A/HRC/42/3/Add.1 Ministry of Justice is not in a position to instruct the NCA on specific administrative matters. 130 Not accepted. The Criminal Procedure Act is currently under revision. In this connection, the Government will consider proposing amendments to the provisions on the use of solitary confinement during pre-trial detention. 131 Accepted. Measures are being taken to improve access to mental health care for prisoners over the coming years. 132 Accepted. 133 Not accepted. See 130. 134 Accepted. The Government will reduce the use of solitary confinement and acknowledges that isolation may have detrimental effects on prisoners. 135 Accepted, already implemented. The right to free exercise of religion is recognised in Article 16 of the Constitution. Article 16 should be interpreted in the light of Article 9 of the ECHR, which has been implemented in the Human Rights Act. 136–137 Accepted. 138 Accepted, already implemented. Human rights defenders, including civil servants, are already afforded effective protection under Norwegian law. 139–140 Accepted. 141–144 Partially accepted. Norway will introduce improvements to its system for identifying victims of trafficking. 145–149 Accepted. 150 Accepted, already implemented. 151 Accepted, already implemented. The Norwegian health services are universal and designed to include everyone regardless of their background. The Government has recently presented a plan for stepping up efforts to improve the mental health of children and young people, including those with a minority background. 152–153 Accepted. 154 Partially accepted. All children who are expected to reside in Norway for more than three months have the right to education. The right to upper secondary education is not, however, granted to young people who do not have a residence permit in Norway. 155 Accepted. 156 Partially accepted. See 154. 157–159 Accepted. 160 Accepted, already implemented. 161 Partially accepted. The Government has already taken several legislative measures to prevent sexual violence against women and children. Further legislative measures are being considered on a continuous basis. 162–165 Accepted. 166 Not accepted. See 116. 167–171 Accepted. 172 Accepted. See 123. 173 Partially accepted. We have not introduced specific measures to increase the representation of women from minority groups in decision-making positions. Norway has, however, seen a substantial increase in the number of female leaders over the past 15 years, both in the public and private sector. Female leaders are in the majority in the public sector. In collaboration with the business community, the Government has created a best practice list on how to achieve gender balance at the top in business. 6 The list has been distributed to 5

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