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Statement From Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 9:23 am | Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission has issued a call for dignity and respect to be maintained by all and for all people, when discussing important issues across Aotearoa New Zealand. The Commission holds many statutory functions, including ... More >>
Additional Access To Flexible Supports For More Disabled People Welcomed
Friday, 8 September 2023, 5:14 pm | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
The Government’s announcement that more disabled people and tāngata whaikaha Māori will be able to access more flexible support is a move in the right direction, says Kaihautū Tika Hauātanga Disability Rights Commissioner Prudence Walker. The ... More >>
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 >>
Gender And Ethnic Pay Gaps A Concern For Majority Of New Zealanders, Most Support Pay Transparency Law – New Poll
Thursday, 1 June 2023, 9:09 am | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
A nationwide poll on pay gaps shows nearly 2 out of every 3 New Zealanders consider pay gaps to be a ‘significant’ or ‘very significant’ issue (64%), with a similar number supporting new pay transparency policies to address the issue (63%). ... 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 >>
New Disability Rights Commissioner Welcomed
Friday, 12 May 2023, 2:36 pm | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission warmly welcomes the announcement of Prudence Walker as the new Kaihautū Tika Hauātanga Disability Rights Commissioner. Appointed by Right Honourable Dame Helen Winkelmann, the Administrator of the Government, ... 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 >>
