Annex to Norway’s Addendum to the Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review 26 August 2019 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 5 Take effective legislative and administrative measures to combat racial discrimination and hate speech, and protect the rights of ethnic minorities (China); Combat racial discrimination in the labour market against minorities and persons with a migrant background (Zambia); Include “race” as a prohibited ground of discrimination in the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act of 2017 (Bahamas); Confront more effectively racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia, and other related forms of intolerance via the dissolution of xenophobic and racist organizations, and criminalize the creation of groups that promote racism (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela); Continue working in the implementation of actions to combat discrimination against minorities, particularly for the integration of indigenous peoples, the Roma and migrants, in the areas of education, health, employment and housing, as well as their participation and representation in political and social life (Cuba); Continue to adopt substantive measures against racial and religious discrimination, in particular Islamophobia and xenophobia (Maldives); Continue efforts towards addressing discrimination against minorities and indigenous people to achieve equality for all in society (Nepal); Adopt laws to clearly prohibit ethnic profiling by police and prevent unequal treatment on the basis of physical appearance, colour or ethnic or national origin (Pakistan); Instruct law enforcement authorities to address complaints of racial profiling of members of ethnic and racial minorities, particularly young men, by keeping records relating to the stop and search of such individuals, and creating a system of confidential reporting of such incidents (United States of America); Redouble efforts to ensure non-discrimination of persons with a migration background in all sectors (Burkina Faso); Develop a national plan of action to address discrimination against asylumseekers and refugees (Egypt); 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. Partially accepted. See 42 and 44. Accepted. 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. 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. Accepted.