to Promote Human Rights

Our government gives high priority to enhancing awareness of the importance of human rights in our international efforts. At the same time, we realize that more insight and debate will uncover new areas in which action is called for. Human rights have been given a pivotal place in the Sem Declaration issued by the coalition government on 8 October 2001. The goals of Norway’s human rights efforts are clearly defined in the Action Plan for Human Rights, a comprehensive document that was presented by the first Bondevik Government. The Sem Declaration commits the present government to following up the Action Plan. This annual report gives an account of Norway’s efforts to promote human rights, nationally and internationally, and covers all aspects of the authorities’ efforts to realise human rights, whether by means of legislation, financial support, political cooperation, information, education, monitoring activities or other methods. The report shows that a great deal of progress has been made in implementing the Action Plan, and documents and explains the work that has been done. It also discussed the new challenges and tasks that have emerged, and how the Government has sought to deal with them.