Recognition of non-governmental organisations The Norwegian Register of Non-Profit Organisations was established in December 2008, and close to 30 000 non-profit organisations are registered there. The register is operated by the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Registration is voluntary. The main objective of the Register is to facilitate and improve interaction between the government and the voluntary sector. GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF RIGHTS ACCEPTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS NORMS Main international human rights conventions and protocols Ratification status Convention/ protocol Signature (S) Reservations Acceptance of Ratifications (R) Declarations optional procedures International Covenant on R 13/09/1972 Subject to reservations to Economic, Social and Article 8, paragraph 1 (d) Cultural Rights (ICESCR), "to the effect that the 1966 current Norwegian practice of referring labour conflicts to the State Wages Board (a permanent tripartite arbitral commission in matters of wages) by Act of Parliament for the particular conflict, shall not be considered incompatible with the right to strike, this right being fully recognised in Norway.” International Covenant on R 13/09/1972 Subject to reservations to 31 August 1972 Civil and Political Rights Article 10, paragraph 2 (b) "Norway recognises the (ICCPR), 1966 and paragraph 3 "with competence of the regard to the obligation to Human Rights keep accused juvenile Committee referred to persons and juvenile in Article 28 of the offenders segregated from Covenant to receive adults" and to Article 14, and consider paragraphs 5 and 7 and to communications to the Article 20, paragraph 1. effect that a State Party claims that another 19 September 1995 State Party is not [The Government of fulfilling its obligations Norway declares that] the under the Covenant." entry into force of an
Recognition of non-governmental organisations The Norwegian Register of Non-Profit Organisations was established in December 2008, and close to 30 000 non-profit organisations are registered there. The register is operated by the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Registration is voluntary. The main objective of the Register is to facilitate and improve interaction between the government and the voluntary sector. GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF RIGHTS ACCEPTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS NORMS Main international human rights conventions and protocols Ratification status Convention/ protocol Signature (S) Ratifications (R) Reservations Declarations Acceptance of optional procedures International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), 1966 R 13/09/1972 Subject to reservations to Article 8, paragraph 1 (d) "to the effect that the current Norwegian practice of referring labour conflicts to the State Wages Board (a permanent tripartite arbitral commission in matters of wages) by Act of Parliament for the particular conflict, shall not be considered incompatible with the right to strike, this right being fully recognised in Norway.” International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), 1966 R 13/09/1972 Subject to reservations to Article 10, paragraph 2 (b) and paragraph 3 "with regard to the obligation to keep accused juvenile persons and juvenile offenders segregated from adults" and to Article 14, paragraphs 5 and 7 and to Article 20, paragraph 1. 19 September 1995 [The Government of Norway declares that] the entry into force of an 31 August 1972 "Norway recognises the competence of the Human Rights Committee referred to in Article 28 of the Covenant to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under the Covenant."
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