A/HRC/42/3 10. Norway had established, in 2015, the Norwegian National Human Rights Institution, granting it a broad mandate to promote and protect human rights. The Institution had been accredited with A status in 2017. 11. Norwegian society enjoyed a high degree of gender equality. The employment rate of women was high. However, gender imbalance in education and in the labour market still particularly affected women with minority backgrounds. The Government had been working to draw up a strategy to achieve gender balance in those sectors. 12. The new Equality and Anti-Discrimination Act prohibited discrimination and obliged the authorities and employers to promote equality and prevent discrimination. Norway had strengthened enforcement of the anti-discrimination legislation. 13. The delegation noted that a child might be placed in care only if he or she was subject to neglect, violence or abuse, and that the placement of a child in care without the consent of the parents remained a measure of last resort and was based on the best interests of the child. 14. The Child Welfare Act stipulated the temporary nature of a care order and the possibility of reunification of the parents with the child. The current system required further improvements, including with respect to ensuring that cultural differences and approaches were given due consideration. 15. Norway had ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) and had taken measures to implement its provisions to address domestic violence and abuse against women, including in certain Sami communities. 16. The Government had launched a strategic plan, for 2020 to 2030, to promote equal opportunities for persons with disabilities by ensuring a more coordinated and integrated approach to the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities. An action plan for universal design for 2015 to 2019 made universal design a requirement for new buildings, transportation, infrastructure, websites and self-service terminals. 17. The Government had taken steps to minimize the use of involuntary measures in health and care services. Norway would introduce new amendments to legislation to provide additional safeguards against involuntary treatment and care. 18. An action plan against anti-Semitism for 2016 to 2020 set out a number of measures aimed at reducing anti-Semitism. The Government was developing a new action plan against racism and discrimination based on ethnicity and religion in order to combat discrimination in employment and housing. 19. The police had shifted from confession-based interrogation to investigative interviewing, which was identified by the Council of Europe as a good practice. Investigative interviewing would be an important tool in efforts to meet Sustainable Development Goal 16. 20. Victims of domestic violence had access to various support mechanisms to help them avoid experiencing further violence. Police had gained experience in dealing with domestic violence cases and had several instruments at their disposal to protect the victims and to deal with perpetrators. 21. The number of imprisoned minors remained low. The Government took various measures to ensure that minors were imprisoned only as a last resort, and for the shortest possible period. In 2014, Norway had introduced two new non-custodial sanctions for minors, which were based on the principles of restorative justice. Two separate prison units for minors existed for serious crimes, and minors were kept separately from adult prisoners in those units. 22. The Government offered accommodation at special reception centres to unaccompanied asylum-seeking minors under the age of 15 and put them under the responsibility of the child welfare authorities. The immigration authorities assumed the responsibility for unaccompanied minors over the age of 15. The reception facilities offered to unaccompanied minors between 15 and 18 were specially designed to meet the needs of 3