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...
Race Relations Commissioner encourages hiring of a diverse workforce
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon has written an open letter to employers around the country to endorse and encourage the...
Golliwogs and blackface
Source: Human Rights Commission
Golliwogs and blackface
What is wrong with golliwogs and blackface?
Golliwogs and blackface are offensive as they perpetuate the sort of stereotypes that...
Poor health outcomes data for disabled New Zealanders linked to years of unmet need
Source: Human Rights Commission
Just released data on health outcomes for disabled New Zealanders show unacceptable levels of unmet need across the health system which...
South Africa: Continued violence, looting, destruction of property and loss of lives fuelled by...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The ongoing deadly unrest tearing through parts of South Africa has been fuelled by criminal justice failures and years of impunity...
The government must make use of its human rights toolkit to tackle food insecurity
Source: Human Rights Commission
Chief Human Rights Commissioner Paul Hunt has joined the call from community group Sunday Blessings for the government to tackle food...
Chief Human Rights Commissioner criticises double standard in the public sector reform bill
Source: Human Rights Commission
Chief Human Rights Commissioner, Paul Hunt, says the current Public Service Legislation Bill before select committee contains a glaring double standard...
Your chance to comment on Aotearoa’s human rights record
Source: Human Rights Commission
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata, the New Zealand Human Rights Commission is encouraging organisations and individuals to make submissions to the United...
New Amnesty International Youth Award given to trafficking documentary
Source: Amnesty International NZ
The first winners for Amnesty International’s Gary Ware Legacy Award were announced this evening on Human Rights Day as a nod to...
Migrant New Zealanders experience fear, loss of culture and identity due to racism
Source: Human Rights Commission
Migrants across the country have for the first time extensively shared their lived experiences of racism in Aotearoa New Zealand.
In the...
Australian and New Zealand Human Rights Commissions and FIFA publish Human Rights Risk Assessment...
Source: Human Rights Commission
The Australian Human Rights Commission, the New Zealand Human Rights Commission along with FIFA have today published a Human Rights Risk...
