Disability Rights Commissioner Welcomes Court Ruling Affirming Disability Rights
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Disability Rights Commissioner, Paula Tesoriero welcomes the ruling of the Employment Court in its judgment on Fleming v Attorney General,...
Human Rights Commission welcomes Supreme Court judgment
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The Human Rights Commission welcomes the Supreme Court judgement in R v Fitzgerald, a case that challenged the “three strikes” sentencing...
Forum on Disability Convention raises challenging questions
Source: Human Rights Commission
A national Forum reviewing Aotearoa New Zealand’s progress in improving the rights of disabled people and tāngata whaikaha Māori has raised...
A unique chance to have a say on how to tackle racism
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Your voice is important, and your reflections and ideas are needed now.
The Human Rights Commission has today begun an initiative to...
January Newsletter
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Welcome to the latest Human Rights Commission newsletter Tūrangawaewae – a summary of recent developments on the New Zealand human rights...
Disability Rights Commissioner Welcomes New Ministry and Accessibility legislation
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Disability Rights Commissioner is strongly supportive of the government’s announcement of a new Ministry for Disabled People from 1 July...
Launch of teacher-focused ‘Unteach Racism’ campaign
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Aotearoa’s educators have taken a big step towards eliminating racism in our school system with the launch of their teacher-focused ‘Unteach...
Re-imagining human rights for New Zealand
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By Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt.
This first appeared in the Dominion Post on 16 October.
There’s a global pushback against human...
Inquiry into Support of Disabled People During Omicron Outbreak
Source: Human Rights Commission
An Inquiry into the support of disabled people during the Omicron outbreak was launched on March 11. The Disability Rights Commissioner...
An Inclusive Model for our Education System
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Despite some positive initiatives, the education reforms have not yet delivered a comprehensive roadmap of systems changes in order to realise...
Paradigm shift away from seclusion and restraint is needed says new report
Source: Human Rights Commission
New research has found high use of seclusion and restraint in prisons, children and young people’s residences and health and disability...
Human Rights Commission calls for removal of discriminatory barriers in local government
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Human Rights Commission strongly supports the proposed changes to local government legislation aimed at removing discriminatory barriers for Māori.
“The changes...
