Welcome to the English part of the Ombudsman website. We hope you find these pages helpful. Norway was the first country to establish a commissioner, or ombud, with statutory rights to protect children and their rights. Since 1981, the Ombudsman for Children in Norway has worked continuously to improve national and international legislation affecting children's welfare.
Report from children to the UN
Norwegian children have submitted their own report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Read it here.
Supplementary Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Download teh Ombudsman for Children in Norway's supplementary report to the UN
Submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
The ombudsman for Children recently sumbitted his report to the United Periodic Review. Read it here.
Vote 16 in Norway
The Ombudsman for Children in Norway has for some time been working to lower the voting age to 16 in municipal/ local elections. Read more in a booklet on the topic, now in English.
Joint statement from the Nordic Ombudsmen for Children
At the "Nordic Ombudsmen for Children" meeting in Jyväskylä, Finland in June 2007, the following joint statement was given about children who experience violence.
Annual Report 2006
This report gives a good impression of the ombudsmans activities in a normal year.
English pages
The Ombudsman for Children in Norway is in the process of redesigning this website.
More information in english will be available soon. Sorry for any inconvenience.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Postal address:
BARNEOMBUDET
PB 8889 Youngstorget
N- 0028 OSLO
NORWAY
Visiting address:
Hammersborg torg 1
0032 Oslo
Phone: +47 22 99 39 50
Fax: +47 22 99 39 70
E-mail: post@barneombudet.no