Social Change Campaign to Improve Attitudes to Disability
Source: Human Rights Commission
Disabled people experience poorer outcomes in social and economic indicators due to “ableist” thinking and negative attitudes about disability that affect...
Novel coronavirus, China (Covid-19)
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Safe Travel
Novel coronavirus, China (Covid-19)
We have reviewed our travel advice for China, and now...
Brazil: Carnival 2020
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Safe Travel
Brazil: Carnival 2020
Brazil’s annual Carnival festivals take place in February, with the Rio...
2020 could be Shell’s year of reckoning
Source: Amnesty International NZ
In 2020 Shell will face unprecedented legal scrutiny over decades of human rights abuses in Nigeria, Amnesty International said today, as...
How to keep your communications safe in 2020
Source: Amnesty International NZ
From sophisticated spyware attacks to mass phishing via smartphones and the rise of facial recognition technology, the range and reach of...
Visit of the United Nations independent human rights expert on housing
Source: Human Rights Commission
The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Leilani Farha, will begin her 10-day investigation into whether housing is...
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...
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...
January Newsletter
Source: Human Rights Commission
Welcome to the latest Human Rights Commission newsletter Tūrangawaewae – a summary of recent developments on the New Zealand human rights...
India becoming a dangerous place for peaceful protests
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Peaceful protesters in India are being subjected to a dangerous rhetoric of demonization and dehumanization, especially by leaders in powerful positions....
Border Closures for Travellers from China: Coronavirus
Source: New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade – Safe Travel
Border Closures for Travellers from China: Coronavirus
In light of the developing novel coronavirus...
