Christchurch masjidain terrorist attack – two year commemoration
Source: Human Rights Commission
The terrorist attack on two Masjidain in Ōtautahi Christchurch that murdered 51 people and injured dozens more will affect Aotearoa New...
Being racist comes with huge consequences
Source: Human Rights Commission
This was first published in the Gisborne Herald on November 22, 2020.
As I reflect on a turbulent year in race relations, I think...
Scrutiny of NZ’s human rights record is coming here, and we should welcome it
Source: Human Rights Commission
By Paul Hunt, Chief Human Rights Commissioner
This first appeared in The Spinoff on the 31st of January.
A strong democracy, at ease...
Disabled people need to be key in Government’s new public housing plans
Source: Human Rights Commission
Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero is looking forward to seeing more detail on accessible housing for disabled people in the Government’s...
Excluding workers from accessing sick leave is discriminatory
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner says the Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Bill is exclusionary in its current form and can...
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...
Human Rights Commission launches campaign targeting COVID-19 hostility
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission’s new Dial if Down campaign aims to dial down the hostility around COVID-19 and keep the kōrero...
Right to a decent home
Source: Human Rights Commission
Decent housing improves health, education, and work. It provides a sense of safety and belonging. Without a decent home, it is...
New accountability measures needed to help end housing crisis
Source: Human Rights Commission
The first report in the Human Rights Commission’s ongoing inquiry into the right to a decent home has called for new...
Press Conference of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Ms....
Source: Human Rights Commission
Press Conference of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Ms. Leilani Farha
February 19, 2020
A livestream of the...
The enormous challenges of Covid including social exclusion
Source: Human Rights Commission
By Paul Hunt, Chief Human Rights Commissioner
Covid 19 is hurting many people.
It’s hurting those who, like me, got sick.
It’s hurting those...
Human rights for the public service – but what about the rest of us?
Source: Human Rights Commission
By Paul Hunt, Chief Human Rights Commissioner
This was first published in The Dominion Post on 26 February 2020
The public service reforms,...
