A/HRC/42/2 350. The Government has welcomed the recommendations received during the third review of Norway, which was held in May 2019. Norway received 241 recommendations put forward by 93 States. When considering the Government’s position on those recommendations, twelve ministries have provided responses to the recommendations within their areas of responsibility. The Government has accepted 176 recommendations constituting 73 percent of total number of the recommendations. Norway has already implemented thirty of those accepted recommendations. The Government has partially accepted 22 recommendations, and has not accepted 42 recommendations. The Government considered a recommendation regarding climate change going beyond the scope of the universal periodic review. Norway has submitted an addendum to the report of the Working Group on 26 August, which provided comprehensive explanations of the position of the Government on the recommendations, including partially accepted recommendations. 351. The delegation noted that the recommendations have covered a number of human rights issues and provided comments on some of them. 62 recommendations called for measures to combat discrimination, hate speech, xenophobia, racism, Islamophobia and antiSemitism. The Government has accepted 47 of those recommendations, and partially accepted seven of them. 352. The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act has been in force since January 2018. The Act prohibited discrimination based on gender, age, ethnicity, religion, belief, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, a leave of absence from work in connection with childbirth or adoption, and care responsibilities. The Government has been continuously working to ensure consistent implementation of anti-discrimination legislation. The Equality and Anti-discrimination Ombud has been promoting equality and preventing discrimination in all areas of society. An Anti-Discrimination Tribunal has been dealing with complaints concerning breaches of the legislation. 353. The Government has been preparing a new action plan against racism and discrimination based on ethnicity and religion, and would implement measures to counter discrimination in the workplace, the health sector, the housing market and other services. 354. The delegation stated that the Penal Code prohibited hate speech motivated by a person’s skin colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or beliefs, sexual orientation, and disability. The authorities have been implementing a strategy against hate speech, which included gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity and expression. The authorities have also been implementing an action plan against anti-Semitism. 355. The delegation reported that 29 recommendations have concerned measures relating to coercion, excessive use of force, violence and abuse. The Government has accepted 22 of those recommendations. 356. The delegation reassured the commitment of Norway to continue strengthening efforts to combat domestic and sexual violence in line with several action plans related to violence and abuse, forced marriage, and female genital mutilation. In this respect, the Government has implemented various measures, including ensuring the functioning of support centres for victims of crime in all police districts, children’s houses in different parts of the country and crises centre services free of charge in all municipalities. The Government has planned to establish groups specialised on domestic violence and sexual abuse in all police districts and a national cybercrime centre to strengthen the fight against internet-related abuse as well as develop an action plan to combat rape. 357. The delegation noted that 27 recommendations concerned the legal and institutional framework, in particular ratification of United Nations human rights instruments. The Government has accepted 11 of those recommendations. Norway has ratified the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance on 61