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Human Rights Commission Urges Government To Heed HDC Report Ahead Of Royal Commission Findings
Friday, 19 July 2024, 2:52 pm | Human Rights Commission
Five themes captured the core concerns of complainants — inadequate standard of support and care, deterioration in physical and mental wellbeing, failure to adhere to the funded level of support, unsafe medication management and practices, and use ... More >>
New Zealand’s Commitment To Indigenous Rights Under International Spotlight
Monday, 8 July 2024, 10:48 am | Human Rights Commission
Tatau Urutahi shared leader, Julia Whaipooti will express concerns to the UN body that New Zealand is backsliding on its Te Tiriti and international human rights obligations regarding Indigenous peoples. More >>
Government Commitment To Specialist Schools is Concerning For Building An Inclusive Education System
Friday, 14 June 2024, 5:40 pm | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
The Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) Committee has made it clear that education of disabled students should not be provided in separate environments in isolation from students without disabilities. More >>
Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Welcomes More Conversation Around Ethnicity Pay Gap
Friday, 14 June 2024, 4:21 pm | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
“However, it’s not enough to talk about the gender pay gap alone. We must include ethnicity in all pay transparency conversations.” More >>
Commission Urges Commitment To Te Tiriti And Human Rights
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 5:47 pm | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
Aotearoa New Zealand’s most vulnerable communities will be left wanting by today’s budget announcements, says Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission. There is a notable lack of funding for Māori development, and cuts to Māori housing. ... More >>
Huge Cost Of Workplace Bullying And Harassment Estimated In Groundbreaking Report
Friday, 17 May 2024, 5:23 am | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
The report estimates the cost of bullying and harassment to New Zealand employers is around $1.5 billion a year, which is considered conservative as not all potential costs are included. More >>
Government To Respond To 259 Human Rights Recommendations
Thursday, 9 May 2024, 1:49 pm | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
Acting Chief Human Rights Commissioner Saunoamaali’i Dr Karanina Sumeo says, “Addressing violence and abuse remains New Zealand’s most significant human rights issue affecting women. More >>
New Study Highlights Support Needed For People To Escape Religious Conversion Practices
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 4:57 pm | Human Rights Commission
Conversion practices are deliberate actions to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Such practices are ineffective and have been shown to cause serious harm. Twenty-three survivors were interviewed ... More >>
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission Pays Tribute To Sir Robert Martin MNZM
Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:38 pm | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
Sir Robert devoted his life to disability rights after living in institutions in his younger years, says Kaihautū Tika Hauātanga | Disability Rights Commissioner Prudence Walker. More >>
Gang-patch Legislation ‘problematic For Human Rights’
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 4:43 pm | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission says the proposed Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill falls short on a range of human rights standards and is likely to have unintended consequences. A report from the Attorney-General found the measures ... More >>
Sexual Orientation Should Be Protected Under Hate Speech Laws
Wednesday, 10 April 2024, 3:31 pm | Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission addressed whether New Zealand’s hate speech law is discriminatory, in court yesterday. The Court of Appeal heard the case brought by Russell Hoban, who is seeking a declaration from the Court that ... More >>
Court Of Appeal To Consider Whether Hate Speech Law Is Discriminatory
Monday, 8 April 2024, 1:56 pm | Human Rights Commission
On Tuesday 9 April 2024 the Court of Appeal in Wellington will hear a case brought by Russell Hoban against the Crown in Hoban v Attorney General . Mr Hoban is seeking a declaration that New Zealand’s hate speech law under s 61 of the Human Rights ... More >>
National Action Plan Against Racism Must Include Māori Experiences Of Racism
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 10:03 am | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
“Racism in Aotearoa has deep historical economic, cultural, social, political, and spiritual roots, enabled by individuals and within institutions. The ongoing harms to and losses for Māori, must therefore be addressed in a NAPAR if we truly ... More >>
Nationwide Campaign Inspired By Christchurch Communities
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 8:53 am | Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission has launched a campaign with Ōtautahi Christchurch-based group, InCommon, to encourage people to look past stereotypes to find what they share in common. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2403/18f87370508e70965b40.jpeg" ... More >>
New Zealand’s Indigenous Rights Record To Face Global Spotlight
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 6:36 am | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
Events and discussions with the Special Rapporteur Mr Calí Tzay will focus on the state of Indigenous rights in Aotearoa, & the foundational role of te Tiriti o Waitangi in the country’s constitution. More >>
Te Tiriti And Human Rights Issues In Aotearoa Raised With Diplomats In Wellington
Monday, 11 March 2024, 1:34 pm | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
The need to protect the rights of mokopuna and children was a common theme shared with diplomats at an event hosted by Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission in Wellington. Māori and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) together with independent ... More >>
Employers Who Exploit Workers Should Face Effective Consequences, Says Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission
Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 6:01 pm | Human Rights Commission
EEO Commissioner Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo has called for effective consequences for worker exploitation, and remedies for impacted workers. Dr Sumeo was responding to today’s release of the review report into administration of the Accredited Employer ... More >>
NZ Independent Monitoring Mechanisms Raise Human Rights Issues In Geneva
Friday, 16 February 2024, 10:06 am | Human Rights Commission
Inequitable treatment of Māori in places of detention, and a call for a moratorium on sterilisation of disabled children or adults in Aotearoa were two of the issues New Zealand independent monitoring mechanisms raised with United Nations member states ... More >>
Aotearoa’s Key Human Rights Issues Raised With United Nations Member States
Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 11:55 am | Human Rights Commission
Constitutional protections, Indigenous peoples’ rights, and workers’ rights are the key human rights issues Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission raised with United Nations Member States in Geneva last night. The Commission and other ... More >>
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission Welcomes Supreme Court Decision In Smith V Fonterra
Thursday, 8 February 2024, 3:43 pm | Human Rights Commission
The Supreme Court decision allowing the Smith v Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited and Others climate change case to go to trial is a welcome outcome, says Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission. The decision means that Mike Smith (Ngāpuhi, ... More >>
