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Maori Basketball Tournament
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 4:51 pm | Human Rights Commission
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy hopes an issue over a Rotorua basketball tournament can be sorted out. More >>
Devoy: Honour our Holocaust survivors, don't be a bystander
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 5:06 pm | Human Rights Commission
70 years ago in the early hours of the morning and in the middle of a bitter snowstorm, Auschwitz Concentration Camp was liberated. Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, this afternoon some incredible New Zealanders – our own Holocaust survivors ... More >>
Turangawaewae - Human Rights Commission e-newsletter
Monday, 26 January 2015, 3:11 pm | Human Rights Commission
Please find our new newsletter here . Highlighted stories this month: Treaty of Waitangi and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Dame Susan Devoy – Al Jazeera interview Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner – The Equal Pay Act ... More >>
Stereotyping ethnic groups as irresponsible pet owners wrong
Sunday, 25 January 2015, 6:36 pm | Human Rights Commission
Sweeping claims by an SPCA spokesman stereotyping entire races as irresponsible people who don’t care about their pets are “unhelpful, wrong and incredibly offensive to a lot of people” says Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy. More >>
Many care residences not monitored for ill-treatment
Monday, 22 December 2014, 2:31 pm | Human Rights Commission
Chief Commissioner David Rutherford says that while most places of detention are monitored for ill-treatment, there are many, such as locked aged-care facilities and community-based homes for disabled persons, which are not. More >>
Human Rights Commission condemns Hate Prayers
Monday, 8 December 2014, 4:50 pm | Human Rights Commission
“New Zealanders who preach hate and violence are fundamentalists, they are extremists and they are the problem,” said Human Rights Commissioner Richard Tankersley. More >>
Public Sector Equal Employment: We have a lot of work to do
Friday, 5 December 2014, 12:22 pm | Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission says we have a lot of work to do following the release of the latest report into the human resource capability of New Zealand’s public service. More >>
Support for Blue Print call for a stand-alone agency
Friday, 28 November 2014, 10:09 am | Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Commissioner lead on family violence, Dr Jackie Blue welcomes the Glenn Inquiry, ‘The People’s Blue Print’, which places at its heart that being safe and free from violence is a fundamental human right. More >>
Bill needs amending to better protect human rights
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 5:46 pm | Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission submission to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee this afternoon on the Countering Terrorist Fighters Bill makes specific recommendations relating to passport denial; increasing safeguards around visual ... More >>
White Ribbon Day: A lot of work to do
Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 11:55 am | Human Rights Commission
White Ribbon Day is a timely reminder to all New Zealanders that when it comes to sexual violence there is a lot of work to do says Human Rights Commissioner Jackie Blue. “Many victims of sexual violence are failed by the current system and I welcome ... More >>
Commission calls for answers on handling of CERA harassment
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 4:53 pm | Human Rights Commission
EEO Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue is deeply concerned about the way in which the State Services Commission has handled sexual allegations made against CERA chief executive Roger Sutton this week and is calling for answers. More >>
Violence costs women, children and the New Zealand economy
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 9:25 am | Human Rights Commission
Violence costs women, children and the New Zealand economy The Glenn Inquiry economic impact study, ‘ Measuring the Economic Costs of Child Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence in New Zealand’ released today, shows that the cost of family violence ... More >>
Commission urges Tauranga locals to keep talking
Monday, 10 November 2014, 8:52 am | Human Rights Commission
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy is urging Tauranga locals to keep talking in the wake of news that some residents are opposed to a kura kaupapa opening in their suburb. More >>
Human Rights Commission condemns reports of racial abuse
Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 4:25 pm | Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission has condemned reports of racial abuse against Muslim New Zealanders. Muslim leaders have reported a spike in racial abuse aimed mostly at women and children, many walking to and from school. “The Human Rights Commission ... More >>
ERA amendments a mixed bag
Friday, 31 October 2014, 2:40 pm | Human Rights Commission
The Employment Relations Amendment Act has the potential to put vulnerable workers in a more precarious position, says Equal Opportunities Commissioner, Dr Jackie Blue. However, the commissioner says the right for all to request flexible work hours is ... More >>
Tribunal decision significant for SMEs
Friday, 17 October 2014, 2:22 pm | Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Review Tribunal decided this week in favour of an employee’s right not to work on Saturdays for religious reasons. The decision may still be appealed but the Director of the Office of Human Rights Proceedings, Robert Kee, who represented ... More >>
“Race Relations: Where To Now?”
Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 10:53 am | Human Rights Commission
In 1993 former Prime Minister Jim Bolger was ridiculed for suggesting New Zealand was an Asia Pacific nation. More >>
Taking a stand epitomises the Kiwi fighting spirit
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 2:36 pm | Human Rights Commission
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy says a Canterbury University professor who has spoken publicly against racist and sexist student behaviour epitomises the Kiwi fighting spirit. More >>
NZers urged to stand with Muslim Kiwis in peace
Friday, 3 October 2014, 5:31 pm | Human Rights Commission
Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy is urging New Zealanders to stand alongside Muslim Kiwis in peace and compassion. More >>
A day to remember our duty to look after our senior citizens
Tuesday, 30 September 2014, 10:00 am | Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue says International Day of the Older Person (1 October) is a United Nations day to celebrate our senior citizens, but also acknowledge the need to protect our kaumatua, or older people from abuse and neglect. More >>
