NORWAY CIVIL RIGHTS
April 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A NORWEGIAN county has struck down a smoking ban in its municipal offices, ruling that it violates the European Human Rights Convention. The decision by the governor of North Trondelag county, central Norway, has annulled a rule preventing Levanger city local government employees from smoking during working hours, on or off municipal property. The governor's ruling had been requested by three right-wing councillors, from Norway's Party of Progress.
A NORWEGIAN county has struck down a smoking ban in its municipal offices, ruling that it violates the European Human Rights Convention. The decision by the governor of North Trondelag county, central Norway, has annulled a rule preventing Levanger city local government employees from smoking during working hours, on or off municipal property. The governor's ruling had been requested by three right-wing councillors, from Norway's Party of Progress.
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