Information on COVID-19 Vaccine and Human Rights
Source: Human Rights Commission
The following information address frequently asked questions about the Covid-19 vaccine and human rights in New Zealand.
Covid-19 vaccine roll out in...
Conversion Practices
Source: Human Rights Commission
On 15 February 2022 a new law was passed that makes it a criminal offence to perform conversion practices in Aotearoa...
Dementia and Human Rights
Source: Human Rights Commission
Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero speech prepared for World Alzheimers Day, 23 September 2020
People living with dementia have all the same...
Human rights in relation to COVID-19
Source: Human Rights Commission
Learn about your human rights in relation to COVID-19
Even in times of crisis, people have human rights that safeguard their dignity....
Massive data leak reveals Israeli NSO Group’s spyware used to target activists, journalists, and...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
NSO Group’s spyware has been used to facilitate human rights violations around the world on a massive scale, according to a...
Government failing human rights promises for housing / health care and protection, research says
Source: Human Rights Commission
A new paper from Motu Research shows successive New Zealand Governments have failed to keep human rights promises so all Kiwis...
Addressing Violence and Abuse against Disabled People
Source: Human Rights Commission
New Zealand doesn’t have current robust domestic data that demonstrates the prevalence and scale of violence and abuse against disabled people,...
Aotearoa Justice Watch launched to monitor prison and police authorities
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Several organisations have come together to create a platform for people who are experiencing issues in Aotearoa’s policing and prison systems...
Covid-19: New research reveals Pfizer is making misleading claims about fair distribution of vaccines
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is making misleading statements about its commitment to vaccine fairness, as it continues to supply the majority of...
Effective accountability needed to remedy housing failure
Source: Human Rights Commission
More and more people in New Zealand do not know where they will be sleeping. For those that do, it’s increasingly...
Prison Inspectorate reports highlight systemic concerns
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Three reports out from the Office of the Inspectorate reinforce what organisations working in the criminal justice space have been repeatedly raising with the Department of Corrections: our...
Explainer: Seven ways the coronavirus affects human rights
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The outbreak of the coronavirus (2019-nCov) that started in the Chinese city of Wuhan (Hubei province) in late 2019 has been declared a...
