Annex to Norway’s Addendum to the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review 26 August 2019 No. Recommendation1 Norway’s reponse Legal and institutional framework 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (Germany) (Croatia); Ratify the Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure, as previously recommended (Portugal); Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (Italy); Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Italy) (Bolivia (Plurinational State of)); Ratify the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as previously recommended (Portugal); Consider ratifying the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Italy); Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as previously recommended (Spain); Ratify the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Uganda) (Germany); Speed up the steps to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Iraq); Continue considering the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Mozambique); Ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Seychelles); Finalize the ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (Ukraine); Not accepted. The Government concluded in a white paper in 2016 that it would not propose that Norway should become party to the Optional Protocols on individual communications mechanisms to the ICESCR, CRC or CRPD. In 2017, a broad majority in the Storting (parliament) supported the Government’s view.2 Accepted, already implemented. See 1-2. Not accepted. See 1-2. Accepted, already implemented. See 1-2. Not accepted. See 1-2. Accepted, already implemented. Norway ratified the Convention on 22 August 2019. https://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR/Pages/NOindex.aspx, Third Cycle, Outcome of the review, Report of the Working Group (A/HRC/42/3), para. 140. Norway’s third UPR report, para. 7 (Reports and information, National report). 1