A/HRC/42/3/Add.1 However, the penal provision on blasphemy was removed from the Penal Code in 2015. The Government is not planning any legal amendments. 38 Accepted. 39 Accepted, already implemented. The Penal Code and the Equality and AntiDiscrimination Act prohibit racial discrimination. 40-41 Accepted. 42 Not accepted. A formal ban on racist organisations has been considered and rejected several times. The question was most recently considered in a report from 2016. 43 Accepted. 44 Partially accepted. Norway will consider introducing a ban on participation in criminal gangs. A criminal law prohibition of participation in a criminal organisation could, depending on the wording, also have implications for participation in racist organisations whose sole purpose is to commit serious crimes. 45 Accepted, already implemented. Article 98 of the Constitution states that no human being must be subject to unfair or disproportionate differential treatment. The Constitution does not list specific grounds of discrimination, but discrimination on the basis of race is already prohibited. 46–48 Accepted. 49 Not accepted. The Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, descent, skin colour, language, religion or belief. Norwegian authorities have considered whether the term ‘race’ should be incorporated into the Act, but have concluded that this is neither needed nor wanted. Discrimination based on opinions or conceptions about a person’s race is clearly regarded as ethnic discrimination. 50 Partially accepted. See 42 and 44. 51–53 Accepted. 54 Not accepted. Under the Immigration Act, the police may stop a person and request proof of identity when there is reason to assume that the person in question is a foreign national and the time, place and situation give grounds for this. The fact that someone belongs to a particular ethnic group or religion or has a foreign appearance is not in itself grounds for an immigration check. 55 Not accepted. Ethnicity is not a reason to stop and search an individual. A general prohibition on discriminatory conduct is established in the legislation. The police work systematically to ensure that discriminatory behaviour does not occur. 56–63 Accepted. 64 Accepted, already implemented. Hate speech, discriminating statements and incitement to violence – in any context – are criminal offences, provided that the right to freedom of speech is upheld. 65–68 Accepted. 69 Partially accepted. The Government is working on a new action plan against racism and discrimination based on ethnicity and religion. Regarding the dissolution of racist organisations, see 42. 70 Not accepted. The specialist group in Oslo Police District gives advice to other districts. 71-75 Accepted. 76 Not accepted. See 70. 77 Partially accepted. The Government is implementing its Strategy against Hate Speech (2016 –2020). The media sector is one of the focus areas. There are no specific measures aimed at politicians. There is, however, a political declaration against hate speech from the Government, from 2015, and a general call from the Prime Minister to keep the 3