Annex to Norway’s Addendum to the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review 26 August 2019 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 18 Ensure, both in law and in practice, that all minorities enjoy their full human rights, in particular the right to adequate access to employment, food, medical healthcare and cultural rights (Islamic Republic of Iran); Strengthen policies to eliminate discrimination against the Roma and Tater peoples (Peru); Take further steps to promote tolerance and intercultural dialogue between ethnic and religious groups (Kazakhstan); Intensify efforts to further support the use of language and culture of officially recognized national minorities (Myanmar); Make further efforts to promote an environment inclusive of ethnic minorities and indigenous peoples and, in this regard, to effectively provide them with equal access to housing, education, employment, health care and other services (Republic of Korea); Strengthen measures for promoting and protecting the human rights of all minorities and other vulnerable groups, such as indigenous Sami, as recommended previously (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela); Continue with actions and initiatives aimed at the protection of indigenous peoples, national minorities, refugees and asylum seekers (Benin); Adopt legislation that increases the protection of traditional Sami livelihoods including coastal Sami fisheries and traditional Sami reindeer herding, and further reinforces the principle of free, prior, and informed consent (Canada) Continue working with the Sami parliament on research into, and measures to prevent, violence in Sami communities (Croatia); Ensure uniform procedures for consultations of Sami people in accordance with ILO convention no. 169, article 6, no. 1 (Denmark); Strengthen the protection of the rights of indigenous Sami population (Kazakhstan); Protect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples, in order to develop the effective participation of their representatives (Nicaragua); Ensure adequate and meaningful consultations with its indigenous communities, with a view to obtaining their free, prior and informed consent, on extractive activities and other related projects in indigenous lands and territories (Philippines); Accepted. Accepted. See 192. Accepted. Not accepted. The fishery legislation was amended in 2012 to emphasise the importance of considering Sami culture in all regulation and management of fishing, and to emphasise that the Participation Act is to be applied in accordance with international law on indigenous people and minorities. The Norwegian authorities consult the Sami in accordance with Article 6 of ILO Convention No 169. Accepted.