Overview

The Parliamentary Ombudsperson raised serious concerns about inadequate healthcare for people in detention experiencing mental illness. LGBTI meeting places were at ongoing risk of violent attack. The prevalence of gender-based violence against women and girls remained high. Following a period of government non-compliance with a Supreme Court judgment that wind farms on the Fosen peninsula violated the rights of Sami people to herd reindeer, agreement was reached with Sami communities in the south of the peninsula. Significant investments in new oil and gas fields were approved notwithstanding emissions reduction targets.