The housing crisis is a human rights crisis in New Zealand according to the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on adequate housing in a new report officially tabled over night at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. Read More
The Human Rights Commission is calling on the film makers of the ‘They Are Us’ film to listen to the 15th March affected whānau of shuhada, bullet wounded victims, and survivors. Read More
New data giving a more accurate picture of the high rates of interpersonal violence and sexual assault being experienced by disabled people in Aotearoa New Zealand has saddened but not surprised Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero. Read More
The Auditor General’s audit of the Joint Venture into Family Violence and Sexual Violence (joint venture) has been welcomed by Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero. Read More
The Human Rights Commission endorses the calls for a government apology for the Dawn Raids in recognition that the discriminatory actions of the state at that time breached the human rights of Pacific peoples in Aotearoa. Read More
A recent initiative launched by police to help address issues around fair and equitable treatment of all is an admirable move. Read More
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