Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud (through policy area)

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The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud is Norway’s national watchdog and advocacy body responsible for promoting equality and combating discrimination on grounds such as gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, and other protected characteristics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national equality body ⓘ
ombudsman institution ⓘ
activity advise employers and service providers on their duties under equality and anti-discrimination law ⓘ
advise individuals on their rights under equality and anti-discrimination law ⓘ
conduct public information and awareness-raising campaigns ⓘ
issue recommendations and guidance to private actors ⓘ
issue recommendations and guidance to public authorities ⓘ
monitor and report on the state of equality and discrimination in Norway ⓘ
receive and handle complaints about discrimination ⓘ
cooperatesWith Norwegian public authorities ⓘ
civil society organizations ⓘ
international human rights bodies ⓘ
social partners ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
focusArea age-based discrimination ⓘ
disability-based discrimination ⓘ
discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression ⓘ
ethnicity-based discrimination ⓘ
gender equality ⓘ
intersectional discrimination ⓘ
religion or belief-based discrimination ⓘ
sexual orientation-based discrimination ⓘ
goal eliminate discrimination in Norwegian society ⓘ
promote equal participation in all areas of society ⓘ
strengthen legal protection against discrimination ⓘ
independence operates independently of the government in its assessments ⓘ
jurisdiction Norway ⓘ
legalBasis Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act of Norway ⓘ
Norwegian equality and anti-discrimination legislation ⓘ
mandate combat discrimination in public and private sectors ⓘ
influence policy development on equality and non-discrimination ⓘ
promote equal opportunities for all regardless of protected characteristics ⓘ
provide guidance on equality and anti-discrimination law ⓘ
monitors implementation of equality and anti-discrimination legislation in Norway ⓘ
policyArea anti-discrimination policy ⓘ
equality policy ⓘ
gender equality policy ⓘ
human rights policy ⓘ
inclusion and diversity policy ⓘ
primaryFunction combat discrimination ⓘ
promote equality ⓘ
role advocacy body for equality ⓘ
national watchdog on equality and discrimination ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
targetGroup educational institutions ⓘ
employers and businesses ⓘ
individuals experiencing discrimination ⓘ
public authorities ⓘ

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Ministry of Children and Families (Norway) → oversees → Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud (through policy area) ⓘ