HUMAN RIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND TODAY: SUMMARY

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• An action plan for human rights
• What are human rights?
• The international human rights framework
• National human rights protection systems
• Chapter 2: The international human rights framework
  • Introduction
  • Domestic legal context
  • Accountability
  • Summary
• Chapter 3: The right to equality and freedom from discrimination
  • Introduction
  • Domestic legal context
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 4: The rights of children and young people
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand today
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 5: The rights of disabled people
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand today
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 6: Democratic rights
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand today
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 7: The right to life, liberty and security of person
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand today
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 8: The right to freedom of opinion and expression
  • Introduction
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 9: The right to freedom of religion and belief
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand today
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 10: The right to justice
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand today
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 11: The rights of people who are detained
  • Introduction
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 12: The right to asylum
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand today
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 13: The right to an adequate standard of living: Focus on the right to housing
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand today
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 14: The right to health
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand today
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 15: The right to education
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand today
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 16: The right to work
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand today
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 17: The rights of migrants and their families
  • Introduction
  • Domestic legal context
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 18: Human rights and race relations
  • Introduction
  • New Zealand today
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 19: Applying human rights standards to selected issues
  • Introduction
  • Biotechnology and the developments arising from the study of the human genome
  • Unpaid work
  • The right to breastfeed
  • The rights of homosexual, transsexual and intersex people
  • Selected issues - conclusions
• Chapter 20: Human rights education
  • Introduction
  • International and domestic context
  • Conclusions
• Chapter 21: Conclusions
  • The next steps

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