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Rights Aotearoa Welcomes High Court Ruling: Minister’s Appointments Declared Unlawful
Thursday, 18 December 2025, 1:33 pm | Rights Aotearoa
The proceedings were brought by our CEO Paul Thistoll, acting as a private citizen, to challenge the integrity of the process used to appoint the Chief Human Rights Commissioner and the Race Relations Commissioner. More >>
Is NZ First Beginning To See Sense? A Ban On Fireworks Replaces Attacks On Trans Community
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 10:39 am | Rights Aotearoa
By abandoning a bill that targeted a minority group and introducing one that protects animals, property, and emergency services, NZ First appears—however belatedly—to have chosen community cohesion over conflict. More >>
Draft Curriculum Erases Rainbow Students And Breaches Human Rights Obligations
Thursday, 30 October 2025, 6:09 pm | Rights Aotearoa
Research consistently shows that LGBTTQIA+ students face significantly higher rates of bullying, mental distress, and suicide ideation. Inclusive curriculum content is a protective factor that reduces harm and saves lives. More >>
Rights Aotearoa Demands Urgent Investigation Into Alleged Torture Of Children At Gloriavale
Tuesday, 28 October 2025, 11:59 am | Rights Aotearoa
Rights Aotearoa has requested that Minister Upston immediately direct New Zealand Police to open a formal criminal investigation, ensure Oranga Tamariki conducts urgent safety assessments of all children at Gloriavale More >>
Rights Aotearoa Calls On Government To Reject Social Media Age Ban
Friday, 24 October 2025, 11:34 am | Rights Aotearoa
"Banning young people from social media violates their fundamental rights and will do nothing to make platforms safer," said Paul Thistoll, CEO of Rights Aotearoa. "The answer is to regulate the platforms, not the users." More >>
Broadcasting Standards Must Protect All New Zealanders – Regardless Of Platform
Thursday, 16 October 2025, 6:55 pm | Rights Aotearoa
Rights Aotearoa commends BSA for closing regulatory loophole. More >>
"Discomfort Is Not Harm": Rights Group Slams Bill To Jail Peaceful Protesters To Shield Politicians
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 3:29 pm | Rights Aotearoa
The Bill's Explanatory Note reveals its true purpose, stating that residential protests "have the potential to deter elected officials from taking stands on contentious issues." Rights Aotearoa says this fundamentally misunderstands democracy. More >>
Rights Aotearoa Welcomes Dr Melissa Derby’s Call To Extend Hate Speech Protections To Religious And LGBTQIA+ Groups
Monday, 6 October 2025, 11:29 am | Rights Aotearoa
Rights Aotearoa calls on the Government to ensure that any expansion of hate speech protections is accompanied by corresponding amendments to section 21 of the Human Rights Act. More >>
Rights Aotearoa Utterly Condemns Free Speech Union For Bringing Anti-Transgender Campaigner Helen Joyce To New Zealand
Thursday, 2 October 2025, 2:21 pm | Rights Aotearoa
The organisation's Chief Executive, Paul Thistoll, said the tour has nothing to do with legitimate policy debate and everything to do with platforming dehumanising views about transgender people under the guise of "free speech." More >>
Media Council Upholds Complaint Against RNZ Over Coverage Of Transgender Teen's Death
Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 7:00 pm | Rights Aotearoa
The Council's finding reinforces that media organisations must be particularly vigilant when sources may have particular agendas, especially when reporting on vulnerable communities. More >>
Law Commission Report Advances Human Rights For Transgender, Non-Binary & People With Variations of Sex Characteristics
Thursday, 4 September 2025, 2:41 pm | Rights Aotearoa
While the recommendations do not align fully with the more comprehensive gender-maximalist framework Rights Aotearoa advocated for in our submission, we acknowledge the Commission's thorough engagement with complex competing rights and interests. More >>
Rights Aotearoa: Minister’s Ban On Te Reo Māori In Year-1 Readers Breaches New Zealand’s Human Rights Obligations
Friday, 15 August 2025, 9:45 am | Rights Aotearoa
Domestically, the directive cuts against NZBORA s 20 (rights of linguistic minorities) and the Māori Language Act 2016, which affirms te reo Māori as a taonga and an official language and requires a Crown strategy (Maihi Karauna) to revitalise and ... More >>
Rights Aotearoa: Seymour Weaponise Office To Harass Academics, Luxon Must Act
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 1:11 pm | Rights Aotearoa
Prime Minister Luxon must stop making excuses for his ministers, enforce his own government's rules, and immediately sanction his deputy to prove that no one is above accountability. More >>
Rights Aotearoa Applauds Human Rights Commission’s Powerful Stand Against Regulatory Standards Bill
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 12:04 pm | Rights Aotearoa
Rights Aotearoa warmly welcomes the impressive and authoritative submission from Te Kāhui Tika Tangata | Human Rights Commission on the Regulatory Standards Bill. The Commission's return to formidable analytical strength is a significant and encouraging ... More >>
RNZ's Editorial Failures And Posthumous Erasure Of Transgender Identity Demand Urgent Action
Thursday, 19 June 2025, 11:09 am | Rights Aotearoa
Rights Aotearoa's position throughout this matter has remained consistent: we are concerned solely with the integrity of the coronial process and the preservation of Alex's memory. More >>
Rights Aotearoa Demands Immediate Action Over RNZ's Unconscionable Misrepresentation Of Deceased Trans Youth
Monday, 16 June 2025, 10:24 am | Rights Aotearoa
The article, published on 12 June 2025, deliberately misgenders Alex throughout its 3,500 words, referring to him exclusively by his deadname and using female pronouns—a grotesque violation of journalistic ethics and human dignity. More >>
Rights Aotearoa Demands Urgent Re-evaluation Of Regulatory Standards Bill's Human Rights Impact
Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 10:44 am | Rights Aotearoa
Leading Human Rights NGO Calls Ministry of Justice Assessment "Dangerously Superficial" and "Constitutionally Incoherent" More >>
From Tobaccogate To Gendergate: Casey Costello's Pattern Of Ideology Over Evidence Continues
Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 10:27 am | Rights Aotearoa
Kiwis deserve healthcare based on facts and fairness, not a Minister's personal crusade, declares CEO of Rights Aotearoa Thistoll. More >>
