Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Human Rights Commission for InfoPages here.
Human Rights Commission - Latest News [Page 2]
Commission Expresses Concern That Some Key UN Recommendations For Improving Disability Rights Not Accepted By Government
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 6:33 am | Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission welcomes the Government’s endorsement of a raft of United Nations’ recommendations for disabled people in Aotearoa New Zealand but believes some key elements should not have been excluded. The United ... More >>
Strong Indigenous Rights Perspective Needed In Strengthening Older People’s Rights
Friday, 25 August 2023, 6:02 pm | Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission will join other Asia-Pacific national human rights institutions at the ‘Advancing the human rights of older persons in the Asia-Pacific’ workshop in Manila, Philippines, on 29-30 August 2023. The Asia-Pacific ... More >>
Bold Action Needed To Close Employment Gaps For Disabled People
Thursday, 17 August 2023, 4:26 pm | Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission shares the concerns of the community about the persistent, significant, and worsening gap in employment rates for disabled people. Even when disabled people overcome the many barriers to gaining employment, ... More >>
End Of Covid Restrictions Doesn’t End Disabled People’s Right To Health
Wednesday, 16 August 2023, 6:37 am | Human Rights Commission
The last of the Covid protections may have lifted, but disabled people still have the right to health and the right to support, says Kaihautū Tika Hauātanga Disability Rights Commissioner Prudence Walker. “The restrictions may have gone but the impact ... More >>
Commission’s Visit To Cyclone-affected Areas Highlights Human Rights Challenges
Thursday, 3 August 2023, 10:33 am | Human Rights Commission
Communities in Te Tairāwhiti and Wairoa have told Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission they want government and councils to support community-led responses in the recovery from Cyclone Gabrielle. Te Amokapua Chief Human Rights Commissioner ... More >>
UN Concerned At High Rates Of Juvenile And Māori Imprisonment
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 6:55 pm | Human Rights Commission
The United Nations Committee against Torture has called on the New Zealand Government to reduce the disproportionately high number of Māori in prisons and to improve the conditions of people in detention, noting that transformational change is needed. ... More >>
Commission Reports On Progress Toward Tino Rangatiratanga
Monday, 24 July 2023, 11:36 am | Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission has filed a mixed report card to the United Nations on Aotearoa New Zealand’s commitment to the realisation of Indigenous rights. Addressing a UN expert group on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Geneva ... More >>
Housing Inquiry Final Report: No Future Generation Should Face A Housing Crisis
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 5:43 am | Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission is calling on all Members of Parliament to treat housing as a human right, and to use all its available resources to alleviate the housing crisis. Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt says while here is ... More >>
Commissioner Foon To Stand Down
Friday, 16 June 2023, 5:28 pm | Human Rights Commission
Following the statement this afternoon from Associate Justice Minister Deborah Russell, Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission offers its utmost appreciation and gratitude to outgoing Kaihautu Whakawhanaungatanga-ā-iwi Race Relations Commissioner ... More >>
We Must Be Answerable To Our Most Vulnerable
Tuesday, 23 May 2023, 10:36 am | Human Rights Commission
Housing is so critical to wellbeing that an independent accountability body is needed to hold governments on track for this fundamental human right, according to Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission. “The tragic fire at Loafers Lodge highlighted ... More >>
Charters Advises President Of UN General Assembly On Indigenous Participation
Monday, 24 April 2023, 3:22 pm | Human Rights Commission
Indigenous rights expert, Claire Charters, from Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission advised the President of the United Nations General Assembly on how to restart negotiations to allow Indigenous peoples to participate in UN bodies. “Indigenous ... More >>
Statement Regarding Commissioner Meng Foon
Friday, 21 April 2023, 4:16 pm | Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission is responding this afternoon to media reports published today in relation to Kaihautū Whakawhanaungatanga-ā-iwi Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon. The reports state that Foon has made family donations ... More >>
UN Called On To Keep Government On-task With Indigenous Rights
Friday, 21 April 2023, 3:16 pm | Human Rights Commission
Indigenous rights experts have urged the United Nations to keep the Government on track with actions to uphold the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand. Speaking to the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York on ... More >>
Human Rights Fundamental In Disaster Response
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 1:56 pm | Human Rights Commission
A critical checklist to ensure human rights are prioritised during relief and recovery efforts has been released today by Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission. It follows the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle and the January floods in Auckland, ... More >>
52 Organisations Sign Open Letter Demanding Action On Ethnic, Gender And Disability Pay Gaps
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 9:07 am | Human Rights Commission
A strong coalition of organisations, unions and employers across the country are calling on the Government to take immediate action to close ethnic, gender and disability pay gaps in the workplace. In support of this call, an open letter ... More >>
Share Your Views On Human Rights Progress In Aotearoa New Zealand
Friday, 24 March 2023, 10:26 am | Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission is encouraging organisations and individuals to share their views on human rights in Aotearoa New Zealand for the government’s upcoming report to the United Nations. The report informs a process ... More >>
Information For Religious Communities On Conversion Practices
Friday, 17 March 2023, 3:02 pm | Human Rights Commission
Communities having difficulty understanding or implementing the ban on conversion practices are encouraged to reach out for guidance to Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission. “Our staff have lived experience of religious settings where ... More >>
Conversion Practice Survivors Needed For Pioneering Research Into Harm And Recovery
Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 11:34 am | Human Rights Commission
Conversion practice survivors are needed to contribute to pioneering research to better understand the harm caused by the practices and how to best support survivor recovery. Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission is working with Kaitiaki ... More >>
Scrapped hate speech laws a failure to listen to the Royal Commission
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 5:46 am | Human Rights Commission
08 February Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission says the Government’s decision to drop already watered-down harmful speech legislation leaves religious communities vulnerable. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins today announced the amendment ... More >>
Recognising Tino Rangatiratanga Key To National Plan To End Racism
Friday, 3 February 2023, 6:09 am | Human Rights Commission
Establishing a Truth, Reconciliation and Justice Commission and recognising Māori tino rangatiratanga are among several recommendations in two pivotal reports released today (Friday 3 February) by Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission. The ... More >>
