Israel, Gaza and New Zealand’s communities
Source: Human Rights Commission
Statement by Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt and Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon:
The Human Rights Commission is required by law to...
Crisis looms for Santa in inaccessible New Zealand
Source: Human Rights Commission
By Paula Tesoriero MNZM, Disability Rights Commissioner
Disability Rights Commissioner, Paula Tesoriero welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement (3 Dec) that Santa is...
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission supports affected whānau call for ‘They are...
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission is calling on the film makers of the ‘They Are Us’ film to listen to the 15th...
New Gender, Sex, and Variations of Sex Characteristics statistical standard is positive step forward
Source: Human Rights Commission
Statistics New Zealand’s new Gender, Sex, and Variations of Sex Characteristics statistical standard published yesterday is a positive step forward says...
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata pays tribute to Moana Jackson
Source: Human Rights Commission
E te tōtara haemata, te rākau tapu o te wao nui a Tāne. Te uri ō Hawea, ō Poporo, ō Hinerupe,...
Racial disharmony
Source: Human Rights Commission
Racial disharmony
It is unlawful to cause or excite hostility against groups of people, or bring them into contempt, because of their...
Disability Justice Conference Speech
Source: Human Rights Commission
The following presentation was given to the Disability Studies, Disability Justice: Challenging Ableism Conference 2021 .
Good morning – and thank you...
Royal Commission on Christchurch terrorist attacks: Human Rights Commission supports recommendations for major institutional...
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission welcomes the Government’s apology to Muslim communities following today’s release of Ko tō tātou kāinga tēnei: Report...
Re-imagining human rights for New Zealand
Source: Human Rights Commission
By Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt.
This first appeared in the Dominion Post on 16 October.
There’s a global pushback against human...
Auditor General’s review of Joint Venture Report into Family and Sexual Violence welcomed
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Auditor General’s audit of the Joint Venture into Family Violence and Sexual Violence (joint venture) has been welcomed by Disability...
Commissioner welcomes funding announcement and signals release of reports showing violence and abuse reaches...
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Disability Commissioner welcomes the government’s announcement of funding to strengthen violence prevention for diverse communities.
The Minister for the Prevention of...
A human rights and Tiriti lens urgently needed on implementation of the ‘traffic lights’...
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission is calling on the Government to comprehensively assess its new Covid-19 Protection Framework in terms of human...
