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Commission Brief Select Committee On Human Rights
Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 10:30 am | Human Rights Commission
At the request of the Justice and Electoral Select Committee, which is considering its new responsibilities for human rights under Parliamentary Standing Orders, the Human Rights Commission is to brief the Committee tomorrow on human rights and the ... More >>
HRC: On the Bright Side September 2004
Friday, 1 October 2004, 11:42 am | Human Rights Commission
Here are this month's acknowledgments from the Race Relations Commissioner for positive contributions to race relations in New Zealand. More >>
Transport Inquiry public hearings begin
Tuesday, 28 September 2004, 2:24 pm | Human Rights Commission
Public hearings, held as part of the Inquiry into Accessible Public Land Transport for people with disabilities, begin in Dunedin today. More >>
Human rights offer way forward in foreshore debate
Thursday, 9 September 2004, 4:59 pm | Human Rights Commission
Using a human rights framework to consider the issues of customary title and public access to the foreshore and seabed is essential to a fair outcome, the Human Rights Commission told the Fisheries and Other Sea Related Legislation Select Committee ... More >>
First report on state of human rights:
Wednesday, 1 September 2004, 12:21 am | Human Rights Commission
That is the major finding in the first-ever comprehensive report on the state of human rights in New Zealand released today. Chief Human Rights Commissioner Rosslyn Noonan says that better protection of children and young people was a major human ... More >>
HRC: On the Bright Side - August
Tuesday, 31 August 2004, 2:33 pm | Human Rights Commission
Kia Ora - This month's acknowledgments from the Race Relations Commissioner for positive contributions to race relations in New Zealand. Anei te mihi ö te Kaihautu Whakawhanaunga ä Iwi, mo ngä mahi nui, mahi whakamana i te tangata i roto i ngä kaupapa Whakawhanaunga ... More >>
Ten Steps to Strengthen Our Cultural Diversity
Friday, 27 August 2004, 8:35 am | Human Rights Commission
Following the desecration of two Jewish cemeteries in Wellington in July and August 2004, the New Zealand Parliament unanimously passed a resolution deploring these acts, recalling the terrible history of anti-Semitism culminating in the holocaust, ... More >>
Tribunal not part of Human Rights Commission
Thursday, 26 August 2004, 12:58 am | Human Rights Commission
There has been recent publicity about the Tribunal's decision to award Andrew MacMillan $1200 which arose from a breach of the Privacy Act, not the Human Rights Act. It has caused some public confusion about the relationship between the Tribunal and ... More >>
Bills Contribute To Non-Discriminatory Society
Monday, 23 August 2004, 12:23 am | Human Rights Commission
The Civil Union and Relationships (Statutory References) Bills enhance the conditions necessary for a fully inclusive and non-discriminatory society, the Human Rights Commission told the Justice and Electoral Select Committee today. More >>
Meeting and Forum at Parliament - Tuesday 24 Aug.
Thursday, 19 August 2004, 12:51 am | Human Rights Commission
Following the desecration of the Bolton St and Makara Jewish cemeteries, writers James and Helen McNeish have called for people to focus on "A Way Forward for Racial Harmony", embracing New Zealanders of all cultures and backgrounds. Race ... More >>
Last weeks for submissions to Transport Inquiry
Tuesday, 17 August 2004, 5:15 pm | Human Rights Commission
People wanting to make submissions to the Inquiry into Accessible Public Land Transport for people with disabilities have until submissions close on 31 August. More >>
Resolution On The Desecration Of Makara Cemetery
Tuesday, 10 August 2004, 5:17 pm | Human Rights Commission
The following is a statement from community leaders about the desecration of Jewish graves in Wellington, as tabled in Parliament this afternoon by the Acting Prime Minister, Hon Dr Michael Cullen, with the leave of the House, following Parliament's ... More >>
Leaders Support Condemning Attack On Cemetery
Monday, 9 August 2004, 5:49 pm | Human Rights Commission
Community, sporting, business and trade union leaders from throughout the country have responded to an invitation from the Race Relations Commissioner to show their support for tomorrow's resolution in Parliament, condemning the attack on the Jewish ... More >>
New Dates For Transport Inquiry Public Hearings
Thursday, 15 July 2004, 1:05 pm | Human Rights Commission
Public hearings, conducted by the Human Rights Commission as part of its Inquiry into Accessible Public Land Transport for people with disabilities, will take place in September and October. More >>
International Human Rights Education Conference
Friday, 9 July 2004, 10:02 am | Human Rights Commission
Participants from over 30 countries will take part in a conference aimed at strengthening human rights education in New Zealand and the Pacific through the sharing of information, strategies, delivery styles and resources. More >>
'Glacial Progress' In Women On Co. Boards
Wednesday, 30 June 2004, 11:22 am | Human Rights Commission
Top New Zealand companies are urged to consider women when appointing new board members after a new report shows only five per cent of directors of the top 100 companies of the NZX are female. More >>
Positive Contributions to Race Relations
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 11:51 am | Human Rights Commission
Kia ora. Here are this month's acknowledgments from the Race Relations Commissioner for positive contributions to race relations in New Zealand. More >>
On the Bright Side - May/Haratua 2004
Tuesday, 1 June 2004, 3:47 pm | Human Rights Commission
Kia ora. Here are this month's acknowledgments from the Race Relations Commissioner for positive contributions to race relations in New Zealand. More >>
Human Rights Have Important Role In New Zealand
Friday, 28 May 2004, 10:44 am | Human Rights Commission
New Zealand's national interests, including security and trade, are best served by a foreign policy with a strong human rights perspective, Chief Human Rights Commissioner Rosslyn Noonan said today. More >>
Submissions for Accessible Land Transport Inquiry
Wednesday, 12 May 2004, 8:25 am | Human Rights Commission
A report released by the Human Rights Commission on Wednesday invites people to make submissions as part of the Commission's Inquiry into Accessible Public Land Transport for people with disabilities. The Inquiry, which was announced in September, will ... More >>
