Senior Adviser, The Norwegian Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud, Norway
Taran Knudstad is a senior advisor at the Norwegian Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud, where she monitors whether Norwegian laws and policies correspond with the United Nations’ Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She concentrates on issues of equality and discrimination relating to gender and ethnicity or intersectional challenges and violence against women and girls with a special focus on cyber violence: its different forms and prevalence as well as mapping out legislative shortcomings, hate speech and hate crime. She coordinates the ombud’s strategy against this violence, including preventive and other measures to combat negative gender stereotypes. She creates ombud’s reports relating to the UN conventions and following up the state’s responsibilities deriving from the Istanbul Convention.
motto: Making sure the state’s efforts to combat discrimination and promote equality is in accordance with women’s human rights as well as being abreast of social, cultural and technological developments.
